JEFF PEARLMAN

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When your computer does the funky flex

My computer did the funky flex this morning.

In other words, I woke up, turned it on—and all my old SI.com and ESPN.com columns were gone. The whole file JEFF’S GOODS was gone. I checked Trash, checked Desktop, checked everywhere—gone. I back up with Carbonite, but I’m still baffled/annoyed. I have a MacBook, which I’ve been pretty happy with. But this crap seems to happen sometimes, and it infuriates me.

On a side note, how about that wacky Carl Paladino, Republican candidate for governor of New York? Here, watch this …

You’ve gotta like a candidate with the guts to threaten to take someone out.It shows leadership. It shows heart. It shows gusto.

It shows … the Tea Party!