From the article:

"Allen said he has planned to do that [posthumously donate more than half of his wealth] for many years, but he had not gone public with his intentions until now.

"He and Bill [Gates] have talked about this and he thinks it's a good idea to let people know," said David Postman, a spokesman for Allen at Vulcan. "He hopes that maybe it spurs other people to give and he's hoping there will be good things that come of it.""

I'm pleased to know that the scientific community will continue to have a benefactor in the Allen family for years to come!

Pretty impressive what he can do - not just on the court - with 1.5 arms.

we were one james posey free throw away from competing against the d-league.

I'll be at the game, and am voting for the always epic, always goosebump-inducing option 3 (with the rain and the drums and cymbals and foreboding choir and all that). i encourage you to do the same!

at least it was a long, hard-fought, high-scoring affair. that win tomorrow will be SWEET.

money quote:
"If the Blazers aren't still playing on Memorial Day, it won't be because there weren't enough tools in the shed."

**WARNING - FOUL LANGUAGE**

i shot this video of the replay shown at the stadium. the fans behind us were pretty riled up (understandably so) so don't follow the link if you're not a fan of rough language.

haha, i'm in second.

1.5 games separate the 4th through 8th seeds (and 9th is only another 2). With ~24 games left for all the teams, this is setting up to be a wild finish. GO BLAZERS!

Antoine Walker was the leading scorer on not one but TWO of the 22 worst-starting teams in league history. Coincidence?

it might be fixed by the time this posts, but my my MY, worldwide leader! no respect!