Steve Davis wrote a pessimistic piece on Keller's chance at playing for an MLS club - MLS options appear to be limited for Keller.  While I like Keller, and respect what he's done over the years for the National Team, I can't shed a tear at the prospect of NOT having him on an MLS team. Plus, Keller had a disappointing World Cup last year and wasn't at all the difference maker I expected him to be. And I doubt that Keller would be a ticket draw, as the article would have you believe. If Keller can make more abroad in Europe, why should we feel sorry for him if he stays abroad? \

Keller has long wanted to finish in MLS. But a huge economic obstacle lies in the way; his European salary is easily double or triple what he might fetch today in MLS, unless he pushes deep into Designated Player territory. Most teams, however, are unlikely to conclude that a goalkeeper, even Keller, is worth such a handsome sum.

In Summary - the USA manages to produce a large supply of quality goalkeeper (at least for MLS goalkeepers), and a larger supply than there is demand. So the price/salary to be an MLS keeper is depressed, especially compared to field players. Simple economics - this is a tragedy why?\

Apparently, some White House staffers have decided that the Legislative branch of our Government is more of a threat than foreign spies, crackers, and terrorist. To avoid leaving a trail of subpoen-able and incriminating emails, they set up their own unsecured, non-government email servers. Its a practice officially banned by other federal agencies. The whole bloody thing and more links are on dailykos and thinkprogress.{type="White House switching to private email"}

All of this I mention just to point out that email security is not a joke and that many people will go to great lengths to get at the sensitive information we'd prefer to protect. Oh, and it appears that some of the staff of the White House have switched from the secure wh.gov server to using not just the RNC, but personal email accounts!. \

There's a reason why hotmail/gmail/yahoo/webmail are blocked at some workplaces ...

Sandy found this gem, which probably applies to more professions than just Web Designers. Working with clients such as these can be really trying, but what can you do to get through it?

If Architects Had to Work Like Web Desginers...

Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms. Just make sure the plans are such that the bedrooms can be easily added or deleted. When you bring the blueprints to me, I will make the final decision of what I want. Also, bring me the cost breakdown for each configuration so that I can arbitrarily pick one.