I would like to be referred to as the official Croncast curator/archivist from this point on.

I'm assuming that it's a paid position, right? :)

Consider it such.

Come Monday morning in your best cardigan sweater and we'll let you in curate.

Not unpaid, we will paying this position with donuts. Not sure if that is day one, or two? But donuts nonetheless.

It doesn't get much better than that now does it?

Well since i FINALLY got my hands on a Wii and seeing as your on hiatus, (and the fact that i already added you) i figured i'd share my WII goodness 7635568612511607

Enjoy the break, we'll miss yah :)

Howdy from Temecula, Kris and Betsy! Thought you might have missed this from the New York Times...

Nintendo's Wii is helping some armchair athletes get better at the real thing, reports Bradley Melekian in The New York Times (3/15/07). Diana Neary says that three months of practice at bowling with Nintendo's Wii paid off when she went to a real-life alley and scored 102. She says she had never topped 60s previously and hadn't been to an alley for years. "For the Wii bowling (video here), I would stand a little bit to the right, get down really low and twist my hand," she explains. Sorin Solari, meanwhile, insists that he has improved his boxing skills with Wii and Dr. William Kraemer, says the videogame's potential as a training device "is not a completely ridiculous idea."

He explains: "Obviously, if I've never swung a golf club before, maybe it'll help me just learning how to swing ... Whether or not it's going to help Tiger Woods, that's another thing." At a minimum, Wii -- "which relies on a ... motion-sensing controller that players clutch as they mime the moves they want to make onscreen" -- is being credited with getting sedentary gamers off their chairs and physically into the action. Mickey DiLorenzo says he's actually lost nine pounds over six weeks using Wii, which he's documented on wiinintendo.net and is now planning to write about in a book, "The Wii Workout."

It is possible to play Wii's games without leaving your couch, but for most players that's pointless. "I like it because there's more drama, you're jumping around, it's more fun , and it just makes it feel more authentic." Others note Wii helps them perfect their moves because the controller is not as heavy as, say, a bowling ball, tennis racket or golf club. Phil Koch, a physical therapist, says using "excessive force" could lead to joint injuries, although he says he hasn't yet treated anyone for Wii Elbow. Meanwhile, for those seeking an even more authentic experience, Nerf has introduced "a Wii Sport Accessory Pack, which includes a tennis racket, golf club and bat into which users can insert their Wii remote for a more realistic feel."

We did miss it, Meryruth. I didn't see it in the feed, but probably missed the section it was in.

The Wii has rejuvenative and destructive powers.

5 more sleeps 'til new croncast