Querying Minds Want To Know

Every once in a while, I check my logs to see what search terms have brought people to this little site in the middle of nowhere (a.k.a. the internet boondocks). As it is in the boondocks of the real world, most people got here by complete accident. They started out looking for something on the information superhighway and wound up taking the wrong exit.

I thought it would be good to help a few folks out and try to provide them with the answers to their queries (or at least what I think are the answers; some of their queries are rather cryptic).

In order to make this more enjoyable for all involved, this will take the form of a question and answer session. The queries will remain intact, but instead of giving boring IP addresses, I will make up names and places. Let's begin, shall we?

Stephen D. from Vermont queries, "who ran against lincoln in 1864".

Stephen, the answer you were seeking was General George B. McClellan. He briefly led the Army of the Potomac before Lincoln relieved him of his command. Not too long afterwards, he became the Democratic nominee and promptly lost the election to his former boss.

Sly S. from New York queries, "gonna fly now".

Sly, I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're looking for "Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)". I found a nifty Youtube video featuring the song that you might like. I hope that helps.

Barry B. from California queries, "distance to mccovey cove from home base splash hit".

Barry, the answer you're looking for is 336 feet. It's 309 feet to the right field foul pole and the sidewalk beyond the gate is another 27 feet. At least that is what a San Francisco Chronicle article claims. So, there you go.

Scroobious P. from England queries, "thou shall not make repetitive generic music".

Scroobious, I don't know if that is so much a query as it is an order. Assuming it's an order, I promise I won't make repetitive generic music. I also won't write repetitive generic journal entries. Just in case you were hoping to find a useful link, this one should fit the bill.

Finally, Angus M. from Minnesota queries, "macgyver music note".

Angus, I'm a big MacGyver fan, so I can tell you right away that the show's theme song has more than one music note. MacGyver was handy, but not that handy. You can find the sheet music here. If you want, you can watch Adrian Holovaty play an acoustic guitar version of the song.

That's all the time I have to dedicate to answering what querying minds want to know for now. In a couple of weeks, I tackle another batch.