Shooting video at the New York City Marathon was, so far, the highlight of my eight months of videoblogging. The best thing about it is that the clips need very little explanation. Here are two clips that speak for themselves. I will string a bunch together into a “movie” with titles when I have access to my PowerBook and the wonderful iMovie application.

Here's a shot of Huston Street talking to reporters at the 2004 Fall League Championship.

I called it. Tomorrow, it will be official, Huston Street is the AL Rookie of the Year! Back in February when the A's were in pre-Spring Training, you could sense that Huston Street was up to the challenge of being a big-league closer. He has the stuff plus the mental toughness of a veteran (or perhaps the toughness of the son of a former UT quarterback?).

In this clip, now close to eight months old, Street is signing autographs (saying "Thank your, sir" and "Thank you ma'am") for the handful of A's faithful at Papago Park in Phoenix. Later, I asked him how it felt to be the future "Rookie of the Year." He just smiled. My wife and I saw it coming; we saw him in Fall League last season when he saved the Championship Game.

Here’s a gratuitous night shot of Times Square in New York. Actually, I am constantly testing the light limits of my Sanyo Xacti so I can establish whether I need a camera with more low-light functionality. It would be a tradeoff unless I could get a higher-end camera that was as small and nimble as my Sanyo.

Thanks to Fast Company for saying nice things about this blog in its November 2005 print issue. For the record, Mike and I are working on upgrading the sound quality of our MADCasts. Once that's in place, there's no stopping us...