NCAA Tournament, Weekend One Notes
I had to sacrifice any writing activities yesterday because it was the one day in the next 10 that looked decent enough to get outside and get some early spring yard work done. So apologies for being late with my NCAA tournament weekend one wrap up. Something I think we can all agree on, whether your team won or lost,…
Sunday Playlist
Apologies for missing Friday. I had the double-whammy of watching my 22-month nephew and having to head downtown to watch L march in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. And when I got home there were hoops to be watched. So there was no time for blogging activities. https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/30MrJNIXhqB4ZwjdlwzXDU?si=95dN84B1RcOqTd72-89H6Q “M.A.H.” – U.S. Girls. A political song with a twist. This track,…
Tournament Time
It’s go time. I’m taking a last look at my picks here in the next hour or so before I lock them in. Them I’m going outside and setting $20 on fire, which is the grand total I’m wagering on pools this year. Or perhaps I should take that $20 and hand it to a homeless person when I’m downtown…
KU Hoops: A Fine Weekend
I hate it when my favorite team makes me look dumb. I pick this as the year KU’s Big 12 title streak ends and they go out and win the conference by two games. They lose their only effective big man going into the conference tournament, and have to play a team that dominated them twice, so I figure they’re…
Reaching for the Stars, Vol. 4
Chart Week: March 5, 1983 Song: “Allentown” – Billy Joel Chart Position: #17, 15th week on the chart. Peaked at #17 for six straight weeks from February through March. This week’s edition is the first that draws from SiriusXM’s VJ Big 40 show on its Eighties on 8 channel. For those not familiar, Eighties on 8 features three of the…
Friday Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/user/224aiwksicafjldlua6nnpo4y/playlist/4w9d7jftcCh3jDfSQvULtg?si=s41RmWvIR0CPKTWsJrhUGA “Espionage” – Preoccupations. Going back to their days performing as Viet Cong, this band has always mined the dark, post-punk sounds that came straight from Joy Division. I wasn’t crazy about this song at first, but it’s really grown on me in recent weeks. “Living” – EERA. Another dark and brooding song. I must be drawn to this stuff…
KU Hoops: Seriously, Again?
As the Billy Preston saga wrapped up in February someone posted the following list of how KU’s recent top front court recruits had performed in the NCAA tournament their freshman year: 2014 – Joel Embiid played 0 minutes in two games due to injury. 2015 – Cliff Alexander played 0 minutes in two games due to eligibility issues. 2016 –…
Reader’s Notebook, 3/6/18
My torrid pace of reading in 2018 continues. I knocked out two more books in the Y: The Last Man comic series and am still enjoying it. And I’m still working through Nick Hornby’s Ten Years in the Tub. And then I knocked out a few other books over the past couple weeks. End of Watch – Stephen King “End…
D’s Notes
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a random notes post. As I’m kind of between longer posts, right now feels like the perfect moment to revisit that favorite of blog readers worldwide. Hoops A shame KU got blown out at Oklahoma State Saturday. But I A) wasn’t super surprised and B) didn’t really care. My blood pressure rose only slightly…
How Overnight Shipping Works
I love stuff like this: deep explanations into everyday things that are amazingly complex. We all know that it’s a logistical miracle how fast products can get shipped from one side of the globe to the other. Or even, say, some warehouse in Utah to your front door. This video breaks down how the major shipping companies in the US…