Interesting perspectives in the attractively-redesigned Slate on soccer, and more specifically on the art of the dive. Dave Eggers says the dive is a symbol of why soccer, being a wussy sport, hasn’t caught on in the US. Austin Kelley defends the dive. He says it’s a way of reminding the world that big, brutish, [...]
Mom’s got a buyer for her house. The auction closed at 9:00 last night, with about 15 of us sitting on the back porch drinking champagne and toasting our memories of the place. Good stuff, that. Now, here’s hoping that everything goes the way it should with the closing, and that the sale goes through…
Totally random, but amusing, thanks to Kate: http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/. I’m not sure who in the Stride gum marketing office came up with this, but it’s what viral is all about…
I have a place to live next year! It’s in central Cambridge, about 5 minutes from Inman Square and about 7 minutes from Central Square. 2 blocks from Whole Foods, the first floor of a three-family building. No dishwasher, but other than that it’s got everything; a big kitchen, a very big porch (about 8′x8′, [...]
So I went to dinner with a friend of mine last night. We went to East Coast Grill, because I was craving seafood (magnesium deficiency or something, I guess). We get our appetizer, and about 2 minutes later the electricity goes out. Like, the whole restaurant is plunged into darkness, except the emergency exit lights. [...]
Spent the weekend in Cooperstown, NY with FNG, playing at White Nights at the Brewery Ommegang. (They make some very, very wonderful beer, for those who don’t already know that). It was loads of fun, hanging with my team, drinking some good beer and too much crap beer (as sales of the good stuff were [...]
So I spent the weekend out in Versailles, Ohio, at Poultry Days. This is the third or fourth time that I’ve gone, and as always it was a wonderful time. Jeff and I flew out to Cleveland on Friday morning, where we met up with Tazo. Dropped back to Taz’ place so that he could [...]
Haven’t posted in a week or so, and I’m sorry to my regular readers who are getting bored of looking at the same old stuff…here’s the quick update: Last weekend was Mixed Easterns, and FNG did, well, badly. Sigh. We’ve got a lot to work on. Catching the disk being first on the list. Work [...]
Went to look at an apartment today, a 2-bedroom that’s right in my price range. Interesting place, actually. Upsides: * It’s a real 2-bedroom, and I’d be living there alone * Really nice back porch * A real washer and dryer, in the apartment (!) * Lots of light, sort of a strange floorplan, but [...]
From the World Bank comes More Than A Pretty Picture: Using Poverty Maps to Design Better Policies and Interventions. Neat stuff, and very smart use of cool tech, too.