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Grandfinal
I like to be in bed by 10. But tonight is Grand Final Friday, which means I’m off to Stoney’s Bar and Grill for the one and only AFL game I see a year. Fremantle have never won a flag in their 30 year history, while Brisbane are aiming for their SECOND three-peat of the…
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Midterms
The midterm elections are still 6 weeks out, but the news cycle is starting to really focus on them. We don’t have any meaningful races in Colorado, so there hasn’t been much interest, but the races at the federal level are a different beast. I’m going to share my extremely cold take: the Republicans are…
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Botley. Built
Around three years ago, a bridge in Oxford connecting Botley to the rest of the city was rebuilt. Oxford is a small city, has a lot of historic buildings around, and a river running through it. So, not the easiest project. The bridge was openned this week, and looks like this: It took three and…
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Expert: A definition
What is an expert? Given enough time to think about it, you may conclude that an expert is a relational term; there can only be experts if there are also non-experts, in the same way people can’t be tall, rich, or good looking without short, poor, or ugly people as relational alternatives. In contrast, you…
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Dad’s Night
Last night, we had our very first Dad’s Night, which was a great event. This wasn’t actually organized by the kindergarten itself, but rather by two dads who are clearly built for leadership. In a good way. I think for these kinds of events, it’s always useful to have an activity included. The guys organizing…
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Clash
Tomorrow, at 12:30 local time, Millwall will be hosting West Ham United for the first time in twelve years. Both clubs play in the 2nd Division (think AAA Baseball), which is filled with teams you may have heard of (Wrexham, Wolves), and teams that you haven’t (Preston, Bolton, Derby etc). It’s not glamourous at this…
