Monthly Archives: July 2006

It’s Friday afternoon and fourth period is almost over. “Okay, just a reminder — there will be a surprise quiz sometime next week on the last three chapters!” the teacher brays as the bell rings and the students begin to … Continue reading →

Here are some pictures of Hawaii; click to go to the slideshow. (Some pictures were taken by Grant, Matt, and Siobhan.) Pristine beaches, beautiful sunsets, a great wedding, and best friends. Totally awesome.

Culled from my own thoughts and discussions with various others over the years. Add more refs. There should be a minimum of two on-field refs, and ideally three. Put a fourth ref in the booth to decide via video replay. … Continue reading →

My emotional investment in the World Cup ended when England bowed out yesterday. Perenially content to meet expectations, they did so once again, cementing their horrible record in penalty-kick shootouts. Some English players will no doubt claim that penalties are … Continue reading →