I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, a quick wrap of impressions I gathered in the 25 states and the District of Columbia on the road. I didn’t really keep a log or a journal of any kind…
Category: A Day in the Life
Roadtrip Livin’
While it is hard to be alone and harder to pass through towns where memories abound, there is an upside to roadtrip living to be found even in the midst of having one’s life ruined. It is arguably the reason…
Monday Fun Facts
1. I am in Kansas! 2. Kansas is not as flat as you think it is. 3. I am going to Manhattan, Kansas this evening, which I’m afraid will be very dull. It was really fun when I was there…
The Highway is for Gamblers
Leaving Albuquerque today, a few days later than anticipated originally. About a week away from Jersey, probably less. Going to pick up some baseball on the long lonely road home while probably seeing no one I know till Philadelphia. That…
Truth in Advertising
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising that having access to all of one’s e-mails for several years should allow the refinement of particularly effective advertising. Still, seeing these two back-to-back was a bit jarring this morning: Thanks a lot, GMail.…
Perhaps the Worst Round Ever on Video
I’ve been displaying all the APDA Summer 2011 tournament rounds as they get uploaded, so I might as well include our semifinal loss, a monstrosity which included 6 minutes of points of clarification, pervasive ad hominem attacks (mostly directed at…
The Great Outdoors
After a long break, here’s a video from a few days ago, camping at Alabama’s highest point in Cheaha State Park:
Happy Anniversary to Me
Eight years ago today, I married the love of my life in the hills above Los Gatos, California. Seven years after that, she sent me a sweet recommitting note from Monrovia, Liberia, which I already reprinted here. Two days after…
Storey Advocates Nuclear Annihilation
If you liked it when I argued we should profit off of hapless students instead of offering them non-profit education, you’ll love this. This was the case Dave & Kyle were going to run in Nats Finals had they gotten…
Hard Drivin’
From almost a week ago – viewer discretion is advised: