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…

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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Hard Drivin’

From almost a week ago – viewer discretion is advised: