Meandering Thoughts #23
On May 1, 2024, Comcast dropped the Bally Sports regional sports network when a temporary six-month agreement expired with a replacement or extension being agreed upon, immediately impacting fans of…
Meandering Thoughts #22
For anyone familiar with Dune books or seen the recent movies, a constant theme is the aridness of Arrakis and the importance of water for survival. A scene in Dune…
Meandering Thoughts #21
Who is responsible for creating the WNBA schedules? As a University of Iowa alum and long-time women's basketball fan, I am curious where the Indiana Fever (and, by extension, Caitlin…
Meandering Thoughts #20
My name Scott Sosna is not common, largely because Sosna is not very common in the US: the only other person I know of is a financial advisor in New…
Meandering Thoughts #19
This overtime made possible by Progressive Insurance .... Really? Perhaps I'm naive or uninformed, but fairly sure overtime would have been played regardless of Progressive Insurance's sponsorship. Even if no…
Meandering Thoughts #18
My wife and I are attending the 2024 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis. I highly recommend it, this is our second year attending, and surprised…
Meandering Thoughts #17
Jim Nantz in the Super Bowl: The Chiefs take the first lead of the Super Bowl. No, the Chiefs take their first lead of the Super Bowl. The 49'ers had…
Meandering Thoughts #16
Team Viewer is, for the third season running, Manchester United's kit sponsor, but only today realized how appropriate: Manchester United's poor defensive record and Team Viewer's dubious security track record.…
Meandering Thoughts #15
I grew up in eastern Iowa obsessively listening to WLS-AM from Chicago to hear the rock-n-roll that wasn't played locally, with a line-up of legendary disc jockeys: Larry Lujack, Tommy…
Meandering Thoughts #14
The Guardian's article Ministry of Justice plan to destroy historical wills is ‘insane’, say experts caught my attention, as the UK government plans to digitize and destroy over 110m wills…