Random Learnings #66
From an article in the Guardian: Seems perfectly reasonable that anyone booking a “Superior Room with Pitch View” at the Blackpool Football Club Stadium hotel, located inside the Bloomfield Road Stadium, would…
Athletics!
Seen waiting for a tram in Antwerp, likely unaware of the drama surrounding the team, their owner, and their impending move to Las Vegas. He might not even know whom…
Meandering Thoughts #58
Nicolas Jackson was loaned by Chelsea to Bayern Munich. In the draw for the Champions League, Bayern hosts Chelsea on Match Day 1 in the Champions League. The question: can…
Martha Would Be Horrified
Madison, perhaps I'm missing humor or some ulterior intent, but believe the correct term for your article should be heat wave.
Hulu Husband
Last weekend's start to the NFL season means Sundays are consumed with all things football, partners and children and friends and work and everything else be damned. Just what the…
Citizenship
Citizenship [is a] relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection. Citizenship implies the status of freedom with accompanying responsibilities. Citizens…
Meandering Thoughts #56
Yesterday I biked passed the dormitory move-in for freshmen at a St. Paul private college, upperclassmen greeting students (and their parents) and telling them where to park, how to register,…
Busch Stadium
My wife and I recently drove to St. Louis for a tech conference I spoke at, and post-conference attended the Cardinals/Cubs game at Busch Stadium, our previous attempt scuppered to…
Las Vegas Athletics, Uggh!
Last week I spoke at KCDC which uses the Kansas City Convention Center. The street-level hallways contain a history of Kansas City - heavy emphasis on a larger-than-life civic leader…
Give It A Rest!
Joe DiMaggio demanded he be introduced as The Greatest Living Ballplayer at all public appearances, such as Yankee Old-Timers' Day. Billy Crystal claims that DiMaggio punched him when Crystal did…