Civilian Casualties
Image: Vyacheslav Prokofyev/picture alliance/dpa/TASS While the Crocus City Hall was still burning, speculations had begun about who was responsible: Russians whom blame Putin for the death of Alexei Navalny; protesters…
Audi Crooks
Friday night, Iowa State's Audi Crooks scored 40 points, leading Iowa State to a comeback 93-86 win over Maryland in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.…
Analog Time in a Digital World
My daughter is teaching her sons/my grandsons how to tell time on an analog clock after realizing they had no idea what the hands on a clock meant. I'm not…
Random Learnings #26
In the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, the first two rounds are hosted by top-four regional seeds. Though not guaranteed, the home court advantage does increase teams' chances of making it…
Random Learnings #25
I recently finished reading Ken Follett's Edge of Eternity, Book Three of The Century Trilogy - I read the first two books, Fall of Giants and Winter of the World,…
Big Ten’s Epic Fail
My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed attending the 2023 women's basketball tournament at Target Center in Minneapolis. Great basketball, knowledgeable fans, and a smackdown victory by Iowa over Ohio State…
Random Learnings #24
I'm currently reading War and Peace in Soviet Diplomacy by T. A. (Timothy Andrew) Taracouzio, which discusses the Soviet Union's diplomatic efforts to survive from its founding in 1917 through…
Foodie #4
My wife's and my birthdays are a few days apart and often we leave Minneapolis/St. Paul to celebrate, New York City being a common destination. We celebrated my wife's birthday…
Marbolous
I feel safe in stating that many of us played with marbles as children, design marble runs either as a purchased toy or whatever we had to work with. You…
Cats-splaying
A cat's most vulnerable area is her/his underbelly, and therefore they can be very protective of it. Once they trust you they're more likely to get on their back and…