We needed some masking tape, so I went to Staples.com, placed an order, and planned on going to the store the next day to pick up in person. When I double-checked my receipt, I realized there was a problem – the pickup date was in 60 DAYS. This isn’t going
Continue readingCollege Football Playoff rankings have been released; should you be worried?
The vaunted College Football Playoff rankings were released for the first time today. I wondered, is it time to start freaking out? These things always seem to take care of themselves. Most of the top programs are still alive When it comes to college football, there is always controversy, however,
Continue reading“Over the years VT doesn’t tend to lose by more than 10 unless the other qb is a senior”
Ohio State and Virginia Tech meet for the first time on Saturday night. Having lived in Virginia for many years, the stakes are high (at least for me, personally). My buddy JMorg, a true Hokie fan, posited an interesting opinion via twitter: “Over the years VT doesn’t tend to lose by
Continue readingHas the end of the steroid era impacted hitting?
From Sports Illustrated: Batting average of pull-hitting lefties. BA = batting average BABIP = Batting average on balls in play – basically BA – home runs
Continue readingWhich baseball fans show up after Opening Day
Opening day is awesome. There is a buzz in the air. There is a new hope. The baseball season is just beginning, and there’s no reason THIS YEARÂ isn’t the year. However, by day 2 of the baseball season, reality sets in. Only 10 teams will make the playoffs. Fans go
Continue readingPinterest visits level off
Great article in the WSJ about Pinterest, visitors, and sales. Customers referred by Pinterest spent 2X per order ($140-$180) than those coming from Facebook, and 3X per order than those coming from Twitter. Source: RichRelevance Unique visitors to Pinterest via desktop machines has leveled-off in the past year. This does
Continue readingNY Giants QBs
2 QBs have started for the New York Giants since 2004. Name them. Answer in the comments.
Continue readingWe at Pacific Northwest-Coast Bias approve of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s baby’s name: North West
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kim-kanye-baby-north-west-inspires-jokes-stars-article-1.1378966
Continue readingPeer-to-Peer Lending and Community Banks
Check out my recent post over at Peer Lending Advisors on Peer-to-Peer Lending and what Lending Club’s partnership with community banks means for P2P Lending and banking in general. http://www.peerlendingadvisors.com/what-community-banks-signing-on-with-lending-club-means-the-future-of-p2p-lending-and-banking-in-general/
Continue readingDwight Howard has missed more free throws this season than Steve Nash has his entire career
I was stunned by USA Today’s stat: Dwight Howard has missed more free throws this season than Steve Nash has in his career. Surely, this can’t be true – the mainstream media must be mistaken. I dug into the data. Dwight Howard is an abysmal free throw shooter Dwight Howard
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