Here’s my theory on college football head coaching for major programs: Never hire a coach without previous head coaching experience. All National Championship winners since 2002 had a head coaching gig before their current one. Nick Saban – check. Urban Meyer – check. Les Miles – check. Mack Brown –
Continue readingA “Pac 12” playoff would have been lame this year
What would have happened if the PAC-10 expansion had happened in 2010 instead of 2011? My guess is that it would have been a letdown – Oregon vs. a Utah with several additional losses on their record. Let’s examine the hypothetical standings *with newly-added Colorado & Utah’s in-conference records… North
Continue readingLetters of Note: Missive from Tanzania
“May I use this opportunity to introduce myself to you.” It’s a common intro to a Nigerian 419 scam, but I’ve never seen it in physical print. That is, until I opened my mailbox last night to this envelope with a stamp from Tanzania. The letter was sent from Dar
Continue readingWhat would have happened if the Big 10 had 12 teams this year?
With Nebraska joining the Big 10 in 2011, it made me wonder, what would have happened in 2010 assuming conference re-alignment and Nebraska was a part of the Big 10 and there was a conference championship game? Michigan State and Wisconsin would re-play for the conference Championship Here is the
Continue readingWhat are the only days with no NFL, MLB, NHL, or NBA games? Not what you think.
It’s been one of my favorite trivia questions. The traditional answer has been the day before and the day after the MLB All Star game. I’ve never seen the answer challenged either in print or when talked about. But I recently realized that I, along with the rest of the
Continue readingLessons from Redfin’s “Mold” in the Pacific Northwest
I attended a seminar on Tuesday at Redfin‘s offices in downtown Seattle on mold in the Pacific Northwest. Karen Crowe from Envirospect Northwest presented. My key takeaway was not to worry so much about mold. First, it’s treatable. Second, the horror stories about “Black Mold” and homes slowly killing their
Continue readingHot Tub Time Machine: 64 copies now available at King County Libraries
Your tax dollars at work: King County Library System is the proud owner of 64 copies of Hot Tub Time Machine. Now, you can debate the merits of our libraries carrying large video collections, but there’s no debate that this is a frivolous use of money. Why can’t people who
Continue readingThe Oregon Ducks are not a 2nd half offensive team; they’re a 2nd half DEFENSIVE team
Living in Husky-land, I’m subjected to 24-7 non-stop Washington Huskies coverage. This past weekends opponent was #1 Oregon, so it was a great chance to scout a potential BCS Championship entrant. All week before and after the game, I listened to experts and analysts talk about Oregon as a 2nd-half
Continue readingVisitor from Russia
I had a couple visitors to my blog from Russia over the weekend. Normally this isn’t a big deal – I get visitors from other countries all the time. But what was interesting was Google Analytics’ depiction of Russia on the “Map Overlay” module. I noticed a small piece of
Continue readingWhere your tax dollars go
Here’s a great breakdown of where your tax dollars are spent. Not surprisingly, Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid top the list. Over 5% of your taxes are for interest payments on the national debt. Military expenditures make another big bucket of spend, higher than social security when each bucket is
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