Spotted 2 white, unmarked vans with inconspicuous dudes in them on one block on my jog through Clyde Hill. #stakeout # Figured out that PNW peach season begins July 15th. In Richmond it's probably close to the end. # A mariners comeback – 6 runs, 0 earned. # During the
Continue readingDid the World Cup cause MLS attendance to increase? Not yet
I wondered if the MLS was experiencing a post-World Cup bounce in attendance. Answer: not yet. I looked at attendance figures from the 7 games since the World Cup ended and compared them to averages in those stadiums. I found that attendance was down slightly, about 500 fewer people per
Continue readingNCAA’s expanded 68-team tourney is a short stop to 96
The 68-team field is a sleight-of-hand. A diversion. A three-card monte. Don’t be fooled. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be at 96 teams in no-time. There was a lot of debate whether the NCAA would expand directly to 96 teams from the 65 in 2010. 96 teams would mean
Continue readingLending Club – no deadbeats yet
Last summer Lending Club offered $50 for signing up for an account and trying out their service. It’s a pretty simple concept – consumers looking for a loan can go directly to investors and skip the middleman – the bank. I liked the concept, and I gladly signed up for
Continue readingTwitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18
Big League Chew is fried bubble gum. Mind blown! http://bit.ly/cXI0Ea # A chicken in every pot, and bumper for every iPhone. # I write like David Foster Wallace. That's scary. http://iwl.me/ # Wouldn't it be nice to know how many times people clicked on your Google Reader shared items (Google
Continue readingSoccer:Suarez handball = American Football:? (answer: pass interference)
I wanted to get this up earlier, but between ramping up in a new job, a terrible cold, and a family wedding, I didn’t have the time. Hopefully those distractions are behind me. The Luis Suarez handball during the Uruguay-Ghana soccer game of the quarterfinals of the World Cup certainly
Continue readingTwitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11
I don't understand what "purple drank" is. JaMarcus Russell, what happened? http://bit.ly/aC9lqv # Love the 8-bit Seattle map. Wish it worked with Garmin. http://8bitcity.com/map?Seattle # In Back to the Future 2, they went to Oct 21, 2015, not Jul 5, 2010. Today's not "The Day." Plus, Jaws in 3D isn't
Continue readingMaking the World Cup final more interesting
I will definitely be watching the World Cup final on Sunday, but it just got more interesting to me. Wikipedia has the info on the “Unofficial Football World Champions” (UFWC), a boxing-style recognition of who’s the best soccer team in the world, and The Netherlands currently holds the title. Not
Continue readingWorld Cup Fantasy League Update
With only 3 soccer games remaining, let’s check in on the World Cup Fantasy League Standings: Pick the winner (Yahoo): 1. CarrieB – 82 points 2. Sam – 80 points 3. Justin – 50 points 4. Kip – 2 points It’s a very close match, with just 2 points separating
Continue readingTwitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04
Enjoying southwest Michigan. Their tourism motto: "Whatcha doin' this weekend?" #
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