The snow is gone, my gardens are coming alive, and yet I’m still doing winter sports. I started curling with the South Shore Curling Club about a year and a half ago. I was happily surprised to find out that the somewhat bizarre sport that I watched every four years during the winter olympics was …
Maul’s Bike Shop held their annual skatepark contest at Skaters Edge in Taunton, MA on April 7, 2013. Last year there were sooooo many entrants that the contest ran all day, but this year riders pre-registered and things moved along at a nice pace. For an old guy like me, it’s crazy to see the progression …
As usual, The Onion pretty much nails it: Supreme Court On Gay Marriage: ‘Sure, Who Cares’ Supreme Court Justices Brought To Tears By Heartfelt Testimony Of Bigot Who Hates Gay People Arguments For And Against Same-Sex Marriage: FOR: Bestowing dignity upon a wrongfully oppressed minority just a nice thing to do AGAINST: Runs against article of U.S. …
Taking a break from my usual ramblings for a few videos. First, the “Breaking Bad” intro if it was a 1995 network family drama: And Peter Falk reading Fred Savage “Game of Thrones” instead of “The Princess Bride”: On “Game of Thrones”, it’s true:
It’s officially spring, yet once again there’s snow falling outside. Luckily it looks like it’s just flurries and nothing will stick, but still…it’s spring, so enough snow! My crocuses have been beaten back several times by heavy wet snow since they started poking their heads out of the ground, but they’re still at it. I’m …
Trick pickoff move now a balk in MLB (Yahoo Sports) Under a rule change imposed by Major League Baseball, pitchers will no longer be allowed to fake a pickoff to third base and throw to first as a way to dupe a runner on first base into breaking for second. Next season, that move would be …
I got a yo-yo for Christmas (how old am I again?) and I was able to re-learn my old tricks. And now that I finally have a modern yo-yo with bearings, I’m able to take it to the next level. I’m still a beginner, but better than before…
For last year’s project 365 I used an iPhone app called My365. It’s made by a Japanese company, and as a result there a lot of Asian users. In many of the photos, people flash the peace sign in addition to (or instead of) smiling at the camera. I find it somewhat bizarre, and I …
Three hundred and sixty-six photos later, Project 365 is complete! You can view my December photos here. I don’t think I’m going to do the same thing for 2013 — I’ll still be taking photos and posting them to Flickr and/or Instagram, but I’m not going to be making myself post one every day. If …
Another year, another soundtrack project mix. I have a lot of my usual suspects (Beatles, Wire, People Under the Stairs, Rush) and some artists that have followed me since high school (New Order, Simple Minds, Beastie Boys, Rush). The trend I see is that when I started this project in 2005 my taste in music …