I’m not organized enough to make this a regular feature, or to use it to divine the future, but every now and then, I get a really good run of songs on the iTunes shuffle, and make a note. Here’s a batch from this weekend (with a smattering of comments):
Author: Chad Orzel
Georgetown 4, Syracuse 2 (OT)
Well, ok, the final score was really 64-62, but it was 4-2 in the five-minute overtime period after forty minutes of old-school Big East basketball failed to resolve anything. On paper, this shouldn’t’ve been much of a game– Georgetown is #9 in the country, while Syracuse dresses only eight scholarship players at the moment– but… Continue reading Georgetown 4, Syracuse 2 (OT)
links for 2008-01-22
Coyotebanjo: Day 03 “In the Trenches” (shout-out Friday edition) The “Friday Shout-Out,” an interesting classroom technique. (via Pedablogue) (tags: academia education society psychology) onipress.com 23-page free preview comic for the upcoming Jumper movie. (tags: books movies SF) Graphene breaks speed record – physicsworld.com “Its high intrinsic mobility… means that graphene is the only material where… Continue reading links for 2008-01-22
Miscellaneous Football Thoughts
A few more detailed comments on the games leading up to the Chateau Steelypips Showdown in two weeks: The Patriots looked a little shaky, but again, I was never that worried that they would actually lose. Their defense isn’t as intimidating as it was a few years ago, but they did enough to get the… Continue reading Miscellaneous Football Thoughts
School Killings and The Problem With Relative Numbers
The mysterious Revere looks at school killings today (or, more accurately, looks at a study looking at school killings). He/she/they opens with an arresting factoid: The second leading cause of death in the 5 to 18 year old age group in the US is homicide. These are school aged children and the first thing that… Continue reading School Killings and The Problem With Relative Numbers
The Steelypips Bowl
The good news: Kate’s New England Patriots beat the Chargers to win the AFC championship My New York Giants beat the Packers in overtime to win the NFC champioship The bad news: They play each other in the Super Bowl in two weeks. This is perhaps not the most positive sporting development for marital harmony…
Great Moments in Hubris
I stopped by a Sports Authority store yesterday to buy a couple of whistles before tonight’s intramural basketball game (a persistent problem in the last few years has been that the students refereeing the game don’t have whistles, and thus fould go uncalled). There were laser-printed signs taped to the front doors saying (approximately): When… Continue reading Great Moments in Hubris
Fundamentals of Sports Announcing
Brent Musberger is the single worst announcer in sports. “That’s a bold assertion,” you say. “I find that hard to believe. I mean, he’s famous.” Allow me to explain: Musberger generally calls games for ABC as part of a two-man announcing team. Musberger is the “play-by-play” guy, and the other member of the team, the… Continue reading Fundamentals of Sports Announcing
Maryland beats North Carolina
My Maryland Terrapins have been, shall we say, inconsistent this year, with back-to-back home losses to Ohio University (not Ohio State, Ohio U.) and American University. As a result, I didn’t have really high hopes headed into Saturday’s game at tope-ranked North Carolina. Much to my surprise, they played a really good game, and held… Continue reading Maryland beats North Carolina
links for 2008-01-20
Confessions of a Community College Dean: Faculty Exchanges: Notes Toward a Proposal The next great reality show: ProfSwap! Hey, if the writer’s strike keeps up… (tags: academia education experiment) Words Words Words — The Dream Cafe Weblog Steve Brust gets sick of LiveJournal, ans dtarts a group blog. (tags: blogs books SF) Fantastic Japanscapes :::… Continue reading links for 2008-01-20