Animals Inside Out Exhibit at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City.
So clean that it’s not
Imagine you’re staying at a hotel and you throw your dirty laundry in the corner of the room (that’s normal right? Do people have travel laundry hampers?). When you come back to your room, you notice it’s been cleaned, and you find that your dirty socks have been folded and placed back in your shoes. …
Thoughts on Yoenis Cespedes for Jon Lester
Some thoughts on the big trade today: The Innocence of Sports Fandom. The A’s traded Jose Canseco in the middle of a game in 1992. I was 9 years old and it made absolutely no sense to me. How could Jose Canseco play for another team? He’s an Athletic! I had the same feeling this …
Los Gatos Theater
Opening night at the new Los Gatos theater. Theaters come and theaters go.
Basketball Practice
The Old Century Theaters
If you grew up in the South Bay, you probably went to quite a few movies at the old Century theaters on Winchester–the best screens in the whole area. They closed yesterday. I remember waiting in lines that would stretch almost to Winchester Blvd. for the openings of Independence Day and Back to the Future …
Downtown
2013 Music Survey Results
Better late than never. Here are the results of the 2013 Music Survey. I changed scoring this year to include negative points for any mentions for “Least Favorite Song” and a small positive bump for any “Guilty Pleasure” selections. If you can’t see the embedded box above, the top song for 2013 is “Royals,” by …
My Favorite Music of 2013
Here’s what I’m listening to these days, along with a few exceptions: 1. Songs I feel are safe for my children to listen to. The definition of “safe” varies based on the parents and the kids. For me, “safe” means (for the most part) that I wouldn’t mind if my elementary-school daughter sang the lyrics. One …
2013 College Football 8-Team Playoff
It’s been a fun college football season. Here’s how my proposed system would keep the season going with an opinion-free* 8-team playoff: *The reason I say this is opinion-free is because every team would go into each season knowing exactly who makes the playoff: the six top-rated conference champions and next two highest-rated teams, as …
College Football Week 14 – AI Score
It’s strange to think how much effect the media has on who plays for the BCS National Championship. Right after Auburn stunned Alabama on Saturday, the discourse around who would play for the all the Xochtils focused on if a 1-loss SEC champion would be more deserving than an undefeated Ohio State. And that’s a fine …
College Football Week 10 – AI Score
If the season ended today, here’s how the top 4 championship games would be set up:: ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida St. vs. #10 Miami Big 10 Championship Game: #5 Ohio St. vs. #21 Michigan St. Pac 12 Championship Game: Winner of #4 Stanford/#3 Oregon (tomorrow night on ESPN) vs. #16 Arizona St. SEC Championship …
College Football Week 8 – AI Score
The first BCS rankings came out this week. Missouri has been shooting up the human polls, and is ranked 3rd in the computers; I have them 1st. Here’s how my scores compare to the computer averages: Missouri – I have them 1st, computers have them 3rd Alabama – 2nd, 2nd FSU – 3rd, 1st Oregon …
College Football Week 4 – AI Score
It’s the last year of the BCS! How about that! I’m exited about the four-team playoff next year, although I still think eight is the right number for a league of this size–127 teams! For your reference, here are Part 1 and Part 2 of my playoff proposal. The only difference is that I now include 6 conference …
Campus Construction Update
One week left, supposedly. Looking good.