http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/stewart_mandel/07/24/sec-espn/index.html#?eref=T1
I am in the progress of switching servers from WestHost — which has served me well over the years, but now, alas, just cannot seem to handle the load caused by my WordPress blogs — to the WordPress-recommended site BlueHost. We’ll see how it goes. In the mean time, there will undoubtedly be some technical hiccups as the switch happens…. Read more »
Here’s a photo I took yesterday of crepuscular rays over Denver, shortly before sunrise: And, later in the day, a pair of video screen-grabs (a split second apart) of a single lightning bolt striking two spots south of downtown: It has been an exceptionally stormy summer so far in Denver, for which I blame El Niño, global warming, Canada, and… Read more »
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/07/clinging-to-their-nukes.html
I was delighted yesterday to see Glenn Reynolds linking to libertarian writer Radley Balko’s Reason article about the Cambridge kerfuffle (a.k.a. Gates-gate). Balko shifts the focus away from race, which is really a sideshow in this particular case, to where it rightfully belongs: police abuse of power. And, while acknowledging that Gates seems to have acted boorishly, Balko criticizes Crowley… Read more »
http://twitter.com/brendanloy/statuses/2882020843
http://twitter.com/brendanloy/statuses/2881989249
http://www.t-g.com/story/1555069.html
So, mostly just a bit of a straw poll. What do people think of modern Roundabouts? Read this for more about such things first. I’m inclined to think that, overall, they are good for car traffic. For cyclists, I think they pose a potential problem. Mostly though for novice cyclists I don’t think they would much phase an experienced rider…. Read more »
Rickey Henderson’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame got me thinking — as any mention of Rickey Henderson always does — of May 1, 1991, when Henderson’s record-breaking 939th stolen base was completely and utterly overshadowed a few hours later by Nolan Ryan’s incredible seventh career no-hitter. I distinctly remember feeling, I suppose somewhat uncharitably, that Henderson deserved to… Read more »