I’m talking, of course, about the Denver Broncos, not the Boise State Broncos. I don’t follow the NFL very closely — I’m much more of a college football fan — but living in Denver, the saga of the Broncos this season has been impossible to miss. After the offseason Cutler/McDaniels kerfuffle, the team wasn’t expected to do much with a… Read more »
And Happy New Decade! Welcome to the 2010s! Above: The ingredients of the traditional Brendan-and-Becky midnight milk toast (actually enjoyed at 10:00 PM local time this year, as the ball dropped in NYC). In the background, our Christmas tree & lights throughout our house, and CNN’s horrible New Year’s Eve coverage on our television. P.S. Just a reminder: it’s twenty-ten,… Read more »
…here in Denver, that is. Less than 2 hours to go in Times Square. And it’s already 2010 across much of the globe. Here are some of the celebrations from elsewhere around the world: P.S. On another note… Heh.
As you’ve probably guessed by now, I am not going to finish my Defining Days of the Decade list this decade — well, unless you’re in the “decade starts in 2011” camp (which I’m not). The write-ups have taken me longer than I anticipated, and I’m certainly not going to spend my free time on my eldest daughter’s second birthday… Read more »
Becky’s parents had an unexpected visitor in their back yard this morning: Meow.
Patrick Stewart to receive knighthood.
Playing on the blue turf in Boise, that other Division I-A football team from the state of Idaho pulled out an epic win over Bowling Green in the Humanitarian Bowl tonight, giving up a late, heartbreaking touchdown, then rallying for a dramatic TD to pull within one, and eschewing the score-tying, game-extending P.A.T. in favor of the ultimate high-risk, high-reward… Read more »
Heh. (Hat tip: InstaPundit.) By the way… here’s a good Volokh post about the whole 2010 vs. 2011 “decade” debate, essentially agreeing with me on the issue. Money quote: [T]he second decade of the twenty-first century, if you want to use the term “second decade,” might begin either in the 2010 or 2011; my sense is that actual usage is… Read more »
We’re in the home stretch with Brendan’s Defining Days of the Decade… #12: May 15, 2003: Becky and I Graduate From College #11: November 7, 2000: The Election of a Lifetime #10: August 14, 2003: The Great Northeast Blackout #9: September 15, 2008: The Economy Implodes — And I Get A Job #8: July 3, 2004: Becky and I Get… Read more »
Continuing with Brendan’s Defining Days of the Decade, now way behind schedule (oh well)… #12: May 15, 2003: Becky and I Graduate From College #11: November 7, 2000: The Election of a Lifetime #10: August 14, 2003: The Great Northeast Blackout #9: September 15, 2008: The Economy Implodes — And I Get A Job #8: July 3, 2004: Becky and… Read more »
