ESPN’s Bill Simmons has written his best article in years, and I couldn’t agree with him more on this issue. As someone who grew up in the Jordan era, I became a fan at precisely the wrong time. From his era onward, we’ve had a generation full of me-first shooters, and as a result, we’ve […]
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Analyzing the standings before the season
It would seem like an exercise in futility to try and predict your fantasy league’s standings before the season even starts, but to me it’s actually worthwhile. Actually, I find it important to do so during the draft, because it can help you see which categories are worth chasing the lead in and which you […]
The 2007 jfwiii All-Stars
Or, in other words, my fantasy team. I drafted my team last night, and as usual, there were plenty of surprises during the draft. I’ll get to those in a minute, but first, I have a disclaimer/explanation: I know no one really cares about anyone else’s fantasy baseball team, unless it’s another team in your […]
There's nothing like Division-II basketball
Winona State was riding a 57-game win streak coming into yesterday’s Division-II national championship game, so opponent Barton theoretically didn’t have much of a chance. I guess this is why they play the games, though, because the national audience on CBS was able to see perhaps the greatest last-minute comeback ever (though I’m still partial […]
Month-end meta: February 2007
I get curious about who visits my site, when they visit, and why they come, so I use a number of different tracking services. My favorite is Google Analytics, since it’s the most detailed and reliable, and it filters out the noise of all the bots and crawlers that pass through. GA puts a little […]
Tax season is not busy for all accountants
A common misconception for those unfamiliar with accounting is that all accountants do personal federal income taxes as a service. Even some my friends and family who know I’m in private accounting ask me if things are busy around here, if I’m “ready,” or something to that effect. That’s understandable, but it’s not true. I’m […]
#1 – Switchfoot
Over the years, I’ve internalized several criteria for what makes a band “good” in my own opinion. They’re probably not that much different from anyone else’s, but it’s interesting how similar criteria can yield such a wide range of results. Looking at the rest of the list, it might not seem to follow any kind […]
Chris Cornell finally bolts Audioslave, what next?
As I was writing my previous post, I came across an MTV News article breaking the news that Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell has left the band. I hadn’t really noticed that my #8 contemporary band wasn’t touring to support their latest album, Revelations, but the pieces now fit together a bit better. Rumors had apparently […]
Rules of Engagement
Yesterday I posted about mock trial, one of the activities that dominated my four years in high school. Today, I’ll post about an activity that dominated my four years in college. This won’t be out of the ordinary for my blog, though: it’s about Harding basketball. For several years, I was a self-proclaimed Rhodes Rowdie […]
#2 – Nickel Creek
I’m determined to get through this list, and after this post, there will only be one more group to go. Number two on my list of top 10 contemporary music groups is Nickel Creek. Three albums (and interestingly, a greatest hits CD) into their career as a group, there is already talk that there may […]
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