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Dayton
For my first time in D1 for the Nationals, I guess I did OK, although it's hard to not be a bit disappointed ( Read more... ) -
Redeye in brief
Memorable tourney. Started poorly, finished strongly, ended up right in the middle, finishing at 15-14 +57 after a 6-9 start on the first day ( Read more... ) -
Accepted!
Our "dream home" was scooped up by another bidder. But we found an even nicer one!
It looks small from the outside:
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Layoff
Well, the recession has become a depression ( Read more... ) -
Elmhurst tourney
Started 1-3, then won 4 in a row to get into contention, only to lose the last 3. 5-6 record brings my rating back below 1600. Saw loads of crapola. Sigh ( Read more... ) -
McCain campaign implosion
It just keeps getting better (or worse, depending on your persuasion). After railing for months about how associations matter, now we learn (via Murray Waas of The Huffington Post) that Johnny Mac's transition chief once worked on behalf of none other that Saddam Hussein ( Read more... ) -
Pee in my pants!!
Holy crap! The Brewers are in the playoffs!!
Time to pee in my pants!!
Packers lost? Badgers lost? Aw, too bad. Who cares?!?!
The Brew Crew is in for the first time since '82!!!!! Woo hoooooooo!!!!! -
New gig
After doing mostly contract work for the past 12 years, I finally landed a permanent gig. The title is Technical Specialist within the finance group of a construction equipment manufacturer ( Read more... ) -
Mundelein
The string of strong tourneys continued, though not due to my brilliance. Phonies were phlying, and most stuck. I got Gibsonized, and finished 12-2. Rating will go from 1770 to around 1810, which seemed unfathomable just a few months ago ( Read more... )
