Monthly Archive: June 2014

Mindless Diversions / Saturday

June 14, 2014

Saturday!

Jaybird plays “Among The Sleep” and gets freaked out.

Football

June 13, 2014

Explaining Soccer

Mike Dwyer asked us to explain the appeal of soccer. Here’s my attempt, using a goal the Netherlands’ Robin Van Persie scored today. First watch the video of the goal, then I’ll break it...

Ordinary University

June 13, 2014

Yes, You Can and Should Garden: Part I

An introduction to a series on how to create a sustainable, frugal, low-maintenance garden.

Economics / Linky / Not a Potted Plant / Politics / War

June 13, 2014

Linky Friday #72

Linky Friday: categories this week are sports and culture, art and nature, economics and politics, and war and peace.

Mindless Diversions

June 13, 2014

Hands Up!

RIP, People’s Poet.

Mindless Diversions / Weekend

June 13, 2014

Weekend!

Holy cow, is tomorrow Friday already?

Indeed it is.

The League

June 12, 2014

Can Someone Please Explain Soccer to Me?

Everyone is talking about the World Cup and I really don’t understand any of it. Here’s your chance to tell me what I am missing.

The League

June 12, 2014

“Don’t Listen to Her, She’s a Communist”

Major Zed goes to the dentist.

Ten Second News / The League

June 12, 2014

Tough, Updated

Thanks for all the well-wishes everybody.

Ten Second News / The League

June 11, 2014

Another Certification Story

When is it good to get audited?

The League

June 11, 2014

Meet the Teams: Holland

By their orange you shall know them. Although the Dutch flag is red, white, and blue, the royal family is from the House of Orange-Nassau.* The House of Orange knows how to do modern...

The League

June 11, 2014

Everything I Believe about Religion, Part II: The Transcendent Faces Down the Odds

This is part two of an ongoing series. Part one can be found here. I’ve been accused of failure: I haven’t offended. For which I’m sorry, I guess. I’ll try to do better here....

Mindless Diversions

June 11, 2014

Meet The Teams: Italy

With the World Cup about to start, we’re profiling some of our favorite non-USA teams. Burt Likko kicks it off with a look at the 2006 champions.

The League

June 11, 2014

The Twilight of Our Candlelight Vigils

School shootings and rampage killings used to be moments of collective shock and horror, leading to long periods of national, cathartic mourning. Now they are either a quick ratings spectacle or a thing that gets mentioned briefly on a slow news day.

What the hell happened to us?

Ten Second News / The League

June 11, 2014

A Reminder: The Ordinary Times World Cup Contest

For those who missed it or forgot about it – and I hope there’s some of you – we are having a World Cup “pick ’em” contest this year. Instructions for joining our group...