It’s almost hoodie/jersey time

The USHL teams released their final rosters/protected lists[1] today! Time to start working on the game face and stretch out the vocal cords. Seriously ready for some puck. Surprises to me so far The Stars stand pat with an exceptionally inexperienced crew of forwards. Number of goals scored last year by returning Stars forwards this…

Laws of technology

Overheard in the context of experiencing having one issue with a VM resolved causing a new issue which continues the state of the the VM being unusable: “It’s the Law of Conservation of Obstacles.”

OMNI Reboot

Remember OMNI magazine? The one with the vvvveerrrryyyy late 70’s computer age affectation font used in its logo: I think I mostly encountered this magazine in the dusty corners of some of the more nebbish teachers’ classrooms in junior high (that’s middle school to you whippersnappers). I didn’t read it much then. I don’t even…

McGroarty takes the reins

Wow. Out of the blue (heh). Here’s to hoping McGroarty keeps the Stars edgy. Watched his last season in Omaha and, well, meh is about all I can say about that effort. Johnson leaves for health/personal reasons; McGroarty steps in

Can it be autumn yet?

The last two days have had near total cloud cover and featured an appropriate amount of rain with temperatures in the decidedly awesome range (to this pasty enjoyer of cool temps). Absolutely love this weather in every single way except for one: the lawn remains unmowed and it’s going to be a bitchkitty when I…