Amazing Race 18 scorecard

Amazing Race returns! As do the contestants – they are all previous losers. I think that’s a great idea – I am sure they have all discussed the details for hours, and have all kinds of strategies to try out. Looks intense so far!

  • Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
  • If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
  • If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!
Team Symbol
Jet/Cord – Cowboys C
Gary/Mallory – Father/Daughter G
Margie/Luke – Mom and deaf son L
Amanda/Chris – Engaged E
Keisha/Jen – Sisters S
Kent/Vyksin – Goth couple V
Flight Time/Big Easy – Globetrotters F
Jaime/Cara – NFL Cheerleaders N
Ronald/Christina – Father/Daughter R
Zev/Justin – Friends H
Mel/Mike – Gay Dad/Son M

PICKS

Viewer Ep01 G/(C)
Ep02 H/E
Ep03 H/M
Ep04 L/(V)
Ep05 C/N
Ep06 G/L
Ep07 F/R
Ep08 H/(G)
Ep09 H/C
Ep10 F/V
Ep11 G/H
Ep12
Larry F/L F/H F/H F/S
Jane C/N C/L C/F H/*V H/F G/F
Andrea M/L V/L V/R S*/V S/F
Mike R/G S/G
Wren F/N F/R F/V F/S
Reiley F/N F/R F/V F/S
Nick F/L F/R F/V F/S
Betty G/S
Legend
Winning choice won this leg of the race (used for tiebreaker)
-1 Winning choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1 Losing choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1 Winning choice won, and losing choice lost – PERFECT!
* Selection change (-1)

Tornadoes rip by our neighborhood

Yikes! We’re fine, but we are thinking of others very nearby – a “large” (weatherman’s emphasis) tornado came by at 70 mph within a couple blocks of our house. Estimates are that a couple dozen people were killed, 130 homes were destroyed, and a thousand more homes were damaged in North Carolina. Trees are down everywhere and it’s going to be a while before everything’s cleaned up. I wonder if I should get a chainsaw at the store… if they have any… Continue reading “Tornadoes rip by our neighborhood”

9.5 Fallout New Vegas

Fallout New Vegas
Gaming has been such a rich experience for me, and my life has been better for it. There are so many wonderful worlds in my head created by game developers and shared with my family and friends.

But just like my moral objection to vengeance-fueled thrillers that play on people’s worst desire for vigilante justice, I don’t like useless gratuitous violence in video games. It’s polluted the space that should be filled with wit and creativity. I realize this places me outside the typical gamer demographic, and reduces my street cred. Whatever. It also makes it nearly impossible to indulge in gaming without some compromise. Continue reading “9.5 Fallout New Vegas”

Some U16 soccer drills

Here are some drills I’m going to try tonight:

  • Leading passes to the goal. Form two lines at midfield, one line in the center circle that starts with the ball. Center gives a leading pass to wing, wing gives a one-touch return, center performs a one-touch shot. Simple, but really helps with the timing on those critical passes!
  • 1v1 2v2 3v3 with one helper. Small field with small cone goals. Have to dribble into goal. Start with 1v1 with one helper that will return the pass to the passing team. Upgrade to 2v2 etc once control is established.
  • Run the gauntlet. Form two lines of players at equal intervals. Another player starts at one end, between the lines, and must pass and return to each player on each side. Once to the end, the player joins one of the rows, and the first person in the row runs the gauntlet next.

We’ll see how it goes. :>

Raven Rock horse trails

We took the dogs to the Raven Rock horse trails today, because 1) they are close to home, and 2) we wanted to see how the dogs would do with horses. Turns out not very good. But we did find a nice waterin’ hole to play in! :-)

Happy Christmas

  • snow!! lots of it!!!
  • semi-successful shopping
  • coat! nanos! laptop! 88-key midi controller!
  • road trip! no traffic! shortcuts!
  • florida
    sunshine
  • crazy vegan eats with supreme
    leader
  • 50-degree swimming!!
  • 5-star hotel for a song
  • breaking
    into harry potter world
  • no-line
    rollercasters!! the hulk!!
  • murder
    mystery!!
  • 45lbs of chinese
  • invoicing
  • retro
    rollerblading
  • htdj playing christmas
    music
  • south of the border restroom
    exerience
  • pirates’ cove!! spot it!!
  • ipad alaska photos
  • good times for
    all :-)

peace

9.5 Modern Family

Arrested Development proved that the human brain enjoys tracking a dozen unique and hilarious characters simultaneously, and Modern Family continues that tradition in style. And they have a fun dad, a sexy mom, and troublemaking kids, just like us! ha!