The NFL season kicks off this week and I participated in three fantasy football drafts this past weekend. With that in mind, here is repost about the inherent nerdiness of fantasy football. When the final Harry Potter movie came out, I was fascinated with how something so inherently nerdy lost its entire negative stigma.Read more
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The 1969 Cubs were cursed by a black cat and missed the playoffs. I’m a huge sports fan, something that I haven’t really kept a secret. Most people don’t think that sports are very nerdy, but it’s very easy to be a huge sports nerd. Baseball fans can memorize one hundred years’ worth of statistics.Read more
Yesterday was Major League Baseball’s opening day. While there were a few games in Australia and a Sunday night game, yesterday a majority of the teams kicked off their seasons in the sunshine of early spring. Opening day is always a hopeful time. Last year’s woes and unmet expectations are replaced by potential and theRead more
Alycia loves the Olympics. Summer or Winter, she is a mass consumer of Olympic programming. She will watch every minute of the primetime coverage and supplement it with some online viewing throughout the day. I think she may nerd out more for the Olympics than I do for a few of my favorite nerdclinations. WhileRead more
After my bout with the flu last week I am back to 100%. Part of me wanted to get healthy because we have winter camp this coming weekend. Mostly, though, I wanted to get healthy so I could watch the Super Bowl. I’ve been pretty upfront about my love for sports. I know that mostRead more