I’m going to continue to document my travels up North, but I wanted to get in a quick one.
It’s piling on at this point to talk about the Georgia Bulldogs wearing black for their much-hyped showdown against the Crimson Tide of Alabama, and to describe it as “dressing for a funeral.” We got it, so [...]
Archive > September 2008
briefly, reflections on a football game
Day One of the Great Northward Trek
Today, Friday the 19th of September, 2008, I piled the Florida branch of the Olsens into our Honda Element and set off for parts Northern. We’re going to see my mommy, who live in Pennsyldelphia and isn’t feeling very well. There was a great deal of doubt as to Violet’s ability to go on this [...]
New speakers
I’ve finally taken the plunge and started a design for some new speakers. These are somewhat in-betweeners, as they aren’t really big enough to be mains in a big living room, but aren’t really suitable for near-field monitoring as at a desk, either.
I’m inspired by Bjorn Johannesen’s TABAQ design and by John “Zaph” Krutke’s ZBM4 Bargain Mini [...]
One thing to say
Roll Tide. 34-10. Sweet.
My goodness, what an enjoyable game. For ‘Bama fans, it’s got to feel like redemption. Like coming out of a long, scary tunnel into bright sunlight. For once, this team achieved more than expectations. This team clicked, fired on all cylinders. Dominated. It felt like the 1993 Sugar Bowl, that dominance of [...]
