Category Archives: Sports

NFL Playoff Picks: Championship Round

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Jason

Barely getting these picks in before today’s conference championship games. (These look to be fantastic games, by the way.) But first, a quick look at the leader board: Jason / Jackson: 7-1 Joshua: 7-1 Sunny: 6-2 Abby Kate: 5-3 A … Continue reading →

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NFL Playoff Picks: Divisional Round

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jason

No posts this week because I was in Honduras visiting some missionary friends. I hope to write more about that soon. But on the eve of the next round of NFL playoffs, it’s time for our family picks. (As I … Continue reading →

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NFL Playoff Picks: Wild Card Round

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Jason

Each year, our family has a little fun by making picks throughout the NFL playoffs. It’s fun because Abby Kate and Sunny don’t really follow the league through the regular season, yet they are usually better at picking winners than … Continue reading →

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2016 Hall of Fame Balloting

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jason

Note: I originally wrote this note to be posted earlier, but never got around to it. By now, the HOF results have already been announced, with Griffey and Piazza being voted in.   In just a few hours, the BBWAA … Continue reading →

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2015: Looking Back

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Jason

I’m currently reading Sherry Turkle’s fantastic new book, Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. Turkle contends that one of the casualties of our digital infatuation is a lack of critical self-reflection. We simply don’t take time … Continue reading →

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Best Books of 2015

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jason

Time for my annual list of best books I’ve read this year. Each year I set out with a goal to read 52 books — one per week. Admittedly, that’s an ambitious goal and I usually fall short (with the … Continue reading →

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 30

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Jason

So I have two tickets to the Tennessee / Alabama game this coming Saturday. All along, I’d been planning to take Abby Kate. Outside of taking the whole family, I’ve taken the boys on “solo” ball game trips before, so … Continue reading →

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Jason and Joshua’s Wild Card Round Picks

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Jason

Sitting here tonight having a little fun with Joshua. We decided to make picks on the MLB Wild Card games coming up the next two days. Here are our picks, in our own words. AL Wild Card Game: Astros vs. … Continue reading →

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2015 MLB Review

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Jason

Looking back over the 2015 season, it seems odd now that so many prognosticators were high on teams that have been basically non-factors the whole year. After adding Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval to an already potent lineup, veryone thought … Continue reading →

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 29: Andrew McCutchen and Maroon 5

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Jason

Proud parenting moment: I’m watching the Cardinals / Pirates game tonight and my 11-year old daughter walks into the room and immediately says, “Isn’t that Andrew McCutchen?” Why, yes. Yes it is, sweetie. Keep in mind that in years gone … Continue reading →

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