CJ | T I B - Part 76

Rec’ing on…2006 WNBA Draft

Like last year, I wasn’t overly excited by the WNBA draft. I mean, it’s tough to top the Mercury getting Taurasi, you …

Rec’ing on…Frese Puts Doubters on Ice

NCAA national championship: Maryland 78 – Duke 75 (OT)

Beer Commercials

This is something that sticks in my craw, and has for a long time. Before I start firing up this rant, I …

Rec’ing on…The Ranking Project (2)

This outing we’re going to look at the quality of a game win/loss. (For those of a geeky tendency, to speed things …

Rec’ing on…The Ranking Project (1)

All tournament long, I kept hearing all of this yammering about how the process of selection and seeding teams for the NCAA …

Rec’ing on…2006 NCAA ABQ Regional – Second Session

Wow. Maryland made it into the Final Four! Almost more importantly (almost) was the great time I had over the past four …

Rec’ing on…2006 NCAA ABQ Regional – First Session

I go to the Pit a few time a year, but never before with such expectation. Today, for the first time since …

Rec’ing on…2006 NCAA ABQ Regional – Interview

Just a follow-up to what I mentioned in my previous post (link): my little interview didn’t make the cut (unless you’re one …

Rec’ing on…2006 NCAA ABQ Regional – Practice with the Terps

The Maryland Terrapin women’s basketball team practiced today at The Pit in preparation of their "sweet sixteen" match-up with the Baylor Lady …

Scarlet Letter Justice

Around the U.S., a troublesome situation is soon coming to a head. I’m speaking, of course, of our failed justice and sentencing …

Laugh Tracks

Actually, this is sort of an anti-argh…you see, I’m in favor of the much-despised laugh-track on a lot of comedy shows. Let’s …

Writer’s Blogk…Being Creative Sucks

I’m just going to say it up-front: I hate having to be creative. Don’t get me wrong. I love writing. It’s really …

OTC AH, HMOs, & FDA

When I lived on the U.S. East coast, I never suffered from allergies. When I moved West…whammo. There is something in the …

Rec’ing on…Where’s the NCAA Love?

OK. Maryland doesn’t get a #1 pick. Like I said in the last message, no big surprise. One thing that does make …

Rec’ing on…Selection Monday

The Maryland Women’s Basketball team has been ranked in the top-ten most of this season. They’ve only had four losses…all of them …

Adopting Family – Sharing the Joy of Love

Though I’m close with my parents and my brother, I never thought I’d be so happy to also consider myself adopted. To all you who think you’ll never find love, all I can say is be patient (clue…I’m in my 40s, so it took a fair amount of patience) and be open…you never know.