Sell Out or Get the Hell Out
I just had an unexpected ten minutes in my evening. The title of this post came to me, and then I remembered it as a vestige of a 90's rap lyric in my brain, and then I searched for it, and came upon a song from 1990 I
Heath Morber
The Difference a Month Makes
January brings the snow,
makes our feet and fingers glow.
("The Months" by Sarah Coleridge)
January is a good month in my home typically. I do not like winter weather, but I enjoy the slow start to the year (one of the joys of working on a college
Back and Forth: Northwestern
I set foot in the State Farm Center for the first time this calendar year as the ladies took on the Northwestern Wildcats. The boss and I decided to share some texts back and forth while we watched. I braved the cold while he enjoyed the game from his couch.
Around the League in 10 Days
Ciao, i miei cari Illini tifosi! (Hello, my fellow Illini fans!) After a week in Italy on pilgrimage, I’m both exhausted and refreshed, and ready to get back to the Orange and Blue.
What a ten day stretch for the women to start this new year. Three ranked teams,
Ready for the New Year
Contrary to popular belief, the Twelve Days of Christmas BEGIN rather than end on Christmas Day. And what did the women's basketball team give us on this fourth day of Christmas?
Four in double figures,
Three-pointers falling,
Two and Oh in conference,
...And a win o'er
The Airing of Grievances
I am not a man of extremes. I try my best to see issues from both sides, to inject nuance when nuance is needed, and attribute the best motives to people even if they haven’t necessarily earned that. Unsurprisingly, I’m a Moderate with a capital M when it
Go West, Young Man
So I felt targeted by Robert’s recent article about the men’s victory over Tennessee:
“...I'm always saying "just get here." Road wins can be so much fun. Those second half threes – the Wagler three, the two threes from Big Z, and the final dagger