Three new rules on golf
Yesterday I decided to go off and play a little golf. Somehow, I had the most awesomest round of golf in my life. Luckily, Courtney came along and was there to document part of this now-legendary round...
View ArticleGolf fail
My golf game is hurting these days. Since I’ve become so familiar with my shots drifting off to the right, I figured I’d finally figure out the correct term for these sorts of shots. Thusly, an...
View ArticleRegarding the 2009 NFL playoffs
The announcers of the Pittsburgh/San Diego game went on and on about what good condition the field was in. I watched the game largely because there was snow on the ground. I *wanted* the field and...
View ArticleGreat Nike ad
Beethoven’s Ninth and skippy video? You’ve got my attention. Nike – The Five from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.
View ArticleMeditations on golf
We’re just wrapping up that nice time of the year in Texas. Technically, we get two nice parts of the year: the one after "winter" and the one after SUMMER. It’s nice in that you can sit outside with...
View ArticleBurpess and other intense workouts
What’s the Best Exercise? But when pressed, he suggested one of the foundations of old-fashioned calisthenics: the burpee, in which you drop to the ground, kick your feet out behind you, pull your feet...
View ArticlePass interference: can’t live with it, can’t live without it.
Bill Barnwell on revamping defensive penalties. Pass interference is tough business in the NFL. It’s one of the easiest calls to get wrong on the field (besides the myriad of missed holding calls), but...
View ArticlePeyton Manning, boringly awesome or awesomely boring?
The best thing you’ll read about football today. Peyton Manning is what happens when a guy with the attention to detail of an accountant is also proficient at throwing a football and making snap...
View ArticleFootball rules: not hard, even for the defense
The NFL is going through an awkward transition from laissez-faire bloodsport to something…less bloodsport-y. Players-turned analysts often rush to the side of the “victimized” defensive players who are...
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