"SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE" - with Matt Damon no less. This book was on my "to-read" list even before I started seeing the trailer on the internet and on TV. Now that the movie is coming out shortly (October 2015) I figured I'd better get on with reading it. Good choice. As someone who reads a LOT of science fiction and fantasy (sometimes as many as 3 books at a time - … [Read more...] about The Martian – by Andy Weir
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Northwestern – Stanford Preview
Enjoy waiting for football season while you can, because the year will just go by quickly, and then it's another eight months away. On September 5th, Northwestern is set to kick off their season with their first matchup against Stanford since 1994, which ended in a 41-41 tie. This is their seventh matchup overall, and the Wildcats are 1-3-2 against the cardinals with their … [Read more...] about Northwestern – Stanford Preview
New Blue: Cubs at the Deadline
Jason Hammel’s struggles on Sunday only highlighted the Cubs need for a beefier rotation. The young Cubs were swept by the MLB worst, Philadelphia Phillies. Mr. Prolonged Relief, Travis Wood has been the temporary fix, certainly a good tool to have in the arsenal. Operating with a four-man rotation, the Cubs are clearly in need of starting pitching, according to multiple … [Read more...] about New Blue: Cubs at the Deadline
Recap – Benfica vs PSG at Toronto
A hot, humid summer evening at Toronto’s newly expanded BMO Field was the site of the only game on Canadian soil in this year’s International Champions Cup, presented by Guiness. This year’s event, the third such annual event is a little more world-wide than the 2014 event, as it includes games in the USA, Australia, China and England as well as the game in Toronto. In 2015 … [Read more...] about Recap – Benfica vs PSG at Toronto
Fred Hoiberg Looks Good at Presser, on Paper
When you look at numbers alone, the Hoiberg hire makes tons of sense. Though the Bulls had assembled a much better team come start of the 2014/2015 season with the healthy Derrick Rose, two promising rookies in McDermott and Mirotic, the meteoric ascension of Jimmy Butler into a 1B guard, the addition of the best version of the small, quick, journeyman guard yet … [Read more...] about Fred Hoiberg Looks Good at Presser, on Paper
