Let’s do a little speculating; how good a chance did Lewis Hamilton really have of winning in Korea? While the drivers were circulating behind the pace car (lap 4-17) we got to listen to the radio conversation between Hamilton and his race engineer Andy Lathum on the broadcast. Of the drivers at the front Hamilton seemed to be the one most keen to get the…
More thoughts…
Out of all the things I did wrong, as a stepparent the most significant was not setting and ensuring my personal boundaries were respected, and this was my fault to a large extent. There were a lot of he said/she said incidents with the kids between the bio-mum and myself, they became very good at playing both their parents and the new family off each…
The numbers…
One seminar I sat through at BWE was playing with Google analytics. I spent a couple of hours looking at my numbers and putting together some custom scripts and charts. The results were fascinating. I have a steady couple of thousand regular readers and a few over 200 subscribers to my RSS feed. These are actually pretty good numbers. When I go through my stats…
Playoffs set, SEA v’s LAG
LA Galaxy, with Beckham, Donovan, Buddle, Gomes and so on at Quest next Sunday. This is why we watch the game, going to be a huge night and after traveling to LA to watch Seattle get hammered 3-1 in July, I think it’s time for revenge.
Some personal thoughts…
At first glance I’m an unlikely stepparent, my father mentioned this, my friends mentioned this, but I believed we would work it out together and working towards the same goal. I was warned how hard it was, and I said at the time that with her support I could do this. I was clear that I was not a replacement for their father, I was…
All change once again after Korea
The drivers championship was once more turned upside down, yet another fascinating race, this time in Korea. The big race day story was the rain; the conditions at the start were atrocious. Lots of standing water and almost zero visibility for everyone except the leader. The race was held up for more than an hour for the torrential rain to dissipate and actually give the…
The endless argument, Pele or Maradona?
They are, quite simply, the two greatest footballers of all time. Today the most famous footballer the game has ever produced, Pele turns 70th. Next Saturday Diego Maradona, who may be the best individual player, celebrates his 50th birthday To show the influence of these players, they have taken part in eight World Cups and won four of them, Both came from rural families in…
Korean Qualifying
An interesting qualifying in Korea last night. Interesting but not hugely surprising with RedBull once again a couple of tenths of a second ahead of everyone else. Vettel was 0.07 seconds quicker than Webber around the three and a bit mile circuit. The circuit only finished laying the track surface a couple of weeks ago and no team’s even seen the place, let alone turned…
It’s about the conversation
I think my biggest takeaway from BWE was that social media is not about monetization. When we go to a party, see a comedian (Jim Gaffigan a couple of weeks ago and Steven Wright tonight at the Moore), meet for lunch or go to a lecture we don’t ask about how we are going to make a return on that investment of time and effort….
Seattle 1 – Saprissa 2
Not a pretty game at times, Seattle was already eliminated from advancing any further in the CONCACAF Champions League. Saprissa still controlled their destiny and would advance to the last 8 with a win tonight. Sounders largely played their reserves tonight. Terry Boss apparently picked up an injury shortly before the game and Keller started in goal. Keller was among those who did not have…