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Home: Crew fans say farewell to Historic Crew Stadium

Home: Crew fans and a summer of change Whenever I reach Historic Crew Stadium (Crew Stadium from here on out) on match day, and more exactly, when I’m standing ...

In Nothing’s Shadow: the Columbus Crew in 2020

Photo:Michael Barera. Edited. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. In Nothing's Shadow: The Colum...

Freedom and Loss: Reflecting on the Life of my Grandfather on the Anniversary of His Death

I first wrote this on the occasion of my grandfather's passing, two years ago. I've thought about it a lot since then, and since different people read this blog...

Life Goes On: Me and the Crew, 2019

Life Goes OnMe and the Crew, 2019 Here’s one way to sum up how the 2019 season felt to me as a fan of the Columbus Crew: life went on. What happened with the me...

Season Kickoff Party 2019: The Beautiful Thing is—

Season Kickoff Party 2019: The Beautiful Thing Is— I was a season-ticket member last year, out of the kind of funereal desperation that makes people quit their ...

"The Best of Us Are Always Not Here Yet": Looking Back, and Looking Forward With Fans of the Columbus Crew

Photo of Confluence Village site from Google Earth "The Best of Us are Always Not Here Yet" Looking back, and looking forward with fans of the Columbus Crew A w...

Can't Help Falling in Love: Thoughts on a Year of Saving the Crew

Can't Help Falling in Love: Thoughts on a Year of Saving the Crew “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread,” — Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism “Wise men ...

'Like Church': Crew Fans and a Summer Under Threat

Illustration using photo by Rick Dikeman [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], from Wikimedia Commons 'Like Church': Crew Fans and a Summer Under Threat "Columbus is the grea...

The Ongoing Be-Peevement of Juan: World Cup Edition

image source: Pixabay The Ongoing Be-Peevement of Juan: World Cup Edition It’s been awhile since I let fly with some belligerence about what’s making my blood b...

Me and the Crew: a #SavetheCrew Story

Me and the Crew This is a story about some of the things my relationship with a professional soccer team has meant to me. Unfortunately, I have to start with th...

Cryptocurrency Dabbling: Thoughts at the Halfway Point

Hi, all, it's been a bit, but I've been pretty busy, and of the energy and time to spare when family and vocation have taken their rightful shares have been swa...

The World is Broken but the Weather is Nice: Some Incomplete Thoughts on Injustice

There are always things to be angry about The world is, according to the most optimistic reviewers, deeply and irretrievably flawed, and even the most pessimist...

Be Willing to Be Wrong: It’s the Right Thing to Do

This is a picture of a tree at a rest stop in Indiana. It represents growth, which comes through willingness to be shown you were wrong. When I Was Wrong A coup...

Change Your Life with Steemit...Without Ever Going Viral

Yes, You Can—Eventually—Afford Fancy Ice Cream. All the big cryptocurrencies are getting in on the Ichyrus Act again, and since they’re not close enough to the ...

Budget Composing: a quick, dirty Keepforest Evolution: Atlantica demo

Like a lot of people, I like making music, and the instant gratification and broader pallet of VSTs and other means of electronic music-making have made it a mu...

Questions and Answers About 'A Quiet Place' [SPOILERS]

I decided to write about things that are peeving me this week, but to theme it. So I'm writing about complaints I've heard from a variety of sources about A Qui...

Rock to the Eye: What I Learned From a Territorial Dispute Over a Tractor Bridge

Since the cryptocurrency markets haven’t got much of interest going on (other than being semi-permanently lodged in the jaws of the bear) I thought I’d favor yo...

Quiet Afternoon (Spitfire Labs)

This is a little piece I threw together with Spitfire Audio's discounted Labs Closing Down pack, just to put it through its paces and see where it led. I ended ...

Things that are Peeving Juan, Part II: Featuring Politics, Social Media, and More!

"Anger Controlls Him" by Jessica Flavin via wikimedia.org My Rationale The fundamental question I return to when I think of generating content is what I have to...

Why Even Watch Sports at All? Some Reflection on Champions League Heartbreak

What Makes Sports Worthwhile? I get asked this a good bit, largely because I'm an avid sports fan who hangs out with lots of people who aren't sports fans. More...