Okie(s) in Florida

Adventures of newly transplanted Okies

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Today was a good day.

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

“Called up the homies and I’m askin’ ya’ll
which court, are ya’ll playin’ basketball?
Get me on the court and I’m trouble
last week fucked around and got a triple-double

Freaking brothas everyway like M.J.
I can’t believe, today was a good day.” — Ice Cube
So I’ve spent the better of two weeks trying to learn a new skill for […]

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Back from Tempe….

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Well, I made it back from Phoenix/Tempe in one piece. Learned a lot from Jen LaFleur of the Dallas Morning News and Steve Doig, formerly of the Miami Herald and now at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.
I stayed at a little place called the Twin Palms. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. […]

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Thoughts and links for the day…

April 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Well, I head to Arizona tomorrow for an IRE boot camp on advanced statistics. Ought to be a great learning experience, especially considering it’s Steve Doig and Jennifer LaFleur teaching something like four students. Great teacher to student ratio, huh?
If you’re a fan of How I Met Your Mother, check this out.
…anddddd Kathryn has a […]

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