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Possible Fictional Worlds

This post blends Game of Thrones with deep Philosophy cuts. Pretty on brand content for Bobcat Territory, I know. We’ll change it up and write about Pong sometime soon, don’t worry. — <Beware Spoilers> Dragonstone, the first episode of Thrones Season … Continue reading

Summer Slam II Analysis

In late August I hosted a Pong tournament in which 5 different teams competed for glory. This post recaps and provides a breakdown of those results. So that’s the best place to start. The Results       Congrats to the Bethlehem Boys – … Continue reading

Game of Thrones Traded James Harden

Starting in Season 7, through the penultimate episode of the entire series that aired this past Sunday, Game of Thrones has been uneven at best. Nuts and bolts logistics, previously the show’s strong suit, now wilt under the lightest scrutiny. Characters, who in earlier … Continue reading

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, as some of you may have learned from a Google Doodle at some point. Yes, lately it seems as if every single day and month has a dozen different special sobriquets – National Grilled Cheese … Continue reading

Dog Talk

If my dog could talk I’m sure he’d have a lot to say. He’s a pretty vocal dog as is, with different sounds for different occasions or moods. His day is an amalgamation of barks, grunts, growls, huffs and puffs … Continue reading

The Streak

This website’s origins are fairly humble. Cofounder Jason Siegel, on a trip to visit D.C., came over to the Rhode Island Avenue apartment Bullets and I cohabited at the time. Our sans-agenda hang-out ultimately meandered its way to grandiose dreams about how amazing it would be … Continue reading

Raising the Bar

Wine bars. Dive bars. Sports bars. Hipster bars. Cocktail bars. Night clubs. Dance clubs. Music venues. Nostalgia bars. Piano bars. Speakeasies. Irish pubs. Brewpubs. Gastropubs. Gay bars. Biker bars. Etc. These days, there are a fairly bewildering assortment of choices … Continue reading

This is the Story of the Hurricane

As I write this, Tropical Storm Florence (née Hurricane) is creeping westward across South Carolina. In a few hours, she will break up into a “tropical depression”, because wind speeds will drop below the apparently meaningful level of 39 mph. … Continue reading

Kam Bam Summer Slam

I hosted a pong tournament, monikered Summer Slam, in June. If you don’t already know what pong is and want to catch up, good luck!. You’re behind by, ballpark, 20 blogs and podcasts. For everyone else: Let’s get started.   Format & Outcome Six … Continue reading

Philly Philly!

It’s a crazy time for Philadelphia sports. The Eagles winning the Super Bowl in February and Villanova taking home the NCAA Championship in March ushered in the sort of spring awakening usually reserved for BBC nature documentaries or Disney movies. … Continue reading