This is late but we all need to deal with disappointment in our lives.
Memorable events for 2009:
- Heading to Chicago
- Thanksgiving weekend freezing at the lake
- Freezing at the cabin in late April with snow on the ground
Favorite books I read in 2009:
- The BLDGBlog Book
- The War by Ken Burns
- The Kennedys by Peter Collier & David Horowitz :: Quite good as it followed the family after RFK’s assassination and the tragedy that kept following even the next generation of Kennedys.
- Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization by Jeff Rubin :: By far my most depressing read of the summer. He gave a more comprehensive explanation of the complexity of peak oil, the economy, and what the future is going to look like.
- The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson :: I reviewed it here.
- Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis :: I haven’t laughed so hard reading a book like this in a long time.
- Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell :: Raw I.Q. and talent isn’t enough.
- Walden by Henry David Thoreau :: Despite written in a writing style 150 years old, it was a great summer read and a perfect to be reading at the cabin.
Favorite TV Shows I watched in 2009:
- Survivorman
- 30 Rock
- A lot of NFL Network coverage
Favorite movies I watched in 2009:
- Cue tumbleweed. I never watched a single movie in 2009. I bought a lot of movies but just never watched any of them.
Favorite food for 2009:
- I rediscovered my love of Shreddies.
Best Sporting Moments of 2009:
- Denver starts the season 6-0.
Worst Sporting Moments of 2009:
- Toronto Blue Jays stunk, Calgary Flames lost in the playoffs again, Saskatchewan Roughriders can’t count to 12 without going over, Denver firing Mike Shanahan and then alienated most of their talented players.
as a Denverite and a shorty rooting for a shorty, I was excited, then disappointed greatly by the Broncos this year. I think Josh is going to be a great coach. He has all the right tools, he is just a wee bit immature maybe for the head coach job. His emotion is great on one hand, but could be his downfall on the other hand. A coach needs to hold the reigns of the team and be the “boss”, but you can’t be a turd about it and not alienated spoiled athletes. They actually did much better than I was expecting.
Was there meant to be a link to the review of Invention of Air? Just checking.
Peace,
Jamie
Have you ever watched Friday Night Lights? It loses its way a little in the first part of Season 2 but pretty solid. I like all the intersections of not only sports but small town politics, religion, education, etc.
I am not a big fan of it. Not sure why not. Maybe because I find it weird that high school sports is such a big deal.