All The Miscellaneous Things

 

A so-called "American Football". Photo by Dave Adamson (link)

College Football Update

J and I go to games at Michigan Stadium to see the Wolverines play football. We've had season tickets since 1995, although we haven't been at all of the home games. 

It's not a stadium known for its high noise levels. From my experience, the loudest crowd reactions are:

1. The end of the James Earl Jones movie that is shown right before the team runs onto the field
2. When the announcer introduces the Veteran of the Game, usually a Word War II veteran, during a TV timeout
3. When the dog catches the frisbee

The crowd also cheers loudly sometimes when the team makes a good play. 

Really? More boats? 

Following my inexplicable obsession with cool watercraft: 

• This houseboat/camper boat is actually something I would consider owning if I lived near water.  Although if I lived near water, why would I need a camper for the water. I could just go home. I need to think this through more...
• This "yacht" jet ski, whose design is intended to reflect that of larger boats made by the same manufacturer, is also something I would definitely own.  

Random Stuff

Books

Looking for something new or different to read? The "Recommend Me a Book" site shows you the first few pages of a book so you can check it out and see if it's interesting. If you like it, you can find out what book it's from. If you don't like it, you can click "Next" and see the first pages from another book. 

Arch Design

This is a fun and easy-to-follow video that shows how arches are designed, and how to use a chain to easily discover whether an arch you've designed will stand on its own.