by Andrew | Dec 21, 2011 | Music
As I mentioned previously, I put together an album each year of my UC Davis friends’ favorite songs. Here’s last year’s album, as well as this year’s survey results and my 30 favorite songs of 2011. And here are the rules for this mix, copied...
by Andrew | Dec 20, 2011 | Music, Other
Here are the results of my annual music survey. I received 28 responses and about 115 unique songs. Then I added my 30 favorite songs of 2011. The songs with the most mentions are at the top; “Pumped Up Kicks” was the most popular song of 2011, and Adele...
by Andrew | Dec 16, 2011 | Music, Other
I compiled a list of my 30 favorite songs of 2011, not so you can see how cultured I am and how awesome my taste is, because the answer to both is “not very.” I made this list for the same reason I ask for your favorites at the end of each year: networking...
by Andrew | Dec 9, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
So I started writing this diatribe against the current college football system and all its dysfunction when I realized that maybe we’re all taking the wrong approach. One of the first things you learn in public speaking–a class I have taught numerous times...
by Andrew | Nov 29, 2011 | College Football Ratings, Football, Other, Sports
Well here we are. The BCS has rendered the SEC championship game as useless as the Meineke Car Care Bowl. You see, if LSU beats Georgia this Saturday, they keep the #1 spot and go the national title game. On the other hand, if they LOSE…they go to to the...
