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By Paul Lukas, on September 14th, 2009%
Alright, our first full-on football weekend of the season. Here’s what caught my eye:
• The Golden Gophers lived up to their name for their first game in their new stadium on Saturday — yikes. And here’s an interesting conspiracy theory from Chris Lampling: See how the jerseys developed orange-streaked sweat stains? Looks . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken, on September 13th, 2009%
and the uniform will be perfect…
By Phil Hecken, with Rick Pearson
You may have heard the phrase before, since I used it last weekend quite a bit. “Just One More Bumper Sticker” syndrome is a phrase my running mate, Rick Pearson (aka “Ricko”) and I use to describe a (typically) football uniform . . . → Read More: Just One More Bumper Sticker…
By Phil Hecken, on September 12th, 2009%
By Phil Hecken
Welcome back to part two of the Milwaukee Brewer makeover series. If you missed Part I, featuring some amazing mock ups by Chance Michaels and David Frost, be sure to take a look-see.
We’re on to part two today, however, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. . . . → Read More: A New Crew – Part Deux
By Paul Lukas, on September 11th, 2009%
[Editor's Note: A year ago, Chris Markham showed everyone how to make a helmet cup holder. Today he's back with his latest DIY project.]
By Chris Markham
Here in Rochester, we don’t really have a hometown MLB team root for. While most people generally root for the Yankees or Mets, we’re actually situated . . . → Read More: Uni Watch DIY Project: Purple Mountains’ Majesty
By Paul Lukas, on September 10th, 2009%
As we’ve discussed here several times, many NBA team logos include an image of a basketball. This was a particular concern a few years ago, when the league briefly tried to introduce a new ball design, which led me (and probably others) to wonder if all those teams would have to revise their . . . → Read More: What, You’d Prefer That They Use a Puck?
By Paul Lukas, on September 9th, 2009%
Several Chicago Bears players apparently have a few issues with the Soldier Field turf. I confess that I’m not particularly sympathetic — a crummy field surface is kinda old-school, right? Still, it would be nice if the grounds crew could at least center the midfield logo on the 50-yard line, instead of the . . . → Read More: Anyone Who Posts ‘Wanna Get Away?’ or ‘Great Googly-Moogly’ in the Comments Gets Banned, No Exceptions
By Paul Lukas, on September 8th, 2009%
When Kirsten and I were working on our Candela Structures exhibit from last fall through this past spring, one of our most helpful sources was a woman named Mary Ellen Coghlan. We first encountered her when we posted some research queries on a World’s Fair message board, where she was an active participant . . . → Read More: Reports of ‘Death Panels’ and Reported Death of Shea Panels: Equally Bogus
By Paul Lukas, on September 7th, 2009%
Cooked up a storm yesterday, beginning with the smoked duck you see pictured above (here’s a larger view and a different angle). That steak and veal chop you see there also made their way onto the grill, plus we had Carolina-style ribs, crisp-skinned pork belly, and roasted clams (forgot to photograph those), with . . . → Read More: Laborious Day
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