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Sad Day for the Pac

Today marks the end of the Pac-12 Conference — and particularly the original eight schools from California, Oregon, and Washington.

Growing up in Oregon, I watched a lot of “Pac-10” sports on TV and in person. Some of my favorite memories are the many Saturday drives…

Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island

Pro tip for visiting these two NYC destinations: don’t do it on a Saturday mid-afternoon in early July.

While this seemed like a must do, bucket list tourist visit, it ended up feeling like way more time was spent standing in line to get on and…

Cubs @ Yankees — Yankee Stadium

A warm July night, with the newly fashioned fast-paced version of Major League Baseball is hard to beat. Really the only place Yankee Stadium comes up a bit short imho is in the food category. It’s virtually impossible to find something that’s not fried.

JP Morgan Library and Museum

I was here years ago — hasn’t changed a bit! The East and West rooms almost make you feel like old man Morgan is in there figuring out how to traverse the Panic of 1907.

Coney Island: First Visit Ever

Fun day strolling the boardwalk, eating a Nathan’s hot dog, spending $40 across three carnival games to win a plush toy, and enjoying a Brooklyn Cyclones game (and soft serve cone of course)!

Shining More Light on College Sports

College sports is going through a tumultuous transition these days. Between the accelerated pace of “power” conference consolidation and the ongoing questions around NIL and student-athlete financial consideration, there has likely never been so many questions…

Tenement Museum in NYC

Definitely worth the visit — and signing up for a couple of tours (I did three today). I particularly liked my walking tour titled “Reclaiming Black Spaces”, which explored some of the special individuals and movements in the Black community in this part of NYC.

Washington D.C. — 6/30/23

Cruising by the Supreme Court — morning after they stuck down affirmative action per Harvard and UNC college admissions. I’m hopeful college admissions leaders figure out the workaround to ensure their student populations become more diverse, not less.