Baldwin’s (Almost) Half-Season NBA Report: The West Edition

(A quick note from Bots: Baldwin’s post is only tangentially related to the Denver Nuggets’ old 90s logo but I always liked its Disco Tetris vibe, so we’re using it!)

With all teams having played between 28 and 32 out of the 66 games they will play in the compressed 123 day regular season, and time ticking down to the trade deadline, it’s a good time to take a look at where each team is, the answered questions, the unanswered questions, and maybe take a sneaky peek towards the playoffs. Continue reading →

“Linsanity” Actually Gets Insane

You’ve probably heard a lot about Jeremy Lin lately. From sports writers with some terrible puns, sports fans, and from a lot of racial issues blogs who were annoyed with some terrible, skirting the edges of racist puns. However, someone at ESPN screwed up big time, and whether it was an accident, or intentional, there are a few lessons we can all take away from this. Continue reading →

Recipe Sunday: Cold February Night Three Chili Curry with Fried Ricotta

As someone who loves to cook and loves to experiment with new recipes and different ingredients, getting what I need for a new dish is not always easy. Even though the Hispanic and Indian populations in Vermont have been growing in recent years, there are many ingredients we still can’t find locally for really great curries or amazing south-of-the-border meals. Continue reading →

QOTD: How Far Have You Come From The Place You Were Born?

There are so many different ways you can answer this question. You could decide it’s about a philosophical journey, about the change in your political beliefs compared to the beliefs in your parents, the movement in your socio-economic status. You could be a bit more literal and calculate how far you’ve traveled. For example, I estimate that I’ve walked, jogged and run far enough to go around the world at the equator, let alone distance covered in planes, trains and automobiles. Continue reading →

PhotoPhriday: Imaginary Friends

You can pick anyone from any point in time to be your bestest friend forever (as long as it’s someone you don’t actually know). Your Imaginary Friend can be a real person or a fictional character. Tell us why you chose who you chose. Continue reading →