Time to Check Your DVRs, Mostly Harmless Fans
Just finished watching the Golf Channel's coverage of the final round of the Wegmans LPGA Championship and as it was coming to a close I was joking with the Full Metal Archivist that I might show up soon. Well, if you're interested in the man behind t...
Time to Check Your DVRs, Mostly Harmless Fans
Just finished watching the Golf Channel's coverage of the final round of the Wegmans LPGA Championship and as it was coming to a close I was joking with the Full Metal Archivist that I might show up soon. Well, if you're interested in the man behind t...
Why E. Michael Johnson Is an Idiot
E. Michael Johnson believes that with his 5.7 handicap index he could beat someone from the 51st to 100th positions on the LPGA money list on a 6800-yard course at least once in 20 tries. Even though his interlocutor Stina Sternberg clearly won the de...
Why E. Michael Johnson Is an Idiot
E. Michael Johnson believes that with his 5.7 handicap index he could beat someone from the 51st to 100th positions on the LPGA money list on a 6800-yard course at least once in 20 tries. Even though his interlocutor Stina Sternberg clearly won the de...
Golf Channel, Here I Come!
Today in history, the Constructivist family entered the 21st century. We've had high-speed internet since we got back from Japan but now we have it with Verizon, whose triple play deal means that we also have DirectTV (with a sweet HD DVR) and a home ...
I’m Back! Miss Me?
Hey all, the move from Dunkirk to Hamburg not only took up much more of my time than I hoped, but also involved a switch in our internet service provider. It turns out the phone line to our new home was damaged while the computer we left in the old ho...
Dear Santa: All We Want for QSMS Is…
...for you to cure Daisuke Takahashi's whiplash in time for the World Championships!We know this comes a little late and you're really busy this time of year, but onechan and imoto have been really good, The Constructivist really likes Terry Pratchett'...
The Utica City Amateur: Before, During, and After
The Utica City Amateur is my favorite golf tournament to play. I did it 3 straight years following the end of my college golf career and 8 years in a row late in grad school and early in my professorial career, but this year was my 1st in the last 6 t...
We Interrupt This U.S. Women’s Open Week with…
...a boring update on my own game. Skip this if you want, but maybe checking my patterns will help you notice and analyze yours.With onechan finally old enough to start playing a few holes with me several times this summer already (and more when she g...
Make It Star Blazers in 2010!
Check it out: there's a new animated Star Blazers movie that's been out in Japan for almost a month!It goes by Star Blazers: Rebirth in English and Space Battleship Yamato in Japanese.I encourage you to check out parts 2 and 3 of this promo. Go for ...
On Being an Ai-sama and Dai-chan Fan
Sure, we're dealing with head lice and what seems to be H1N1 here in the Constructivist household the last couple of weeks, but you want to know what's really gotten us down lately? No, it's not Tiger's inability to win from the final pairing yet agai...
Been There, Done That
I've come in DFL in the 2 biggest tournaments I've ever played--the ECAC Championship during college golf and the New York State Mid-Amateur at the height (so to speak) of my competitive career--and I'm not just talking by a shot or 2. The fairways at...
