Despite all the best of intentions, I simply don’t have the time, energy or necessary current mental functionality to hold up my obligation to provide a new installment of College Countdown today. In fact I may need to cook up some general low-impact content for the whole week ahead. That’s how thoroughly my annual excursion into the land of total cognitive exhaustion has done a number on me. My apologies. Continue reading Programming Note
As the preceding day’s posts undoubtedly conveyed, this is the first day of this year’s edition of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. For the members of my tribe, only one song will suffice. Wikipedia even confirmed this fact at one point: I won’t post it, but I can surely share it. This song is undoubtedly available for purchase at your favorite local, independently-owned record store. Why not go and give the proprietor of that establishment several of your dollars. I know that’s on my agenda for today. Continue reading One for Friday: “Poor old Johnnie Ray…”
This weekend, I will once again participate in the annual staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM, the main fundraiser every year for the college radio station in central Wisconsin that is my most prized alma mater. At this time … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: $2.50 for an Hour
This weekend, I will once again participate in the annual staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM, the main fundraiser every year for the college radio station in central Wisconsin that is my most prized alma mater. At this time … Continue reading Trivia (Wrong) Answer of the Day: Samantha Stevens
This weekend, I will once again participate in the annual staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM, the main fundraiser every year for the college radio station in central Wisconsin that is my most prized alma mater. At this time … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: ‘Tis Campbell’s Soup Each Day….
This weekend, I will once again participate in the annual staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM, the main fundraiser every year for the college radio station in central Wisconsin that is my most prized alma mater. At this time … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: Riboflavin
The team I am proud to be a part of did quite well in this past weekend’s staging of The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. As a result, I’m pretty tired today (and in transit) so I won’t offer much. Normal … Continue reading 9th Place
This weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. I’m a little preoccupied with preparations for that, including some significant travel. To provide some sense of the madness of minutiae that dominates my mind this week, I’ll share some … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: “Third Rate Romance”
This weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. I’m a little preoccupied with preparations for that, including some significant travel. To provide some sense of the madness of minutiae that dominates my mind this week, I’ll share some of the most personally memorable answers from my many, many years of involvement with the contest. Every one of my teammates has stories like this. These are mine. Not every story is going to be a happy one. When teams register, they get a rulebook dubbed The New Trivia Times. Amidst the ads from generous local businesses, explanation of the … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: For Real
This weekend, I’ll participate in The World’s Largest Trivia ContestTM. I’m a little preoccupied with preparations for that, including some significant travel. To provide some sense of the madness of minutiae that dominates my mind this week, I’ll share some … Continue reading Trivia Answer of the Day: Exile on Main Street
Coffee for Two 