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		<title>TiVo Advisors panel and some KSU football</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2012 Blogathon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The good people over at TiVo finely decided to send over an invitation email to join the TiVo advisors panel. The only TiVo related thing that would be more fun than the TiVo advisors panel would be an invitation to field test beta TiVo hardware. Throughout the process of filling out the TiVo advisor panel questionnaire the television in the living room was  tuned to the Fox broadcast of the AT&#38;T Cotton Bowl featuring Arkansas vs. Kansas State University (KSU). Without question Bill Snyder would be considered one of the foremost subject matter experts on how to rebuild a college football program. KSU might have gotten a little ahead of schedule this year. With any luck over the next few years the matchups between Charlie Weis and Bill Snyder will be legendary. How could the sunglasses worn by Burn Notice main character Michael Westin be so expensive? Throughout the show Michael Westin wears Oliver Peoples Victor 55 sunglasses with cognac colored lenses and gold frames. Based on a quick search of the Oliver Peoples website it appears that the sunglasses worn by Michael Westin have been discontinued.]]></description>
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		<title>KU watch party Rock Chalk Jayhawk in Colorado Springs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well my plan to write a minimum of 500 words per day for an entire year has gotten off to a strong start. Given the impending addition to my family a new reality has started to emerge. Change will always remain a consistent part of modern life. Today Joni and I watched the Kansas University Jayhawks defeat the Kansas State Wildcats this evening at the Fox and Hound in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I will probably be unable to attend any of the University of Kansas alumni watch parties for the next few months. I thought 2012 would be a good year to get back to blogging. The number of major life events that will be occurring this year should provide a little insight into life’s rich tapestry. During the course of the next year the major challenge associated with the great 2012 blogathon will be adhering to the plan. Writing without venturing into the world of first person prose takes a certain degree of planning and ultimately consistency. Dinner tonight at the Fox in the Hound involved ordering a bacon cheeseburger instead of ordering the obligatory Philadelphia cheese stake. Joni really seems to prefer sweet potato fries. While all fried [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staying up late to celebrate World Series game 7 night</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 02:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Armed with a Philly cheese steak sandwich from Taste of Philly and a beverage, I sat down to watch game seven of the World Series featuring the Texas Rangers versus the St. Louis Cardinals. During the game, I found myself reading the book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson and running the washing machine. I stopped actively collecting baseball cards over a decade ago. My sports trading card collection gradually transitioned from baseball to football. Recently, I have started to bid on a fair number of Beckett Grading Services (BGS) rated autographed football cards. The market on BGS autographed cards has fallen on hard times. While the current economic situation has decimated prices for sellers, anybody who is considering buying up a few player autographed cards can do so relatively cheaply on eBay.]]></description>
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		<title>NBA Regular Season Questions</title>
		<link>http://nelslindahl.com/nels/2011/09/nba-regular-season-questions.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will anybody notice if the National Basketball Association (NBA) failed to play any regular season games this year? Nobody really cared when the National Hockey League (NHL) skipped the 2004 to 2005 season. I think the NBA might be overvaluing their stock by about 40%  to 60%. Consider for a moment average game attendance… During the 2011 season 893,462 people attended a total of 41 Chicago Bulls home games. By comparison during 7 home games 782,776 attended University of Michigan football games. If a college football game can draw in over 100,000 people per game, then how does the NBA stand satisfied with a league best average of 21,791 per game?]]></description>
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		<title>In defense of Bo Jackson</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In defense of Bo Jackson: Bo knows baseball; @royalsreview (Royals Review) must not know Bo. We now live in an age of stardom and fame for all the wrong reasons. Bo Jackson represents the pinnacle of two sport superstardom. No other Royals player who has or will ever suit up in the cool blue glory commanded the same degree of talent as Bo Jackson. Statisticians might fault a star for burning too brightly. In the case of ranking Bo Jackson as a Kansas City Royal should the statistics be compared year to year or career to career? Baseball has long been associated with complex statistical questions. As a sport baseball is defined by both great seasons and great careers. Somebody could bother to rank the professional baseball careers of the top 100 Kansas City Royals; I would argue this comparison lacks validity. The better and more obvious question would be to evaluate the top 100 single seasons in the history of the Kansas City Royals. I will be working toward a post directed @RoyalProcess (Trust the Process Kansas City) unveiling the top 100 individual player seasons in the history of the Kansas City Royals.]]></description>
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		<title>NBA Basketball Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shaquille O&#8217;Neal (AKA Shaq) and the Cleveland Cavaliers will be in Denver tonight to play the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. If the current employment schedule worked out better this would certainly be a game worth the two hour drive to Denver, Colorado. After moving to Colorado Springs the ability to easily attend a Denver Nuggets game disappeared. As a casual fan of Nuggets planning to see a game never really made sense. Attending games usually involved wanting to support the professional career of former University of Kansas players.]]></description>
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		<title>Collecting Graded Trading Cards</title>
		<link>http://nelslindahl.com/nels/2009/11/collecting-graded-trading-cards.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back on October 30, 2004, a weblog post focused on a serious question, “Why use Beckett Grading Service?” Over the last few years, my collection of trading cards has been reduced. Right now my primary focus involves picking up carefully selected Beckett Grading Service (BGS) encapsulated cards from auction houses or private collectors. Right now the prices have hit record lows and picking up some seriously awesome cards seems manageable and strangely affordable. For the send time I am going to edit and rework my essay, “Five major modern issues are changing the value of trading cards.” In 2004, the essay developed from my observation that the social perception of the game of baseball is not the only issue involved in answering the question of if my baseball card collection would survive the test of time. In the interest of clarity, I have tried to contain my analysis in the following list of, “five major modern issues are changing the value of trading cards.” 1. Expensive card rating has become important in the strange world of sports trading cards Beckett has generated a dichotomous two-class system. Beckett professionally rated and certified cards and those that are in a separate more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sports Card Collecting Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe the future network printer will help print out a copy of the current sports card database. Maybe the best strategy for dealing with all the changes in the sports card trading industry will involve simply focusing the hobby of collecting. Those pesky graded card companies do make some fantastically exciting trading card holders.]]></description>
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		<title>Televised Football Games</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watching college football generally involves locating the big game on seemingly randomly assigned television channel. National Football League (NFL) games are typically available on a handful of channels. Each week with the NFL involves the question, “What games are on?” Every Sunday a few NFL games are always going to be televised and are always going to be exciting. With college football the television schedule is highly variable and fairly difficult to explain. In general, college football typically involves either a strong alumni base following the team or a genuine national interest in team. National rankings help people indentify matchups that could provide high quality televised entertainment. Throughout the years, being a fan of the University of Kansas football program has been a challenging endeavor. A few years ago the games were a quiet place to enjoy a leisurely afternoon while eating food sold from overpriced snack bars. Those days of empty stadium seating and quiet environments have come to an end. However, locating televised games featuring the University of Kansas football program remains incredibly challenging. Purchasing high priced college football packages seems like an unrealistic option. The pay per view model within college sports always seems somewhat overpriced. Based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kansas City Chiefs Football</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nels Lindahl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fans have started to petition the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) calling for running back Larry Johnson to be stopped from achieving the all time team rushing record. The Kansas City Chiefs from 1989 to 1998 were consistent and well coached by Marty Schottenheimer. Naturally, the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs Carl Peterson decided to relieve Marty Schottenheimer of coaching duties for consistently fielding quality teams that successfully completed NFL seasons. Since the 1998 season the Kansas City Chiefs have had four winning seasons and six losing seasons. Somehow former general manager Carl Peterson thought it was a good idea to replace Marty Schottenheimer after eight winning seasons and two losing seasons. Some of the Kansas City Chief fans miss the winning days of “Marty Ball.” In the era after Marty Schottenheimer, maybe Scott Pioli should consider taking some time to actually attempt to perform the general manager function for the Kansas City Chiefs. Recruiting players that compete and care about Kansas City would be a good start. Given the salaries being paid finding qualified candidates that care should not be a problem. For a general manager in the NFL accepting the paycheck is [...]]]></description>
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