Category Archives: World at large

Getting my first pair of shoes at the Continental Cup

Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2019 by Ryan Olson

A lot of people new to the sport of curling often ask if it’s expensive to participate in. Thankfully, the answer is no for the individual curler. In a lot of ways, getting into curling is like going to the … Continue reading →

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Watching the world’s best curlers in Las Vegas

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019 by Ryan Olson

Today is the first day of the 2019 Continental Cup of Curling at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. If you haven’t seen this event before, I would say it’s well worth your time if you’re a fan of the … Continue reading →

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A comment on commenting systems, specifically Kinja

Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 by Ryan Olson

It seems like there are very few good commenting systems on the Internet. Based on my experience, the free or low-cost services can be very barebones, sluggish or just a pain to use (I guess you get what you pay … Continue reading →

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From the archive — Eyes on iPhone: North state dials up new device in droves

Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2017 by Ryan Olson

The first incarnation of the Apple iPhone was formally released 10 years ago on June 29, 2007. Here’s what I wrote for the Enterprise-Record, published the following day. After months of waiting through countless Internet discussions and tempting commercials, scores … Continue reading →

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10+1 images from my first year back in Utah

Posted on Monday, June 5, 2017 by Ryan Olson

At the end of May, I marked the first anniversary of my returning to Utah. To celebrate the occasion, I reviewed the photos I took from the past 365 days and picked ten that highlighted some of the fun activities … Continue reading →

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UCSD basketball outdraws some Division I schools

Posted on Monday, March 13, 2017 by Ryan Olson

UCSD’s average attendance is around 250 out of 5000 seats — trising on The Big West Boards The UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program faces a key date this month, as the Big West Conference leadership is supposed to consider whether … Continue reading →

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The20: Fight on with mighty Triton spirit – Part I

Posted on Friday, February 17, 2017 by Ryan Olson

I’ve been a pretty vocal opponent to the possibility of UC San Diego moving to Division I. Despite my past reservations about D-I (which seems highly likely at this point), it was a total blast to once more cheer on … Continue reading →

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Introducing The20 writing project

Posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 by Ryan Olson

I’m trying something new on my blogs. For years, I haven’t done a great job of keeping things up to date, letting months go by between updates. It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say. I have had plenty of things … Continue reading →

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Oroville Dam is a tragic case of ‘beware what you wish for’

Posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 by Ryan Olson

My thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by the crisis at Oroville Dam, which led to the evacuation of around 200,000 people living downstream Sunday out of fear of a collapse of the emergency spillway. In less than … Continue reading →

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2009 – Day 2 of the 9 Days of Christmas Cards

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2016 by Ryan Olson

Continuing with my look back on nine years of Christmas cards, 2009 marks the second year and the final year of doing entirely homemade cards. While the card production was simplified from the first year (no elaborate cutting), the main … Continue reading →

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