Monthly Archives: July 2015

Dashing: 29 July v FC Kansas City

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Watched this over the Fox Stream which, after a rough start with their game a few days ago, was pretty stable until about halfway through the second half. However, the Fox Stream (at least through the website) does not allow … Continue reading →

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Traiting Places: A Writing Trick that Worked for Me

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Section three of In Time has been the longest, sloggiest sloggy slog I’ve ever worked through. That includes the interminable chapter of my thesis that lasted over a year (at least there I was actively, consciously, and quite effectively avoiding … Continue reading →

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Dashing: 20 July @ FC Kansas City

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{This is my first game report written from watching an away game on the YouTube stream. It was a mixed bag: camera angles and announcers were subpar, but being able to rewind sure comes in handy. This game’s stream is available … Continue reading →

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Talking Points: First in a Series

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{I don’t know how frequently these will pop up. But I’ve always wanted to find a way to poke at my relationship with my stutter, and to share it in case it was of use to anyone else. Not that … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: The Painter by Peter Heller

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{This is the first in an occasional series, inspired by the concise brilliance of @TheMovies With PopPop. I am often reluctant to review books, as I don’t want to speak ill of future peers (he said, hopefully). That makes this … Continue reading →

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Dashing: 12 July v Chicago Red Stars

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

There are really three summary points here Probably the most important is the 13,000+ in attendance. That is a huge number for the Dash, and while the will-they-won’t-they-play narrative was both a distraction and a disappointment, it is up to the … Continue reading →

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@The Movies with PopPop: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is a 2014 film directed by Iranian-American Ana Lily Amirpour. The film, in black and white, and “Persian” (Farsi?), is a — ready for this — vampire, feminist, spaghetti-western influenced romance, that though … Continue reading →

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The AfterDash: What the WWC Might Mean for the Houston Dash

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{In the time since I first began this, ticket sales have exploded for the NWSL–and for the Dash game on Sunday. As more media demands have come down, it turns out–as of right now–the USWNT players won’t be available to … Continue reading →

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Women’s U17 EURO’s: Peering Into the Fog

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

There are few things more difficult than trying to gain knowledge from tournaments like this: no TV coverage, little analysis, some scattered non-English blogs, meager video highlights at best, and for many of these players, the first time they hit … Continue reading →

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What Is And What Might Bee: Josh McEachran and High End Youth Setups

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Former Chelsea starlet Josh McEachran has just left Stamford Bridge to join Brentford.(Who are known as the Bees–hence the pun in the title. Yes, it’s a stretch. Buzz off.) You can find reports of it in many places, here’s The … Continue reading →

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