World Cup number 6

 

Bosnia-Herzegovina 3

Qatar 1

June 24, 2026

Seattle Stadium

FIFA World Cup, Group B

Re-Finishing the W

Seattle Storm 110

 Dallas Wings 112

WNBA Regular Season (OT)

CPA, Seattle, WA

June 22, 2026

A few years ago I realized that I needed to re-finish the W.  A few teams had moved and branded so i went to a LVA game, and this year got GSV and now Dallas Wings. With the 26 expansion to Toronto and PDX, I will target seeing them. The Fire were not a team I saw before they went away, but I have seen the Comets and Rockers, so when they return I will see them, but I saw the earlier incarnations. Never saw Detroit when Detroit so expansion there and Philadelphia will noth be new when they happen.

This was a fantastic game last night.

Awa Fam, Malonga, and Johnson are a core to build around. Paige and Azzi are legit. Half of the ten starters are the last two lotteries. It is an amazing wave of talent added to a league that was already pretty talented.

Paige rolled taht ankle recently, scroed ten points early, and then Azzi took over.  The young Storm have a decent roster, but it just has not won games. This yound starting idea should stick around. Paige came alive in the list 90 second and OT and went from 10 points and a team down six to 27 and a 2 point OT win when she went full Buckets. An amazing display.  This Seattle team will add a high draft pick to the core and be good.

The Big Three

 Seattle has the big three women's pro sports leagues.  Soccer, basketball, and hockey are establishing as solid pro leagues.  Other sports are giving it a go, but these are the big three.  I have now seen home matches of all three already in 2026.

Storm v Golden State

Torrent v Boston

Reign FC v Utah

Perhaps I really will flip this

 

Ending up getting this last month was crazy.  

What to do with it it s challenge. The value now would help with a lot of things.  I rarely do this, but this is perhaps one of those times.

Five times

 

Escape the Fate

VOWWS

Lacuna Coil

w/Escape the Fate & VOWWS

The Crocodile

4/4/26

Good show.  Having seen them five times it is good that they mix up their sets the way they do.  Opening bands were interesting and enjoyable. I liked those shoes, though.

Student Discount

 

A very cool walkabout and visit this past week.

17 years ago I started this journey in con work

 

Stranger Things have happened, I guess.

More than just getting it

 Twice in Seattle

A friend and colleague convinced me that I should explore KPOP.  With the work I do and have done in rock as a journalist and now community college instructor I was interested in it academically.

Fast forward a few years and I was at a show.

This is why friends are so important.

Hello 2026