the patriots winning the superbowl is like, a tie.  the season would just be a tie.  every team’s record would be reset to 8-8.  hopefully it would not affect draft order.  I think it’s unlikely, though.  they’re one of those teams that looks great when it’s playing the broncos.  speaking of 8-8.

it was an outstanding day on the search front.  I met with recruiters who I liked very much.  in fact they have changed how I see recruiters.  that sentence is somehow embarrassing.  separately I heard from an employer to which I applied directly.  that is actually the first time that’s happened during this search.  separately I heard from another less impressive recruiter who is based in NY but works with DC clients sometimes.  heady times in the search, after a dullness in recent days.

I can’t say enough about the single speed conversion.  the bike.  it has changed the way I see recruiters.

boulder was the first place I ever lived where I encountered people who believed that a haircut could help purge the psyche of, toxins.  I have such a clear image of the moment when it was explained to me by two extremely blonde girls, really the two blondest people I have ever seen, that the reason one was giving the other a haircut was because they were beginning a fast.  My puzzlement must have been clear.  I imagine them detecting my puzzlement at the initial explanation and voluntarily providing further explanation in a charitable, not quite patronizing way.  a concise and pleasant explanation, each or both staring out of their aura’s deep indefinite abyss of blondeness.