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I win!

Miniature golf scorecard from Egg Harbor Fun Park showing two players T and J with final totals of 67 and 61 over 18 holes par 50
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Upgrading my Macs at home to Mountain Lion an hour before leaving town for a few days. I lose all sensibility when new bits arrive.

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Trolley Train

Tyler and I visited Choo Choo Bob’s today and somehow this happened.

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Americoob Attempting to Siphon Traffic from USA Kubb

I recently went to usakubb.com forgetting to use .org to go to usakubb.org, the website for the US National Kubb Championship. USA Kubb got this site registered and setup this winter. The domain information shows it was registered on Feb. 26, 2012.

Domain ID:D164823449-LROR
Domain Name:USAKUBB.ORG
Created On:26-Feb-2012 01:23:56 UTC
Last Updated On:26-Apr-2012 03:50:06 UTC
Expiration Date:26-Feb-2014 01:23:56 UTC

When I put in usakubb.com though I was surprised that I got redirected to Americoob!

% curl --head http://usakubb.com/
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:11:49 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.21 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.21 OpenSSL/0.9.7a mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_fcgid/2.3.5
Location: http://www.americoob.com
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

The same happens for usakubb.net.

% curl --head usakubb.net
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 19:12:18 GMT
Server: Apache/2.2.21 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.21 OpenSSL/0.9.7a mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 mod_fcgid/2.3.5
Location: www.americoob.com
Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1

That seemed super lame. I knew USA Kubb wasn’t sending traffic to Americoob. So I looked up the registration information for usakubb.com:

Domain Name: USAKUBB.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: registrar.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 31-mar-2012
Creation Date: 31-mar-2012
Expiration Date: 31-mar-2014

…and usakubb.net:

Domain Name: USAKUBB.NET
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: registrar.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 31-mar-2012
Creation Date: 31-mar-2012
Expiration Date: 31-mar-2013

Americoob registered these domains about a month after USA Kubb registered the proper .org domain name. So Americoob bought these two domains that are completely unrelated to them so that they could siphon traffic away from people who think they are going to the USA Kubb website. Now people that forget to type the domain all the way will be sent to Americoob, the manufacturer of a plastic game similar to Kubb, but isn’t even Kubb! 5 batons and 4 baseline Kubbs? Made of plastic?

This is incredibly lame on Americoob’s part. I think people should clearly communicate to Americoob that they should hand these domains over to USA Kubb as soon as possible. Americoob is owned by Short Productions and can be reached at (215) 699-2328 and you can email them at info@americoob.com.

To make it easier, here is an email you can copy and paste to them:

Americoob,

Your organization recently registered the domains usakubb.com and usakubb.net and are redirecting visitors to those domains to your website at www.americoob.com. I would like to request that you turn these domains over to USA Kubb, the owners of usakubb.org and the organization behind the US National Kubb Championship.

Your attempt to siphon visitors to USA Kubb that do not put in the full domain is bad for the very sport that you are attempting to be part of and profit in. Please do the right thing and turn the usakubb.com and usakubb.net domains over to USA Kubb.

Thank you,

[name]

Please note, I’m purposefully not adding any hyperlinks to Americoob so I don’t send any traffic to them.

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Near perfect espresso this morning. ☕️

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Photos from 2012 US National Kubb Championship

This last weekend the Kubbchucks, our Kubb team, traveled to Eau Claire for the US National Kubb Championship. It was an awesome time. Here are some pictures I took from the weekend.

Kubb tournament on a grass field with red white and blue king pieces in the foreground and players competing on multiple lanes Red U.S. Kubb Championship t-shirt hanging under a tent at an outdoor event with people registering at a table behind it. Tall wooden U.S. National Kubb Championship trophy engraved with past winners from 2007 to 2011, displayed on a table outdoors near blue shirts and smaller trophies. Two players in red shirts compete in a game of kubb on a grass field with wooden blocks lined up between them Man in red shirt and hat throwing a wooden baton toward wooden blocks on a grass field while a large crowd watches from the sidelines Man in red National Championship shirt, plaid shorts, and bucket hat gives thumbs up while holding a clipboard on a grass field Colorful red white and blue king piece stands in the foreground of a grass field while a large crowd of spectators watches a kubb match Two men at an outdoor kubb tournament one standing in a gray shirt and black sneakers one sitting on a blue cooler wearing a cap red Converse shoes and sunglasses Planet Kubb sign staked in a grass field at an outdoor kubb tournament with players and multiple game pitches visible in the background Man in white shirt and cap throws a baton underhand toward wooden blocks on a grass field while others watch Man in straw hat and white shirt throws a wooden baton toward wooden blocks on a grass field during an outdoor kubb tournament Three men in matching white Kubbchucks 2012 Minnesota t-shirts pose outdoors, one holding a blue and yellow flag on a grassy field. Spectators sit on bleachers watching dozens of players compete in kubb on a large grass field under a partly cloudy sky Man in dark shirt swings a baton to knock over wooden kubbs on a grass field while two teammates watch nearby. Two barefoot men in matching dark shirts lean over wooden kubb blocks on a grass field with a large KUBB sign behind them. Barefoot player lunges forward to throw a wooden baton at cylindrical kubbs on a grass field while spectators watch under a Norwegian flag and blue canopy tent. Green John Deere 300 Loader tractor parked on a grass field behind large white KUBB letters, with soccer goals and trees in background. Person in red U.S. National Kubb Championship T-shirt stands on grass field holding a baton behind their back facing three players in teal tank tops Four men relaxing on a grass field at an outdoor tournament giving thumbs up, wearing Kingpin team shirts, with cars and trees in the background. Kubb king piece made of wooden batons arranged in a cross shape on a grass field with game pieces and blue cones stretching into the distance Three men in matching Wolfpack T-shirts stand on a grass field each holding a wooden kubb baton Three young men in matching teal Kubbsicles tank tops and white shorts stand arm in arm on a grass field Man in a red U.S. National Kubb Championship shirt kneeling beside a tall wooden trophy engraved with past champions, on a grass field Gray long-sleeve shirt with Knuckleheads team logo in blue and gold held up outdoors near a sports field Four people wearing matching red Kubb skull graphic T-shirts posing together on a grass field on a sunny day. Three men standing on a grass field smiling at the camera, two holding wooden kubb batons and blocks, with a kubb game setup visible behind them Three men in matching gold Leinenkugels t-shirts stand together on a grass field outdoors on a sunny day. Three men standing on a grass field on a sunny day, wearing casual summer clothing including shorts and sneakers Three young men posing on a grass field, two standing with arms around each other and one crouching in front pointing at the camera. Two men wearing matching red Referee Kubb jerseys and wide-brimmed red hats pose together on a grass field at an outdoor tournament. Outdoor kubb tournament on a grass field with players throwing wooden batons at blocks while spectators watch from bleachers and lawn chairs Two young men in matching teal tank tops crouching on grass to set up a kubb block, with spectators and umbrellas in the background. Young man kneeling on grass arranging wooden kubb blocks during an outdoor tournament, crowds visible behind him Three men crouch over fallen wooden kubb batons on a grass field during an outdoor tournament on a sunny day. Three young men in matching teal jerseys toss a wooden block during an outdoor kubb tournament on a sunny grass field with spectators watching. Three men on a grass field playing kubb, one leaning forward mid-throw toward a cluster of wooden blocks Two barefoot players in teal tank tops compete in a game of kubb on a grass field watched by a crowd of spectators in lawn chairs Two young men in teal tank tops prepare to throw wooden batons at wooden blocks on a grass field while spectators watch from folding chairs Six players shaking hands on a grass field at the end of a kubb match with wooden kubbs and orange cones marking the court Three young men in matching teal tank tops and white shorts hold a tall wooden trophy on a grass field with spectators seated behind them. Four young men in tank tops pose with the U.S. National Kubb Championship trophy on a grass field in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Group of about a dozen men posing outdoors on grass with medals and a tall trophy after a kubb tournament
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I’ve been reunited with my Kensington Expert Mouse Trackball and it’s so great.

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Terms of Service Screens

Got this a while back on my iPhone.

That gave this.

You got that right? Good.

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Reference Macchiato

When I go to a good coffee shop I almost always order a macchiato. I enjoy them, but far too many places make them poorly. If you order one, and it doesn’t look like these, pour it out.

Macchiato from Urban Bean Lyndale.

Macchiato from Johnson Public House in Madison, Wisconsin.

Macchiato from Urban Bean Lyndale.

Macchiato from Bradbury’s Coffee in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Tofu joins the Jalapeños. Big Green Egg.