Isaac Castillo

Double octofinal UTEP vs Rutgers matchup will be….something.

And Miami vs Syracuse happened this past season. Might as well just advance the Honda McCords to the octofinals / Sweet 16.

Patatas bravas and chorizo for the easy win.

That cross was beautiful. Absolutely perfect pass. The through ball for the hockey assist was also top notch.

Right! The Open Cup win year was horrible. But it was at least a fun time.

The new stadium effect is completely gone, and there is really nothing to draw people to these games.

I don’t even watch them online anymore. And I went to EVERY game religiously for 12+ years.

I was a season ticket holder for 15 years, and this year I gave up. Not worth the cost and angst. Hasn’t been entertaining or fun for years.

Always happens in threes. Worried about who will be next.

Is that second Sweden goal and own goal?

This game is fantastic.

This game has been so much fun already. Edge of the seat stuff in the first 20 minutes!

That was a super crazy three minutes.

Cat sleeping soundly on its owners lap, while the owner is contemplating getting up for a snack.

Me: I should grab snack before the start of this USA-Mexico game.

Pickle the cat: Nope.

#USMNT

Side view of a large black butterfly with orange, blue, and yellow markings.

Large butterfly with wings fully spread. Butterfly is black with yellow and orange markings.

We recently bought a dill plant for the garden, and before planting it noticed a large caterpillar. We kept the plant in a pot so as to not disturb our new friend, and yesterday it made a grand appearance.
#butterfly #nature

This is high art. I am sad that I only have a single like to give this.

Good morning #stateofthemapus !

I hope you join me at 11 am today so we can talk about playgrounds, equity, and #maps.

@kaboom-play.bsky.social
@osmus.bsky.social

Sharing another blog post about our work at @kaboom-play.bsky.social using mobile GPS data to estimate playground use.
#evaluation #data #nonprofits #NGOs

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The Wegmans brand chocolate (or double chocolate) cake.

The soft pretzel balls in the bakery.

If you haven’t experienced Dinosaur BBQ sauce - recommend that as well. And / or Sal’s Sassy Sauce.

@sickoscommittee.org Is the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl not happening this year?

Two people helping build a playground. Graphic shows that KABOOM! playgrounds lead to an increase of 223% of users, while playgrounds built without KABOOM! lead to increases of 61%

Here is the primary finding from the analysis.

Building any playground leads to increased use of the public space / park. But building a playground with @kaboom-play.bsky.social leads to a much larger increase in use of the space.

June 2025 – Parks & Recreation Experience our interactive, profoundly engaging digital publication!

Excited to share that I have a new article about @kaboom-play.bsky.social and our work using mobile GPS data to estimate playground use. It is published in the June issue of @nrpa-news.bsky.social Parks and Recreation Magazine.

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Oh good one. I awakened my first roommate in Maryland to the healing power of good queso.

Bergers cookies. A cake like cookie topped with a thick layer of chocolate fudge.

Name a comfort food that you eat today that you did NOT eat when you were younger.

For whatever reason: your tastes are different now, you did not have access to it as a kid. Etc.

I grew up in Texas, and moved to Maryland after grad school, so mine is Bergers Cookies.

Correct.

Many years ago I was scheduled to give an 8 hour training workshop on a community college campus. 15 minutes before starting, a goose flew into the main campus transformer. Cut power to whole campus.

Workshop moved to room with windows. Recreated all 80 of my slides on whiteboard. Epic.

A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now they’re shutting their doors After-school programs, seen as key to pandemic recovery, face a grim future with the end of pandemic relief dollars and other federal cutbacks.

A lot of hope was pinned on after-school programs — now they’re shutting their doors

We had a multi-family multicultural Easter celebration where we had an egg hunt, cascarones, and Bulgarian egg fights (tapping) all going on at the same time. It was a glorious mess.

Also agree on threaded. Easier to follow.

I sort of hoped the revolution slide template would have a bigger color palette. Or maybe some icons?

Did you get Iowa as CEDA champs from last week?

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A large black and white tuxedo cat, lying on his back and exposing his belly. Daring you to rub it so he can rip your hand to shreds.

Echo says Happy #Caturday

We know that the #evaluation and #research fields are in crisis right now. That's why we dropped the registration cost for the @easterneval.bsky.social virtual conference to $10.

Come join us on May 1-2 so we can support and learn from each other.

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Counting Play: How KABOOM! Uses Crowdsourced Mobile GPS Data to Understand Playground Use - KABOOM! Playgrounds are more than just places for kids to have fun—they are critical community spaces that contribute to health, well-being, and social connection. Decision-makers need…

Excited to share new @kaboom-play.bsky.social blog post highlighting my work on using mobile GPS data to estimate playground use.

#evaluation #research #data #play #GIS

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Even if you are not directly connected to the #evaluation and #research space, we invite you to attend. The @easterneval.bsky.social has always been open to all - and we feel this year it is especially important to have as many people as possible discuss the current state of the field.