December 2008
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Week 14: Aftermath (what the fuck edition) →
So, I posted a nice 4-1 record on my picks for yesterday, making me 39-24 for the season. I feel good about my ability to properly predict the outcomes of major college football games. I…
November 2008
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College Football Picks: Week 14 (hurried edition) →
Since I once again totally punked out on writing my Aftermath column this past Sunday, and since most of this week has been spent in preparation for Thanksgiving, this is going to be a…
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Thanksgiving →
This morning, on the drive up to Timberline Lodge for what has become our new Thanksgiving tradition, we caught the tail end of NPR’s Talk of the Nation. We are both avid TOTN listeners and…
Thanksgiving Turkey Drop →
The older I get, the more I like the old TV show, WKRP in Cincinatti. I watched it as a small child and probably didn’t get 90% of it. But I have no doubt that it influenced me to have a strong…
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Bachmann Furor Overdrive →
I have a question for those of you from the great state of Minnesota who read my blog. It’s been bugging me for about a week and a half now and I just can’t get over it.
How the hell…
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College Football Picks: Week 13 →
It’s time to gear up for a big time weekend in college football. This is where the rubber hits the road, and it’s burning up all over the nation. Three conferences have games between…
Peanuts do Clerks →
I spent a good majority of my childhood enjoying Charles Shultz’s “Peanuts,” both the comic strips and the holiday specials. Further on, I spent a good majority of my late teens and early 20’s…
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Week 12 Picks: Aftermath →
I totally forgot to do this last week, so I figured that I should probably get a head start on it this time around, so that I don’t forget again.
That said, I don’t really feel like doing a…
Hey, Kids, Learn to Play the Violin →
You could be as cool as this guy one day.
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College Football Picks: Week 12 →
Even I will admit that this weekend doesn’t exactly showcase very many sexy games for those of us who are just fans of college football in general and actually enjoy watching games that…
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My Node Is Stuffd Ub… →
A melancholy mix of a sinus infection, the onset of a dreary week of weather and my getting one year older has kept me away from posting here for a bit too long. There’s really no reason for it….
It’s My Birthday →
I usually don’t go in for LOLCats, but I figured- it’s my birthday, so fuck it.
389 Years Ago… →
Pretty damn cool. But what the hell took us so long?
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College Football Picks: Week 11 →
I’m going to be totally honest with you, I haven’t done much research into these picks. I’ve been, um, distracted since Tuesday night. My time has been taken up with running around…
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A Change is Gonna Come →
It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
President-elect Barack Obama
President Barack Obama, So Awesome… →
There, I said it. It feels so good. I can’t remember the last time I felt this hopeful for our future. Someone who relates to the things that we relate to and sees the world the way that…
This is What Change Could Look Like →
I saw a quote a few days ago, and I can’t remember where I saw it or who said it, but the gist of it was;
The best thing about voting for Obama isn’t the fact that we’ll be able to tell our…
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Week 10 Picks: Aftermath →
I’m going to go ahead and try to forget about the rest of the games yesterday and focus on Texas Tech’s instant classic against Texas, a game that I actually didn’t get to watch in it’s entirety….