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Jimmy Johns vs. Dave Barry
After eating in Jimmy Johns this afternoon, I looked at one of the signs up on the wall. It was listed as the 16 things I've learned in 50 years by Dave Barry. However, after searching the internet for it, I've found that that list was different from the actual list that Dave published back in 1998. And since I do like that list...here it is ( Read more... ) -
Rainbows and Big League Chew
So yesterday evening, after going out to dinner with my mom, we wandered over to Streets of Woodfield to hang out with the high school kids. It was a slow night there, so we walked around a little, but saw one of the brightest rainbows I've ever seen. It was top 3 at least. While I understand the scientific reason behind the rainbow, it still ( Read more... ) -
Moment of Silence for Mr. McKay
Back a few months ago (or a year or so now), ABC announced the retiring of ABC Sports, in favor of using the ESPN name for every sports broadcast, whether it be network or cable. At the time, there were quite a few people who were vocal about it being an end of an era, and how sad it was to see ESPN taking over. I was rather ambivalent, as I saw ( Read more... ) -
The Evite Era
Now that we are in the Evite era, we have entered a time when everyone can see what everyone else's responses are to events. And frankly, while it is good to see, it is also starting to peeve me off. Maybe we need to set some ground rules for how to respond to these things ( Read more... ) -
War
History has shown us that there is always a certain event that can be linked to the start of a military conflict. It may not be the most obvious of events, but you can always pinpoint that one thing that caused tensions to flare up. And more times than not, it isn't that point that people may think, rather, it's a more obscure thing. I'm not ( Read more... ) -
Jim Lutgen - Hero to High School Girls
That's right, you heard me ( Read more... ) -
Wisconsin, Illinois' bitch!
We all know that Indiana is the armpit of Illinois. But few know how much Wisconsin is Illinois' bitch. That's right. This was a poster weekend for Illinois football ( Read more... ) -
Week 2 Power Rankings
I promise some more witty commentary next week...but that's when the trends start to show ( Read more... ) -
Someone check on Mort
Somebody better make sure he is alright, because after yesterday's loss to Oregon, Michigan has started the season 0-2! I'm wonderfully excited about it, especially since for the first time ever, both Michigan and Notre Dame have started off 0-2, with a good chance to be 0-3! I love college football!