2009 Retrospective Collective

I thought about writing a year end post highlighting some of the best moments from 2009, but ultimately decided that some things are best left to the professionals.  All in all, it has was a pretty good year from what little I can remember – as you get older, why does time seem to melt together like a Timex [...]

I Can Restrain Myself from Putting Concussed People Into Closets

You’re a college football coach at a big ole fancy brain academy in Texas.  Hypodermically, let’s call it Texas Tech.  Last year you led your team – for demonstrative purposes let’s call them The Red Raiders – to its best record ever.  You negotiate a big bullion contract to coach your flat ass off for [...]

A Real Cheesy American Hero

After looking at some of the celebrities who were born on this day, I could have gone a few different directions in the well-wishing department.  It would have been easy to take some more below-the-belt shots at the talented trainwreck that Eldrick ”Cheetah” Woods has become - he turns 34 today.  I also thought about bowing down to the 25 [...]

I Need Cable GPS

 
I just about fell out of my chair and peed all over the rug last night, because WarGames was on.  No, I’m not frightened by the sight of Dabney Coleman, Matthew Broderick, or Ally Sheedy – although I will say Ally Sheedy does have that “helter skelter” look in her eyes.  I was almost an extra [...]