Tag Archives: LSU-Football

Tropical Storm Gustav

I talked to my mom today to find out what my parents are planning in the event that they have to evacuate for Tropical Storm Gustav. When they left for Katrina I didn’t now where they went, and it took … Continue reading

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JB’s College Football Question of the Week for August 24 – 30, 2008

College football season starts this Saturday (August 30), and in celebration of that glorious day I’m starting a new feature on this blog: JB’s College Football Question of the Week. Since it’s my blog I can do things however I … Continue reading

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One Day, Two Bowie House Fires

While ITGuy sorts out the problems with a remote file system I need to use I can report on the goings-on of Friday. On the way home from work about 4:20 PM I saw a column of thick black smoke … Continue reading

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Making a case for my promotion

First, there is still no baby. I expect that to change shortly, but there is nothing new to report. I know I’ve been a Blog Slug since I got back from North Carolina, but I’ve been revising manuscripts and trying … Continue reading

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LSU-Florida: Smack-talker’s remorse

Why, oh why, do I ever talk smack about college football? I’m smart enough to not bet on it, I only watch one or two games a week, and I only spend a few hours reading websites and turning my … Continue reading

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(Not) pass interference, Auburn style

Okay, I only mostly meant it when I said I’d written all I had to write about the 2006 LSU-Auburn game. I’ve decided to weigh in again because a picture is worth a thousand words. This is how “(Not) pass … Continue reading

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LSU-Auburn 2006, flotsam and jetsam, star maps

I don’t have much to say about LSU-Auburn. No one would be talking about how terrible the officiating was if we’d won. But the harsh reality is that championship-caliber teams find ways to win games, zebras be damned. Matt Zemek … Continue reading

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Product-moment correlation between childhood head trauma and Auburn fanism: +0.89.

I just read something so beautiful on College Football News that it almost made me cry: Auburn linebackers Tray Blackmon and Kevin Sears were suspended for the first three games after alcohol related issues. Let’s engage in a little mathematical … Continue reading

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You can fry your bacon too and and and and and and…

The song “Furnace Fan” on the Robert Earl Keen CD “Farm Fresh Onions” has the brilliant line, “You can fry an egg out there on the city sidewalk/you can fry your bacon too and and and and and and…” Awesome. … Continue reading

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The thought of “atomic robot tentacles” makes me giggle like a little schoolgirl

Apparently the President said something about World War III recently. This led to a spirited thread on Metafilter that included the following comments back-to-back: How can you have a proper WW without some Germans? I mean seriously people. posted by … Continue reading

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