When I put that shot of the Grateful Dead in the banner a few days before the end of 2008, my intention was to take it down on Jan. 1. The boys, however, had other plans. The remaining members of the band announced plans on New Year’s Day for a spring tour, from North Carolina… Read More a spring in my step.
When I returned home from work the afternoon of Christmas Eve, I found that The Wife had spent much of the day wrapping gifts, many of them for me. Some of them were obviously books; some were in boxes of varying sizes. And then there was this — skinny and nearly as tall as our… Read More presenting.
My friend BurghBaby has organized a show off your Christmas Crazy link-a-thon at her site, and I couldn’t pass up the chance to participate. BB’s way crazier than we are about the decorating thing — she has like five trees to decorate, and we have just the one. Or maybe two. And there are those… Read More a beautiful sight.
It’s not much more than a little box. But if you give it to the right person, it’s magic. I was all set for The Wife’s birthday last weekend, but illness (mine) and dreadful work schedules (The Wife’s) kept us from celebrating on Monday, the actual day. That gave me the time to follow up… Read More boxing.
In 1975, Archie Griffin became the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy. Today, his streak was continued. Thanks, Sam Bradford.
What I saw as I watched the two Bowl Championship Series selection shows Sunday night. The “official” show was on Fox, which holds the television broadcast rights to all the games except the Rose Bowl; the unofficial show was on ESPN, which is where college football’s most important games should be. I had the sound… Read More oh, the suspense.
Uncle Crappy 