Monthly Archives: November 2007

Footie – Session 11

11/30/2007 – 4:05 pm

Recap: Around 25-30 guys showed up today, meaning four full teams with few subs. One goalkeeper came and that’s always heartily appreciated. There was a lot of diversity today—some of the best players, some bad players, some young players, some old players. The teams were more or less even but not great, and rumor had [...]

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A Hatred Unholy

11/30/2007 – 10:21 am

That’s about what I feel for the Cowb*ys. Really, as far as hatred goes for football teams, they rank right up top there with the Be*rs.
Let me know if you see a pattern in the teams’ last ten meetings:

Date
Location
Result

11-29-07
Dallas
Loss

10-24-04
Lambeau
Win

11-14-99
Dallas
Loss

11-23-97
Lambeau
Win

11-18-96
Dallas
Loss

01-08-95
Dallas
Loss

11-24-94
Dallas
Loss

01-16-94
Dallas
Loss

10-03-93
Dallas
Loss

So yes, there was an air of inevitability about last night’s game and probably for the rest [...]

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Dec/Jan Wish List

11/29/2007 – 6:10 pm

Right, this is for all you out in the blogosphere planning on buying me Christmas and/or birthday presents.
Without further ado, I present my 2007/08 Holiday Wish List, complete with Table of Contents.
This is list is subject to expansion and contraction at any time. Thanks for your support.

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I Weep for Our Future

11/29/2007 – 1:15 pm

On Tuesdays when I need to be on campus early for a meeting, I’ll generally sit in the student union and watch most of a Champions League match while grabbing a bite to eat and reading before class. You can’t help eavesdropping since the tables are relatively close and there’s not enough ambient noise to [...]

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Footie – Session 10

11/28/2007 – 3:55 pm

Recap: There were between 12 and 18 guys today. The level of play was pretty good, but there were lots of guys who were 40+ in age which means a slower tempo game. I was on the marginally less-talented and decidedly older team.
Health Report: Could be better. I was on the wrong end of a [...]

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‘Tis the Season to be Merry

11/28/2007 – 11:53 am

Sheesh, no news like good news. Check out the first six headlines in Fox Sports’ NFL Roundup newsreel.
* Taylor Dies at 24
* Torn pec ends Ricky’s year
* Vick trial date on state charges set
* Bridges guilty of assault
* Evans gets two-game suspension [for crimes]
* Pats place Colvin on IR
Hmm. One violent death, two injuries, and [...]

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Footie – Session 9

11/26/2007 – 3:48 pm

Recap: The numbers fluctuated between 15-18 people, meaning two teams with two to three subs—one woman, the rest were all guys. Overall quality of play was lousy. I was on the slightly worse team.
Health Report: I predict soreness. The facility was cold meaning the muscles took a long time to warm up and I got [...]

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Three Weeks Until (Relative) Freedom

11/25/2007 – 9:33 pm

Gack. I just scheduled out the next three weeks of school work and it doesn’t look pretty. Three papers, a presentation, a poetry portfolio, and a couple more books to read. Yikes.
I can hardly wait to see the backside of this semester. My independent study has been interesting but didn’t quite come together the way [...]

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The Departed and Joyce

11/23/2007 – 2:34 pm

We watched The Departed last night. I thought it was pretty good as far as Hollywood goes, but there was too much “Coincidence: The Movie” about it. A quick check on Wikipedia revealed that it’s a remake of a Japanese movie Infernal Affairs (which strikes me as an awful translation for the title). [...]

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No Remorse Whatsoever

11/22/2007 – 11:53 am

I’m actually quite happy that England did not qualify for Euro 2008 by shamefully losing to Croatia at home in a game though only needed to draw. It’s not that I’m anti-England, it’s that I’m pro attractive football—and England has been boring, boring, boring for dogs years. I say, good riddance.
Furthermore, I’m [...]

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