Monthly Archives: April 2007

Ramblings of a Man on His Porch, Part II

It just rained a little bit. I didn’t see or hear it, but the parking lot is wet, and I don’t think anyone’s been out there with a hose. This was the first precipitation of the day even though Julie … Continue reading

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Mavs Vs. Warriors, Part 4

Unga binga, what was that? 3-1? How will they get out of this one? Could we be on the brink of basketball history? Or will we finally see what happens when a 67-win team gets mad?

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Mavs vs. Warriors, part 3

The Mavs are going small in this game, which works as long as they constantly drive in the lane and get fouls.  If they settle for jacking up bad shots, or don’t get the calls, this could end up very … Continue reading

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Mavs vs. Warriors, part 2

The game is being announced by the wacky combo of Dick Stockton and Reggie Miller, so the word-stumbles per second is through the roof. This might be the worst announcing team in the world. The only way it could be … Continue reading

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Mavs vs. Warriors, part 1.

Sports observers often site game 4 as the most important game of any given 7-game series. The reasoning is this: One of the two teams is up two games to one, and after the game it’ll either be 2-2 and … Continue reading

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You’we Diffwent

That’s what one of my students tells me every day, ever since I shaved my goatee and grew it back.  Apparently on no particular day do I look the same as the day before.  Also, she can’t say her “r’s.” … Continue reading

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Sanjaya Understands Women

People magazine has an interview with the ubiquitous Sanjaya, who as I predicted was voted off American Idol just when his presence was getting a bit interesting. This is a great quote: “I got teased in school because people figured … Continue reading

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Hold On, Baby Hold On

I wish I could come up with a topic that matches that title.  That lyric is repeatedly circling my head right now.  It’s by Kansas: The so-called “worst rock band ever” according to Spin or Rolling Stone or whatever irrelevant … Continue reading

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Sitting on the Porch Drinking an MGD

So here I sit, on my porch in the new chairs my wife bought at the Wal-mart today. Apparently, it was quite the ordeal (as shopping at the Wal-mart often can be). It’s an absurdly nice Dallas night, upper 60′s … Continue reading

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Test Post on Ubuntu 7.04

Don’t mind me, I’m busy building my ultimate machine. This BlogTK is part of it. I don’t really know why.

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