Monthly Archives: November 2014

Friday, November 14, 2014

Friday, November 14, 2014

There are going to be some cold balls tomorrow.  Footballs that it is. TCU is in Lawrence, Kansas.Texas Tech will be flinging tortillas at OU in Lubbock. And THE University of Texas will be freezing, possibly quite literally, in Stillwater against Oklahoma State. Good thing BEVO is a steer and has nothing to freeze off. Baylor will be sitting by the fire and watching and praying for another Big 12 Championship even if they have to share. The 2:30 game between # 1 Mississippi State Bulldogs and #4 Alabama could pose to be another game for the ages.  A really pissed off Auburn plays UGA in Athens at 6:15 pm. At 6:30 will The Lady or The Tiger be behind the door at Kyle Field? The Aggies can continue to play spoiler by defeating Missouri. And at 7:00 LSU tries to bring home the bacon in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  All of these games will be played in cold and inclement weather that could create all kinds of strange things. The only game that apparently will have good weather is Florida State and Miami. I hope there is a Category 5 Hurricane on the field in Sun LIfe Stadium in Miami. BTHO Missouri.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Thursday, November 13, 2014

It is a gray, cold and boring day and the news is old and boring.  Check back tomorrow to see if there is anything worth talking about.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

BRRRR! Better cover your petunia tonight.

Stay Warm.

November 11, 2014 – Veteran’s Day – Known But to God

November 11, 2014 – Veteran’s Day – Known But to God

Thank You.

Here Rests In

Honored Glory

An American

Soldier

Known But to God

6.6.2012

The Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Photo taken June 13, 2012 by DrD.

 

Monday, November 10, 2014

Monday, November 10, 2014 – College Football – Week Eleven

Who is the most famous alumni from The University of Tennessee at Martin? And my apologies for not recognizing UTM by its official name last Friday and referring to it as UTennessee @ Somewhere. Also, it seems the Prefixes is not the mascot of Presbyterian. The mascot is the Blue Hose. The Presbyterian Blue Hose. I am not certain if this refers to a legging or stocking, or a garden tool or some type of religious undergarment worn like other religious beliefs. Nevertheless, Ole Miss hosed them 48-0.

Prior to Monday, College Football Awards – Week Eleven, you probably do not get the SEC network. If you did and watched it Saturday morning, you know there was a segment from Ruffino’s in Baton Rouge showing how to make gumbo. As all gumbo recipes begin, “First you make a roux.” Then you add the “gumbo Trinity” of onions, bell pepper and celery. After that it got very generic. For example, “Then you add your spices.” This is because no one who makes gumbo is going to give every detail. It is our secret. But what do you have Longhorn Network that is informative, informational and practical? But the Longhorns win the first award today. It is

The Our State is Better in Football Than Your State Award goes To THE University of Texas for beginning to look like a Texas team and not like Westlake High School against the University of West Virginia! TCU also receives a share of this award for winning against K-State.

In The Purple Reign Bowl, TCU rained Princely on K-State to strengthening the chances of the Big 12 Championship belonging to a school in state of Texas.

Baylor receives the First Win in Norman Award and also strengthening the in state chances for the Big 12 Championship.

Our Lady of the Desert Award is presented to Notre Dame for drying up ND’s championship chances. Arizona Sun Devils! You should have brought an exorcist with you.

The Meteorological Phases of the Moon Award goes to LSU. You should know The TIDE always rises during the full moon.

The What’s The Point Award goes to the LSU field goal kicker for the field goal in the game with a minute left against Alabama giving LSU the lead.

The What Were You Thinking Award goes to the LSU kick off kicker for kicking the ball out of bounds on the ensuing kickoff and thus giving Alabama an opportunity to score and tie the game in regulation and then go on to win in OT.

The Leon Lett Award goes to Utah for dropping the football short of the goal line…

While The Almost as Good As The Play* – goes to the Oregon player for picking up the dropped ball in the end zone and then to all eleven Oregon players for running the entire length of the field to score and tie the score, while the Utes celebrated prematurely on their sideline. *The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the University of California Golden Bears and the Stanford Cardinal (remember it is a color, not bird) on Saturday, November 20, 1982.

And now to The Fighting Texas Aggies I proudly award the following awards:

To the true freshman Aggie Quarterback, Kyle Allen, I give the “Stay Calm and Carry on with Ice in Your Veins” Award.

The Awe Burn Your Chances for taking out the Tigers Final Four contention.

The Awe Burn The Clock Award for holding on to the end.

The Red-Headed Step Child Award goes to Texas A&M because Auburn will not want to bring this game out in public.

The Ruling on The Field is Confirmed! Aggie Ball! Award.

The Ruling on The Field is Confirmed! Aggie Ball! Award. Yes, they get two of the same awards for the two late fumble recoveries.

And while Bo Jackson was a great dual sport athlete and is a super person, the Aggies win the Bo Don’t Know Texas A&M! Award.

Pat Summit graduated from The University of Tennessee at Martin.

Friday, November 7, 2014 – Life of 3.14….

Friday, November 7, 2014 – Life of 3.14….

I did not read nor see the movie called Life of Pi. I know it is about a boy and tiger who somehow wind up in boat together.  The Aggies are in the same boat except there are three tigers in the boat. There is a tiger-in-waiting for the next three Saturdays. I am pretty sure, we have no paddles and will be up the creek without one for each of the next Saturdays. But who knows? This Saturday TV football begins with Baylor and OU at 11:00 am.  Not as big a game as it once was, but there is still much on the line. Ole Miss plays a school named after a prefix called PRE. I have not found the exact name of the cupcake school, but Ole Miss needs it to lick their wounds, literally, from last week. The # 1 school, Mississippi State, also has a cupcake game against the University of Tennessee at Middle Some Place. (UTM) The 2:30 time slot looks more interesting. We have the Texas Longhorns vs West Virginia, Texas A&M at Auburn and the Irish of Notre Dame against Arizona State.  With the exception of the last game, the two previously mentioned could be over before the end of the half. The game that could determine a chunk of the Big 12 kicks off at 6:30 pm between K-State and TCU – The Purple Reign Game.  Fear the Frog and remember, keep the Big 12 Championship in Texas. Thirty minutes after that kickoff, flip over to Baton Rouge in Death Valley as the LSU Tigers hold Alabama’s future in their hands. And way out West, the Utah Utes (not to be confused with “the two utes”, from My Cousin Vinny) can really fumble up the standings of the committee, with a win over Oregon. And Florida State – you just get a big YUK. Granted it is not a Cavalier attitude (get it?) The Seminoles play the Cavaliers of Virginia.  Regardless of being in the eye of the tigers, we are the Aggies. BTHO Auburn!

Thursday, November 6, 2014 – Two Pics from Alaska

Thursday, November 6, 2014 – Two Pics from Alaska

Here’s What I am Thinking is connected to a blog called Lens Cap and @Mamaflybox follows it Twitter. Lens Cap posts beautiful photographs. Yesterday he posted a leaf.  So today I post a picture I took of some leaves in Soldotna, Alaska. I hope he sees it.

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Hopefully, Mamaflybox, who posts some pretty awesome pictures of fly fishing, or someone else can help with this.

Take a look at the picture I took of this sign.

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It is located on the Ship Creek that runs through Anchorage. I am guessing it has something to do with fly fishing and the combat fishing done during the season, but have no clue. But my questions are: How did the number of 28 seconds come about? What are they waiting for? Who monitors it? What if one does not wait 28 seconds? Does one receive a fine and/or penalty?

Just wondering.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 – PETA, the Aggies and the Elephant

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 – PETA, the Aggies and the Elephant

First of all I am still trying to picture an Aggie chapter of PETA, but they seem to make the news quite frequently.

Recently, prior to the Alabama/Texas A&M elephant whipping of a football game, PETA protested the 92 year old A&M tradition of Elephant Walk. Elephant Walk is a tradition where graduating seniors walk a path like elephants that are going to their dying grounds symbolizing that they, the students, will soon be leaving campus as a student. Look, I do not make up this stuff so, no comments from The Peanut Gallery.  It seems PETA protested the appearance of a live elephant at the traditional Elephant Walk.  The few times I recall seeing it (graduate students do not participate) I never remember seeing an elephant.  Rather, it was a long line of young people, having a good time, walking through campus with a forearm swinging in front of their face resembling the trunk of an elephant. I wonder if PETA has seen the elephant on the local Furniture Shack commercial. Now that’s scary and I do not only refer to the elephant in the commercial.

And then there are the chickens. Shortly after I moved to the cultural capital of the Brazos Valley, an 18 wheeler carrying over 5000 chickens over turned near Highway 6 and Highway 21. If you have been to my house, you know that is two exits north going toward, or hopefully coming from, Hearne. PETA wants to place a 10 foot granite monument and memorial to the chickens that died in the crash. Check out the proposed monument with a single, but ethical, mouse click.

http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/PETAs-Chicken-Tombstone-Bid-Hits-Roadblock-278730311.html

While you are digesting the monument, think about this. It really makes one wonder why and how the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) even has a rule on the books that says “TxDOT’s rules do not allow memorials for animals on highway rights of way.” Aren’t humans animals?

Looks like I brought The Weird with me from Austin. At least to Highway 6 and Highway 21. Perhaps the city of Bryan will build a Chick-Filet.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 – Election Day

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 – Election Day

It is Election Day in the United States.

Who said “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried?”

What do the following have in common?

  1. Airplane
  2. A Night to Remember
  3. Dante’s Peak
  4. Daylight
  5. Deep Impact
  6. The Abyss
  7. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
  8. The High and the Mighty
  9. The Swarm
  10. Twisted – The Big Suck

They are all names of disaster motion pictures and also descriptions of politicians and the world they create. Be careful what you wish for.

And so – from the 1972 version of The Poseidon Adventure, let’s all sing There’s Got to Be a Morning After.  Keep your voter registration card current. Don’t forget to vote. Good Luck and God Bless Texas. Sir Winston Churchill is quoted.

Monday, November 3, 2014 – My Week Ten Awards

Monday, November 3, 2014 – My Week Ten Awards

It’s Monday after Week Nine of NCAA College Football. There are fewer teams, but multiple awards to teams and to players.  So here we go…

The Four Heartbreak Hotel Awards go to Ole Miss. They lost the ball; they lost the player (Treadwell); they lost the game and they lost their chance –all on the last play of the game.  Do not watch the video. Think back to Joe Theisman. Trust me; you do not want to see it unless you are an orthopedic surgeon.

A close second to the Heartbreak Hotel Award, but given the Keeps Right on a Hurting Award instead goes to the Hogs of Arkansas who once again came oh so close to upsetting #1 Mississippi State.

The Pepto Bismal, Yet Still Dismal Award goes to Uncle Will and the Florida Gators who upset Georgia.  Doubt it will be enough to keep your job though, Willie.

The Poo Poo Undies Award is a tie between TCU and their fans and Mississippi State and their fans for such close, near upset games. Cancel that order of them Mountaineer oysters, with a side of frog legs and bacon – We ain’t won the Big 12/National Championship just yet.

The Point Award goes to the TCU kicker for winning the game in the final seconds.

The Most Points Scored, with 60, goes to Baylor.  But hey, it was Kansas, but perfect for Homecoming.  Did the Homecoming Queen get a chance to play?

The Who Gives a Shit Award is shared by THE University of Texas and the Texas Tech Red Raiders who are battling Iowa State and Kansas for last place in the Big 12 standings.

The Ugly Helmet Award goes to Texas Tech – a second time winner.  The Texas flag? Really?  However, I thought it was a very nice touch to wear them, and the entire ugly Texas flag motif uniform, against Texas University, who think they own the flag of the state of Texas.  I keep thinking of giving Kingsbury the “Me Think, Thou Doth Protest Too Much” Award, but no gay man or straight man would select the uniforms he has this year.  Who is the fashion consultant? Color Blind Fashions, Day Care and Charter School?

The Luckiest Team Award goes to Auburn for catching pass deflections, keeping drives alive and then winning as they did.  I not only hope The Twelfth Man goes to Alabama next Saturday, I hope one of them can actually play the quarterback position, because the Ags do not have a backup.

And Notre Dame, they win The Do We Have to Go to Confess Because We Played on the CBS Network Award?

Before our last awards, did you happen to see the promo for Louisiana Monroe during the Aggie football game on Saturday? I do not recall ever seeing one of these, dating back to the first days of those PR segments where the two featured sports in the video were football and bass fishing!

And now the awards you have been waiting for all of these awards go to the Texas Aggie Football Team and/or player.  To the team:

  1. The Hoover Award – because you sucked on Saturday! That is not how you play football in the SEC! Or even in the ACC.
  2. The Middle School Basketball Score Award – not only did you look like a middle school football team, the score was    16 – 20 – A girls’ middle school basketball score! Against Louisiana-Monroe!! Bass fishing is their next top sport!
  3. The Best Uniform of the Day Award does go to the Aggies for their 1939 throwback uniforms and cool helmets. Too bad you played as though you were actually 39 years old.

And to the player of the news the following are unconfirmed, but still awarded:

  1. The Maroon is the New Orange Award goes to Kenny Hill who also receives the Didn’t Amount to a Hill of Beans Award.
  2. Also the former A&M QB receives The Gilbert & Sullivan – HMS Pinafore Award for the orange community service vest he will be wearing during his suspension and beyond for a while.
  3. And from the NBC children’s program from the 1970’s, to Kenny Hill, I give the HR Puffnstuf Award. College Station ain’t Colorado!

Thank you and good whatever time you are reading this. I hope you reset your clocks. Grrrr!