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Friday, June 10, 2016 – Truckin’ Frogs

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Friday, June 10, 2016 – Truckin’ – Yes indeed yesterday’s song was Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead. What along strange trip it’s been! Deadheads recognized Mountain View and tie-dyed Bears T-shirt. Thank goodness there are no photographs and memories are only told late at night among close friends.

But this is Snarky Friday so our song for today is the TCU Fight song.

Frog went a courtin’ and he did ride, uh-huh

Frog went a courtin’ and he did ride

With a sword and a pistol by his side, uh-huh uh-huh, oh yeah.

He rode right up to Miss Reveille’s door, uh-huh

Gave three loud raps, and a very big roar, uh-huh uh-huh, oh yeah.

He said, “Miss Rev, will you marry me? uh-huh

He said, “Miss Rev, will you marry me?

And oh so happy we will be, uh-huh uh-huh, oh yeah.

And this boys and girls is when Reveille jumped on and squashed the Frog.

Welcome to Blue Bell Park, Froggies.

Blue park 1 (800x518)

BTHO TCU

Gig ‘Em Aggies

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Thursday, June 9, 2016 – What a Long Strange Day It Has Been

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Sorry for no HWIT today. It was just one of those days. You know the kind when

Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me;
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurres to me What a long, strange trip it’s been.

Some days are just like that. Name that tune. And what group sang it? Tune in tomorrow for the answers. Thank goodness there are no pictures from the concerts, but I still have the tie-dyed Bear T-shirt from Mountain View, California – their home turf.

Frost Tower Austin, Texas Photo by me.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 – Comity

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 – Comity

Good morning, boys and girls. Our word for the day is “comity.” It is a noun that means mutual courtesy or civility. It is also used as a “comity of nations” or a courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions and institutions of another.

Comity was first used in Dante Alighieri’s (1265-1321) The Divine Comedy. The first part of The Divine Comedy is called The Inferno (Italian for Hell). It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth and who is doomed to live in the various circles of Hell.

Comity is obviously not a word that is in Donald Trump’s vocabulary or understanding. FYI – The politicians are located in level eight of Hell.

Buddy T. Cat – a scholar and a gentleman. Miss you!

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Friday, June 3, 2016 – Baseball, Bubbles and Texas Aggies

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Friday, June 3, 2016 – Baseball, Bubbles and Texas Aggies

It’s a long way to Tipparari and it’s a long way to Omaha, Nebraska, home of the Division I College Baseball World Series. But it begins today in Blue Bell Park on Olsen Field. Coming to visit the beautiful, if not still flooded, Brazos Valley are:

Beginning at 3:00 PM today, the teams taking to the field are:

The Wake Forest Deacon Demons and the Minnesota Gophers.

Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – a city named after two brands of cigarettes. It was found in 1834 and first called The Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute. In 1839 the name was changed to Wake Forest College. That made it sound less like a prison. The mascot of Wake Forest is the Demon Deacons whose colors are Wake Forest gold and black. Everyone loves a good oxymoron mascot.

The University of Minnesota – represents the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Their mascot is the Gophers whose name is Goldy Gopher. They could be scary gophers. They have been to the CWS SEVEN times, have many conference baseball championships and have many players who play or have played in the MLB. Not just a pretty gopher face. The school colors are doo-doo brown and yellow.

At 8:00 the teams taking the field are:

The State University of New York Binghamton University Bearcats. BU, as they like to be known, was established in 1946 to meet the needs of the local World War II vets returning from war. The color is dark green. Just one color? Not even white? Is the Baxter the Bearcat dressed in all green?

And hosting the regional we have the #4 Top National Seed – The SEC Tournament Champions – Texas Aggie Baseball Team! WHOOP! Bring on the bubbles! When the Aggies score a run, the fans have bubble machines sending bubbles throughout the field.

The Aggies and the Bearcats can be seen on the SEC network. The rest of teams’ fans get to pay ESPN3 for streaming.

A word to the other teams – don’t forget to factor in the train schedule. I so enjoy hearing the train whistle as moves along the tracks next to Wellborn just as the visiting pitcher goes into his wind up. Scares the crap out of him and makes him throw the ball into the upper stands! Gig ‘Em!

Campus tour 7.5.2014 2014-07-05 101 (600x800)

A landmark in College Station. Do you know what it is?

BTHO Binghamton

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Tagged College Station Regionals, NCAA Baseball regionals, Texas Aggies

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 – June is Busting Out All Over – 161 Days

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016 – June is Busting Out All Over – 161 Days

I was looking for something to think about today and found nothing of interest. I will play word association with myself.

Bouys

Donald Trump – Bombastic – even the PGA is leaving your Florida golf course and taking a tournament to Mexico City.

Hillary Clinton – I will email her later.

Bernie Sanders – The Supremes – You Just Keep Me Hanging On

ESPN/CBS/SEC Football Broadcasts – House Cleaning – Good Bye Vern Lunquist. Good Bye Chris Berman. Please take Brent Mushburger with you. See if Jesse Palmer can ride with you.

NCAA Women’s College World Series – there are some very large girls who play softball. If you have any eligibility left I am sure a Division III football team would be interested in your talents.

Baylor – WOW. How sad. And now Ken Starr. Who would have ever seen his demise due to a sex scandal? Talk about Karma. One of my mother’s favorite proverbs “Play in shit; gonna get shitty.”

New Favorite TV Show – Houdini and Doyle – Science vs. Spiritualism in London 1901 plus the suffragettes.

Texas – “Water, water, everywhere and oh the boards did shrink; water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.”

Transgender – Give me strength. Who gets to do the in-service next fall for teachers on who gets to tinkle where? Does it coincide with their concealed handgun workshop?

Nothing of interest – same old same old except for the 161 days. There are 161 days until Election Day. Then what?

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Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, NCAA WCWS

Monday, May 30, 2016 – Reflections and Sacrifices

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Monday, May 30, 2016 – Reflections and Sacrifices

It is Memorial Day – a time to reflect and remember all who served and especially those who gave the greatest sacrifice to ensure our freedom. We are thankful and grateful for your service.

Reflection Wall at Korean Monument – Washington D. C. – June 2013. Photo by me.

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Saturday, May 28, 2016 – May Flowers – Zooming In!

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Saturday, May 28, 2016 – May Flowers – Zooming In!

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers brings? Answer at the end to give The Elf time to think.

After the storms from my backyard three beautiful pictures.

Flower Three (800x450) Flower One (800x450) Flower Two (800x450)

Answer: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Mayflowers bring Pilgrims. You were expecting something academic?

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Friday, May 27, 2016 – It Did Not Seem Like Kansas At First, But…

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Friday, May 27, 2016 – It Did Not Seem Like Kansas At First, But…

It did not seem like the opening scenes of The Wizard of Oz until about 1:00 PM yesterday when the pressure dropped sucking all the air out of my living room for a couple of seconds. Then the weather alarms went off saying “take shelter in inner room.” I ensure I have car keys, wallet, flashlight, a charged phone, and a bottle of water. I also ensure I am wearing appropriate foundation garments, a nice t-shirt, jeans and proper shoes in the event I am on the evening news. I then seek shelter. And that’s when I saw my motorcycle helmet and thought what the hell? I also took my tablet so I could stream the SEC baseball tournament on ESPN. So there I sat for about 15 minutes until weather app says it was safe to leave.

As the day stormed on and news reports were issued, I learned the tornado briefly touched down – first in the Lowe’s parking lot off of Briarcrest and Highway 6 (probably when the air got sucked out of my living room); then it crossed Highway 6 and touching down at Booneville Rd (Highway 158) and Briarcrest – directly across from Allen Academy and then proceeding cause significant damage to Wheeler Ridge subdivision. Thankfully there were no injuries or lives lost. I mention these because if you have been to my house, you know those are the exits you take to my house.

But Bryan, Texas made the ABC World News last evening. Storms began around 3 AM this morning and have continued all morning. I have gone to inflate my raft. Stay safe. Stay dry. Thank you to all who checked on my safety.