Monthly Archives: November 2007

What would you take with you if you were evacuated?

The coverage last month of the fires in Southern California included several stories of people being evacuated with just a few minutes notice. Invariably, something was left behind. It got me thinking. If I had a fifteen minutes to pack before … Continue reading 

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Time to move on from college football

I like college football. I also like the NFL (this may make me unwelcome in some places, but there it is), but there's something about the semi-pro nature of college football, and the sheer number of programs, and the rivalries, … Continue reading 

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Crying in my eggnog: KU 28 – Mizzou 36

So that sucked. A lot. If KU had only played like they did in the fourth quarter throughout the whole game. Or, the second half. Or something.

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This game is proving hard to watch

Third quarter. This is awful. KU is playing like the team they were last year. Missouri is playing as advertised. I have offered a couple of times to stop watching and put on this week's Survivor instead. A Mizzou fan … Continue reading 

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The anticipation is killing me

I haven't been so excited and nervous about a football game since... a long time... maybe since John Elway won his first Superbowl in 1997 (you can't blame me, my wife's family is Bronco fan-atic, and really, he deserved it). … Continue reading 

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Firemen save Santa, crowd yawns

Santa arrived an hour later than we thought to the top of a downtown department store (we failed to predict the speeches, caroling, and tree-lighting that preceded his arrival), so we spent the hour watching the local-toy-store stilt-clown, listening to … Continue reading 

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