As the rain pelts and the wind howls outside, I’m on my second cup of coffee, contemplating a blank screen and toying with the idea of writing something really silly.
JordanCornblog has been feeling rather rudderless of late. (Talking about the blog here, not the actual person.) Being “ruddered” was never what I’d call a strong [...]
I just sent out my initial March Madness e-mail … as the excitement builds. We had some blog readers participate last year … so be sure to be in touch if you’re interested again and I haven’t contacted you!
I am mulling my post about anger … need to set aside some time for [...]
So UConn survived a small first-half scare from Notre Dame and are now set to face West Virginia in the Big East Final tonight (7PM ET). They also secured their 71st straight victory – eclipsing the streak that ended in 2003. It’s kind scary to think about how long this might go on …
Pia has [...]
Rant over … ’til next time.
This morning (beautiful morning) I’ve been perusing the news, which seems riddled with tragedies – luge accidents, professorial shootings – and all the usual stuff. It can feel like things have come unhinged, eh?
Here are some random items to focus on, while the universe realigns itself …
FM Cornog is my [...]
… in answer to Nourishing Words, we wuv our wovel. Weawwy!
Yesterday’s storm gave us an opportunity to test it out nicely, and it outperformed the shovel decisively (except in really small areas, where the shovel was the obvious implement of choice).
For clearing paths, cleaning the walkway to the house, or cleaning up the edges of [...]
And so, it is done. UConn started a little bit slow, but gained momentum and seriously outplayed Louisville for the 3rd time in as many meetings this year. Louisville looked good at the start, but couldn’t sustain momentum against the smooth, efficient, disciplined Connecticut side. So they cap an undefeated season with a National Championship. [...]
Oh my god! Wisconsin? Cleveland State? Siena?
Patti is tearing it up here … and the good news for her is that with Arizona’s upset of Utah, she’s now got her 13 seed facing a 12. Who’d a thunk!
Meanwhile, Doris leap-frogged over a few people with her crafty picks … but somehow missed Siena. Where’s the [...]
Continue reading about After Round One … the Madness Continues
Okay, of that group, which one(s) would you put your money on?
Citi had a good day and the market bounced … meanwhile, Newsweek has put out a great piece outlining the warring amongst the rich – a greed-fed battle they dub “the war between the estates.”
In the past two years, since the market peaked, investors [...]
That’s how Michael Steele has described the Republican Party. I agree that muck is a great way to describe a medium comprised of the detritus of right wing preachers, radio hacks, and turdblossoms. But it doesn’t seem wise for a party that is struggling mightily to find its identity, should choose as its cheerleader-in-chief, someone [...]
Happy Saturday everyone! Looks like it’s going to be one beauty of a day. HollyCornblog and CharlieHopbrew should be on their way in another couple of hours and if I disappear for a while after they arrive, well, you’ll know what I’m up to!
Let’s see what’s happening in the world of soccer, first. I see [...]
The snows aren’t as deep as expected, but they led to power outages in these parts, and lots and lots of birches bent to the ground. We had to saw the ends off of some branches on one birch near the bottom of our hill so that it’d pop up enough to let cars through [...]
I believe that the answer to that question is a resounding no. Oklahoma might have the slimmest of chances … but barring injuries, I don’t see anyone getting in the way of the Huskies’ march toward a national championship. The battle will be to see who the other three teams are in the Final Four.
NC [...]
So the stimulus package has passed, as the sun rises on this beautiful Saturday morning. It wouldn’t have, without the help of Arlen Specter, Olympia Snow, and Susan Collins – courageous, centrist Republicans in a sea of dissembling, disingenuous, faux bipartisan doofusses mouthing old platitudes and marching in lockstep. Why? Putting politics first, it seems [...]
Do you live in one of America’s ten most miserable cities? Hope not. That would be miserable. And speaking of miserable – I’d forgotten that Laura Ingraham existed,’til I read this on Huffington. Glad Arlen gave her a scolding. Nothing wrong with debate – but if we had a few fewer of these shrill, [...]
Continue reading about Wednesday. That’s All – Just Wednesday.
Pat Summitt’s Lady Vols gave her a solid, at-home victory over Georgia … and her 1000th win last night! She wanted to hit the milestone at home on the court named after her — and she did — thanks to her “Baby Vols” — a team that includes 7 freshmen!
How does she do it? Leadership [...]
Yup, Auburn (“You can’t win if you can’t shoot“) lost to Georgia last night, leaving Andy Landers and Geno Auriemma both very happy. Meanwhile, Angie Bjorklund and the Lady Vols gave Pat Summitt her 999th win …
I get so depressed looking at Andy Landers sometimes. Just feels like I am being dragged (against my will, [...]
First off, the UConn Huskies are a scary-good basketball team! The women, I’m talking about. They played Louisville last night. While the Cardinals stayed with them through part of the first half, by the second half the Huskies had blown open a huge lead. Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry is certainly an amazing player to watch, with [...]
Here’s the Women’s b-ball weekend TV schedule – for those who want to study-up for March!
Rutgers-Louisville on Sunday looks interesting on ESPNU. (I wouldn’t want to be facing Rutgers right now, after their loss to the Lady Vols).
Remember – all times are Central – check your local listings.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10
Florida Southern College at Barry
12:00
CBS College [...]
