Florida State @ Florida Post-Game Notes

Posted and filed under College Football.

Tebow Says Farewell With a Flourish New York Times Tebow Leaves Swamp on a High Note scout.com The Game of the Decade is Set Team Speed Kills Tim Tebow Swamp Finale: Near-Perfect TimTeblog Seminoles don’t put up much of a fight rivals.yahoo.com Urban Meyer remains the Most Important Gator St. Petersburg Times What a senior… Read more »

Generosity of Spirit Separates Tebow

Posted and filed under College Football.

Reprinted from ESPN.com: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the most impactful player in college football history made his way around the edge of Florida Field for the last time, the poignancy of the moment was etched on thousands of faces.

Florida State @ Florida

Posted and filed under College Football.

Tomorrow afternoon we will see the last game in The Swamp for Tim Tebow. I can’t imagine what the energy is going to be like in that stadium. That the game is against Florida State makes it even more tremendous. At this point I don’t think I can tell you how many times I’ve seen… Read more »

Friday Five: Favorite Day-After Thanksgiving Foods

Posted and filed under My Life.

string bean casserole apple pie (pumpkin if desperate) stuffing mashed potatoes turkey Bonus Five: Favorite Things to Do Thanksgiving Weekend watch college football watch pro football cook the World-Famous Lorraine Gagne Thanksgiving Turkey™ put up the tree nap Bonus Five: Five Things for Which I’m Thankful my wife my family my job my health my… Read more »

Happy Birthday, Moose and Squirrel!

Posted and filed under comedy, media.

Fifty years ago [today], a squirrel wearing an old-school aviator’s hat and goggles came flying across the screen followed by a goofy moose, launching arguably the greatest cartoon in television history. Moose and Squirrel are now old enough for AARP memberships. Yet their warped and wonderful brand of humor, written and performed so that kids… Read more »

Daily David

Posted and filed under WebLinks.

Everybody knows a random creepy guy. Try not to be that guy. (Or just watch out for photo bombs!) It would be extremely difficult to not include “cheerleader masseuse” on any list of the ten best jobs in football. The Killers have two great Christmas songs: A Great Big Sled and Don’t Shoot Me, Santa…. Read more »

The Dogs of War

Posted and filed under News.

Happy Veterans’ Day! Celebrate by watching this compilation of videos of dogs welcoming their masters home from the field. And a hat tip to my grandfather Vincent Albanese (1918 – 1986), who fought in WWII as one of Merrill’s Marauders. Thanks for everything I have and am today.

2009 – 2010 iCal College Bowl Schedule

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Yes! This calendar is up-to-date! It now includes all the bowl games, dates and times, teams, locations, and television networks. The teams for the SEC Championship Game have been determined. And it’s really never too early to start thinking about bowl season. (We already know that Navy is playing someone in the Texas Bowl on… Read more »

Absurd Directory Structures

Posted and filed under comedy, Software.

As soon as I saw the story about giant jellyfish sinking a Japanese trawler posted on MetaFilter, I sent the link to my friend Ryan via instant messenger. (Ryan, I know, is fascinated by tales from the Japanese fishing industry.) He said, “[the] story would’ve been perfect if the jellyfish had actually eaten the crew,”… Read more »