Category Archives: Random Thought

Game of the Century.

Appalachian State fans are quick with the tshirt production.Appalachian State’s Goal Post.

Appalachian State’s upset of Michigan is The Game of the Century. By far there hasn’t been a bigger upset in the last 7 years (hence the Century term). Put strictly in historical terms:

Appalachian State has a winning record against the University of Michigan.

This is just another reason why College Football is the greatest sport ever. Meanwhile, ESPN is attempting to break into my football watching for the second consecutive night to show me a potential no hitter. Who cares. Wins & Loses. That’s all that matters. Ask formerly #5 Michigan.

Michigan Head Coach Lloyd Carr after the game:

“I’ve never been part of a loss that wasn’t miserable, and I don’t think I ever will be.”

You’ve also never beaten Appalachian State.

Football is Upon Us.

All American: Jim Thorpe

The 138th Football Season begins tomorrow and kicks off in full force this weekend. As many will agree, it’s been way too long since the end of last year. My top five signs that Football is upon us (in no particular order):

  1. School supplies are on sale.
  2. Baseball is halfway through the season.
  3. Browns fans have come back to the annual realization that they have no chance of competing in the NFC North.
  4. I have read 5 different ‘Preseason’ College Football periodicals.
  5. Pork Loin is about to become a staple of my diet.

If for some unamerican reason you didn’t recognize the man above, he is Jim Thorpe. The greatest American athlete of all time. Any man who jukes the future Supreme Allied Commander and scores a touchdown will forever be known by me as the Greatest American Athlete of All Time.

Civilization nearly collapses.

I have no idea.

The photo above was the end of an interesting night which included Civilization nearly coming apart at the seams.  In much of the MidWest there was a storm that was rather violent;  toppling trees, bringing down power lines and questioning all that we thought was good.

Things I saw last night during and after the storm that make no sense to me:

  1. My neighbor and a kid using brooms to sweep water out of the alley behind my house, while standing in a  6 inches of water as lighting is currently striking.
  2. Two people standing in pouring rain with an umbrella under a power line that has fallen in a tree.
  3. A man coiling up a down powerline in the rain like it was an extension cord.
  4. A huge tree completely uprooted and resting on a house.
  5. A large tree that broke at the base of the trunk and completely destroyed a Honda Civic.
  6. A bowl of pills sitting next to my porch, much like candy on Halloween night.

Formerly a Honda CivicCrushed.Again.