Monthly Archives: October 2008
Boomer Sooner Pain: OU/TX Ends In Disappointment [Football]
Early Saturday morning, Speed and I headed down to Fair Park for the OU/TX game, hoping to see a result similar to last year. In addition to the normal atmosphere, having both teams ranked in the top five was especially … Continue reading
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Football Versus McKinney Faubion: Game 4 [Speed]
Tuesday night was another 8th grade football game for Speed, and the first one I had been to this season. They were playing McKinney Faubion, which had one very good player who accounted for all of their big plays on … Continue reading
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A Buckley For Obama? [Books]
When I mentioned last week that I had recently read Christopher Buckley’s latest novel Supreme Courtship, Trench noted that C-SPAN had interviewed Buckley on its After Words program. That video is available online. Of even more interest to me is … Continue reading
Comeback Win: Layla’s Fall Game 4 [Soccer]
Following Saturday’s narrow loss, Layla had a makeup game on Sunday afternoon versus the Lady Rockets. My expectations weren’t that great since Layla’s team was playing without any substitutes and even a player short on the field. And they went … Continue reading
A Narrow Loss: Layla’s Fall Game 3 [Soccer]
After a tough loss last Saturday, Layla had a soccer game against the Honeybees (or Honey Bees–I’m not sure) yesterday morn. She played right and left defender and generally did well. After the game, I was explaining some defensive point … Continue reading
Another Scoreless Draw: Madysen Game 7 [Soccer]
I’ll focus on the positive from Madysen’s soccer yesterday afternoon: her ankle was fit enough to play (after missing last Saturday’s game). She wasn’t 100 percent, but a solid tape job and no significant hacking allowed her to play fairly … Continue reading
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Whoa! Fifteen Candles Is A Lot For One Cupcake [Birthdays]
I think I was a little apoplectic when Madysen turned 13 a couple of years ago (to the extent one can be a little apoplectic). And then that was ratcheted up a notch when she was a high school freshman … Continue reading
Football Win Over Sherman: Game 3 [Speed]
Tuesday night–Madysen’s birthday–Speed and the Raiders traveled all the way up to Sherman for another football game. We did not make the ridiculously long drive to see it. Speed says they won late (either 12-6 or 14-6, not sure about … Continue reading
