This weekend’s football mandated road trip will kick off in a few hours if I am so lucky. So I’ll share some random thoughts, news, and observations before I leave.
- On the downside of things, my indestructible pet fish, Boris “the Bullet Dodger” passed away over night. I guess he wasn’t so tough after all. His funeral flush was held this morning.
- I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but how’s this one: George Bush is not-only quite bright and shrewd, but is also in fact the puppet-master of the Iranian government. By helping via Iran Hezbollah, he provides a lot of extra work for American defense contractors. By playing the nuclear weapons charade, he keeps the price of oil high, which keeps him, his buddies, and a lot of other countries really happy. It also means that we’re not really in danger at all and that the global political situation is really a lot more win/win for nearly everyone.
Or maybe not.
- Where the hell did summer go? The highs have dropped to the 60’s here and the skies have dropped I don’t even know how many inches of rain, with little expectation of an immediate slowdown. Get me out of here!
- Well I guess I am leaving in a few hours and heading southwest, so I will be getting myself out of here.
- South Carolina didn’t look impressive last night whatsoever. Their win seemed to be more related to Mississippi State losing than anything else. The Ol’ Ball Coach managed to pull out another SEC road victory, but having to rely on trick plays to get past a basement-dweller does not inspire confidence. If Clemson-USCe played today, I’d pick Clemson by 30 points.
- I talked a little football last night at my help session with a professor and some other TAs. The prof was shocked that the UVA/Pittsburgh spread was only 3 or 4 points in Pitt’s favor. I’m betting on Pitt winning big.
- Still in college football mode, bottom dwellers Temple and Buffalo played themselves to a 3-3 tie at the end of regulation. Somebody had to win and neither team seemed to know how to do it. Buffalo finally figured it out in overtime.
That is all.
