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Up The Toon

Monday, April 5th, 2010

During the doldrums of winter a couple years ago, I realized that I was really craving my college football fix. Oh sure, I had other sports. College basketball is great and all, but not really meaningful until the NCAA Tournament. When spring arrives, there’s the Atlanta Braves, but being a baseball fan is more like [...]

To The Orange Bowl And Back

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

When it comes to these bowl games, much like the Chick-Fil-A Bowl last year, it’s hard to get to worked up and angry about the game, even if Georgia Tech laid an egg on the national stage. I mean, there’s only so many days that we get free of toddlers, staying in a nice hotel, [...]

Vacation is Almost Over and Now It’s GameDay

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Adriene and I have a enjoyed a nice relaxing couple of days here in Fort Lauderdale. While the rest of the country is buried under snow, the weatherman here complains about the fact that the high is “only” 64 and the low is 40. I have a feeling no one is crying for us. It’s [...]

Orange Bowl Bound

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

When Georgia Tech lost to Georgia last weekend, I had a sinking feeling this year was going to go down like 2006 where a promising start dissolved into a disappointing season. Once again, I underestimated the mental tenacity of a Paul Johnson coached team. Despite playing with a porous defense and against a phenomenal star [...]

Birthday, Etcetera.

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Last year I had said that I don’t really like to make a big deal out of my birthday and that’s still mostly true. This year, all we did was travel out to Gwinnett to visit my parents and take the girls to a fun Halloween party and see some old friends. The next day, [...]