Saturday, January 17, 2009
Is This Good Or Bad?
So, heavy coffee drinking causes hallucinations? I haven't experienced this yet, but I'll be on the lookout!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Happy New Year - 2009
We had a nice, quiet, family New Years Eve last week. We started the evening with fondue (very retro!), and then moved on to roasting marshmallows in the fireplace, playing board games, and enjoying some champagne and Sprite (for the kids) as we counted down to 2009. All four kids made it until midnight, but only one of the six of us was still going strong at 12:01. Three guesses who that was, and the first two don't count! In case you hadn't guessed, it was this one:
Check here for more pictures of the festivities.
Check here for more pictures of the festivities.
Can't Say This Surprises Me
Guess the Tigers were feeling just a bit defensive about having to stoop to accepting a bid to the "Chik Fil A Bowl" this year. Check this out, from one of my favorite writers on politics, current affairs and technology, Gregg Easterbrook, who also writes a great football column on espn.com:
Bad Sportsmanship Watch: Unless you went to LSU as an undergrad and then attended grad school at Georgia Tech, you weren't watching the fourth quarter of the Chick-fil-A Bowl late on New Year's Eve. But leading 38-3 in the fourth quarter, LSU staged a fake punt, trying desperately to run up the score. LSU threw nine passes in the fourth quarter, despite having a 35-point lead, as it frantically tried to humiliate Georgia Tech. Running up the score to impress pollsters bothers TMQ more than the lack of a true national champion in college football. Les Miles knew that if he could push the victory margin just a little higher, that might add one more notch to the school's final ranking in the post-bowl polls. This perverse incentive must be eliminated -- the polls system rewards poor sportsmanship, so poor sportsmanship is what we get.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Entire article linked here.
Bad Sportsmanship Watch: Unless you went to LSU as an undergrad and then attended grad school at Georgia Tech, you weren't watching the fourth quarter of the Chick-fil-A Bowl late on New Year's Eve. But leading 38-3 in the fourth quarter, LSU staged a fake punt, trying desperately to run up the score. LSU threw nine passes in the fourth quarter, despite having a 35-point lead, as it frantically tried to humiliate Georgia Tech. Running up the score to impress pollsters bothers TMQ more than the lack of a true national champion in college football. Les Miles knew that if he could push the victory margin just a little higher, that might add one more notch to the school's final ranking in the post-bowl polls. This perverse incentive must be eliminated -- the polls system rewards poor sportsmanship, so poor sportsmanship is what we get.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Entire article linked here.
Christmas -- 2008 Version
Well, we had a really terrific Christmas here in Mountain Lakes this year. While we missed seeing extended family for the holidays, with a group as big as ours, we're never lonely even if just with the nuclear family! We were having so much fun on Christmas that I kind of neglected the camera a bit. Here are the pictures I did get. I do, however, want to highlight the following shot.
This is what we left for Santa on Christmas Eve. Cookies, obviously, but also a really classic note to Santa from Stephen. Click on the picture and it will blow up enough for you to read it (at least page 1 . . . it continues on the back). Enjoy!
This is what we left for Santa on Christmas Eve. Cookies, obviously, but also a really classic note to Santa from Stephen. Click on the picture and it will blow up enough for you to read it (at least page 1 . . . it continues on the back). Enjoy!
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