Senseless death...

The death of Sean Taylor was both tragic and senseless. A young man in the prime of his life, looking to make some positive changes in his life and this is the result??? Tragic indeed. Senseless in so many ways, but the question that haunts me and that I have not seen addressed any where else, is this: why did he choose to remain in Miami? Here was a multi-millionaire, star football player making untold millions in salary and endorsements who chose to stay where he knew trouble surrounded him at all times. I mean, come on man... He played in D.C., which certainly has it's share of seedy characters, but the Redskins play in Maryland. Maryland is chock full of nice, safe suburbs. I guess that's true of Miami, but according to this article, he was surrounded by seedy characters from his seedy past. Not sure of the facts of his past, but I do know that he was no boy scout, by any stretch... I just don't get it... Tragic and senseless...

Slain NFL star a 'homebody,' girlfriend says - CNN.com

The New York Times Soccer Blog...

Is a great source of soccer information. This article deals with the demise(?) of English soccer on the international scene. Merry Ol' England will be back, but the article makes some good points and really takes Fox Soccer Channel to task for not taking a more critical eye to the English game and making adjustments in their coverage. I really like how the writer ties the article to American and Canadian soccer...

Sun Has Set on English Soccer - Goal - Soccer - New York Times Blog

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hope you all have a nice Thanksgiving, complete with turkey and all the trimmings! Nothing like good food and good company to make it a special day. We will be spending the day with relatives and catching some football... Go Cowboys!

Have fun and enjoy the day and time spent with loved ones!

This is not right...

Of course I am a UT fan, but come on... The conference tournament winner, i.e. CONFERENCE CHAMPION, is forced to play their first round in their biggest rival's back yard? Not only that but, A&M is higher ranked and damn good team in it's own right. Why are you "punishing" them by having them play a team they just lost to the weekend before? This, along with basketball, are arguably the NCAA's women's marquee sports, but this is no way to run a tournament, if you ask me. Of course, if funding is an issue for having teams play closer to home, then I see that as an excuse. This is UT and A&M, people!!!! They have money running out the proverbial wazoo...

UT, A&M soccer teams meet in NCAAs | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | SportsDay: Colleges: Texas

Evahbody Love...

Community Quick-Hits...

First of all, a VERY late Happy Birthday to my son, who turned 18! Wow, they grow up fast, but they don't move out fast enough...

Also, congrats to my daughter for scoring a spot on the All-District choir! Back in the day... ok, back in my band geek days, I also scored my first All-Region band spot in the eighth grade. So that's kinda cool... I guess, in a geeky way...

Also, my oldest son is now selling cars here. So if you're in need of a new Acura, and who isn't, then head on out there and look him up...

This just in from the radio drive-time sports talk show, formerly known as "The Hardline" - Greggo is still absent! If you want to know more, click here... oh, and don't email Mike Rhyner, he has said all he is going to say about the issue, according to the presentation yesterday...

And, Go Cowboys! Although, I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it will, there's just a vibe about this team that makes the eventual disappointment of a loss or two, quite bearable. In the NFL, unless your the '72 Dolphins, or this year's Pats (so far...), everyone loses. I just don't think a loss will derail this team like it has in the past. I can remember MANY times in the last few years where I just walked away from my TV in the third quarter... that's how disinterested I had become, but not this year. At one point, I even took time to comment on my "Less Cowboys" attitude on this blog. Well, it took a few games, but man does it feel good to be back in full-fan mode! w00t... I can't help it, but I love it when the Cowboys are winning and absolutely hate it when they are losing... and to think, it used to be worse when I was younger! I can't wait for a possible Cowboys-Patriots rematch in the Super Bowl.

And laste, but not least... GO HORNS!!!! Looks like 10-2 is not out of the question, provided they play like they can against the haplessly coached Aggies. Franocchio is all but gone... Then it's bowl time and the BCS might come calling; doubtful, but certainly possible. Whatever the case, it's been a nice turn-around for the Horns who have certainly found an identity and character after the losses to OU and K-State, and less than stellar performances in wins over the likes of Ark. State, Central Florida. Coming back from 14 down to the Huskers and 21 down to the Cowboys, is a mark of a TEAM. It's been a fun ride!

Well, this has been fun... until next time,
GL&HF!!!

New GMail?

I noticed that my "Better GMail" scripts were not running today, so I was checking it out when I spied this:




Sure enough, if you click on that link and switch back to the "Older Version", scripts start working again...

Interesting, to say the least, and I haven't seen this come up anywhere on the web yet either.

As usual, GL&HF