Osama bin Laden himself could sing our national anthem better than the Backstreet Boys. They made up their own tune. You can’t make up your own tune!
Filed under: Popular Music, Television on October 22nd, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Tonight the World Series is being held in my home town. Bizarre! Go Rays!
Filed under: Current Events, Sports on October 22nd, 2008 | No Comments »
I have a few minutes this morning before my show begins, so I’m spending them at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium watching the crew put up a stage and scaffolding for video screens in preparation for the upcoming homecoming events. This is actually a nice place to hang out because it’s generally pretty quiet, there’s ample seating, free wi-fi, and on a day like today you can enjoy the warmth of the sun.
It was a little chilly this morning, and where I would normally sit–beneath a Shumard Oak on the Reitz Union lawn–it felt uncomfortably cool. It’s warmer here, the breeze feels nice, the grass looks pretty and I can lean back and relax.
The stadium is open to the public every day except when there’s a game. You can’t go play on the turf, but you can hang out and watch the groundskeepers and the birds that feast on the discarded popcorn left by football fans. Mostly it’s used by students who run up and down the steps. I’m coming back this evening because GRR will be doing some drills here.
Later this afternoon I will write about the great weekend I had.
Filed under: General, Meteorology, School on October 20th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Tampa Bay Rays win the pennant on my birthday.
Filed under: Dana Heritage Project, Special Occasions, Sports on October 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s 8:22PM right now, and the ALCS game is supposed to have been on since eight o’clock. But, for some reason, TBS is showing some lame sitcom. Also, their telephone number is busy.
UPDATE: TBS is now showing a message crawl that says they are experiencing technical difficulties. Maybe TBS isn’t big league enough to carry a game of this caliber.
Filed under: Sports, Television on October 18th, 2008 | No Comments »