Category Archives: Sports

Thursday Pickin Round V

Quote of the Day       “Most loathsome events become humorous tales with the passage of time.”     —Jimmy Buffett, from “Tales From Margaritaville” TB is off to a really good start on his picks this year. Unfortunately, my … Continue reading

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Saturday Football Live Bloggin

TB’s back in Oxford this weekend and getting ready for about ten games on Direct TV. Of course, with luck I’ll only be watching one for a few hours. My damn Dogs are getting ready to play Georgia Tech. I … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round IV

Quote of the Day     “Horse sense is the thing a horse has that keeps it from betting on people.”     –W.C. Fields Welcome to the Premier Pick’em Game on the Worldwide Web. You may be asking yourself, “why … Continue reading

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Thursday Pickin Round 3

Ahhhhh, sweet redemption.  TB knocked it out of the park last weekend boys and girls. Four and one in my regular picks and a sweet “lose-but-cover” pick of the week by my Ole Miss Rebels (sorry Rebel fans, if my … Continue reading

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Sittinathomebaen Football Bloggin

Quote of the Day     “It only takes one.”     Rusty Lachaussee, during the 1993 Sugar Bowl Anybody else taking in a college game or twelve today?  Since TB can’t sit in Waldo’s 1980’s parlor, or Scoop’s 1990’s starter … Continue reading

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Pickin on Thursdays

Quote of the Day     “For most men (till by losing rendered sager), Will back their opinions with a wager.”     George Gordon, Lord Byron, from “Beppo” Before you act on any of the information contained in today’s post, be … Continue reading

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9 Year Old Pitcher Banned–A Conversation and 10 Cent Analysis

Quote of the Day      Morris Buttermaker–Come on guys, remember what I told you.  There’s no “I” in “Team.” Matthew Hooper–Yeah, but there’s an “M” and an “E”. Tanner Boyle–“There should be an “F” and a “U”.       –a … Continue reading

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Follow My Anguish

I just wanted to leave a reminder for you readers to check in on the “My Life as a Bulldog” page a bit more often.  Now that football season is here I’ll be updating it regularly.  I’m separating posts by … Continue reading

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Brett Favre

Quote of the Day      “Enjoying living was learning to get your money’s worth and knowing when you had it.”       –Jake Burns, in “The Sun Also Rises”; Ernest Hemingway Why is the Brett Favre issue so difficult … Continue reading

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Great Olympic Memories

Quote of the Day     “Spanning the globe, to bring you the constant variety of sport…the thrill of victory….and the agony of defeat.”        Jim McKay, introducing Wide World of Sports The Beijing Summer Olympics are set to … Continue reading

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