Tag Archives: tennessee

Decision 2008

September 23rd, 2008 – 21:11

My absentee ballot came in the mail Monday. Disappointingly, 2 of my 4 votes are going to be in uncontested races.
Now to research…

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How ya’ll doin’?

March 21st, 2008 – 19:46

I make no attempts to hide where I’m from.  If anyone asks, I’m from Tennessee.  I spent 22 years there, 14 of those in the middle of nowhere.
Sometime around the age of 14 or 15, I quit “talking southern.”  I was attempting to emulate my grandfather, a Dayton, OH native.  He spoke with a purpose.  [...]

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Georgia land-grab?

February 26th, 2008 – 21:55

I hadn’t heard of this til lately.
Georgia’s state legislature seems to have passed a resolution that there was a mistake in some surveying and some border drawing two centuries ago, and wants to expand part of their northern border about 1 mile northward. This would give them access to the Tennessee River just north [...]

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Titans football season ends

January 6th, 2008 – 17:49

Unfortunately, they don’t go out with a bang so much as with a strangling sound.
They were doing so well, holding the Chargers scoreless and keeping LT down to less than 15 yards whe whole first half; then it all collapsed.
I’ll give credit where it’s due, though, Tennessee had a fantastic game while missing several key [...]

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The last time I post about Tennessee Football in-season

December 1st, 2007 – 21:22

Tennessee lost the SEC championship 21-14.  Leave it to me to talk about the game beforehand, jinxing them.  Things were going well until the last two possessions, where Ainge:

Threw an interception that was returned for the winning touchdown, and
Threw an interception that would have otherwise tied the game.

Tennessee played beautifully up to that point, maintaining [...]

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The Stupor Bowl

February 4th, 2007 – 13:51

In case anyone wonders, my pick is Indy. If Peyton’s on, he’s ON.
Plus, he is a product of a fine school.

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