Monthly Archives: December 2009

Defining Day #10 delayed

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Alas, dear readers, I’ve already fallen behind in writing my “Brendan’s Defining Days of the Decade” series. I know you’re shocked. 🙂 So, my write-up of entry #10 on the list will be delayed until (hopefully) sometime tomorrow. It’s possible that #9 and #8 will consequently be pushed back by a day as well. Luckily, I’ll have time to catch… Read more »

Loyette leads Pick ’em contest!

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Bowl season started off with a bang tonight, courtesy of 6-6 Wyoming’s double-overtime win over heavily favored, 8-4 Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl. And, thanks to that shocking upset, just about everyone’s pick sheets have already been thrown for a loop. Only one person out of 50 in the 5th annual Living Room Times Bowl Pick ’em Contest… Read more »

Gonzaga’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad game

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Well, on the bright side, meeting La Rev at Chopper’s was fun. He’s a cool guy. His wife and parents are nice, too. On the down side: pretty much everything about the game we were watching. The goofy smiles and thumbs-up in this photo, taken after the game, are most definitely ironic: Andy Katz writes, “The Zags can’t look as… Read more »

My Defining Days of the Decade: #11

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Yesterday, I kicked off my “Defining Days of the Decade” series with number 12, my college graduation day, May 15, 2003. Today, for number 11 on the list, we’re going back in time to a tremendously memorable event during my sophomore year at USC. Drumroll please… November 7, 2000: The Election of a Lifetime In the morning and early afternoon… Read more »