I’ve never been much of a Halloween person to begin with, but I did get into the habit of attending a few bar parties over the years. I liked to go to the ones with big-money contests for the best costume because those always draw great crowds. Plus, it’s fun to see all the costumes [...]
Archive for October, 2006
Ok, I like junk food as much as the next person, but I think fried Coke sounds completely disgusting! According to this article from Yahoo News, the fried Coke craze is sweeping through the Texas State Fair and will likely hit other parts of the country soon. Here’s the description of what fried Coke is: [...]
I wanted to believe that the Chicago Bears would have no problem against the San Francisco 49ers today, but after the near debacle in that Monday Night game against Arizona a couple weeks ago, I wasn’t going to take anything for granted. Apparently, neither were the Bears. They came out storming!! Chicago scored 24 points [...]
The World Series is finally over (which means I can count on FOX to resume regular broadcasting of its primetime TV programs) and the St. Louis Cardinals came out on top. None of the sports analysts I read picked the Cards to take the Series. After all, they only won 83 games during the regular [...]
I’d heard a few weeks back that Ford was planning on ending production of their Taurus line of sedans and wagons. Well, today the last one rolled off the assembly line at the Hapeville, GA plant. Instead of continuing with a Fourth Generation of Taurus cars, Ford will instead focus on three successors: the Five [...]
I used to read Stephen King quite a bit when I was in junior high and high school. At first, I liked the straight horror stuff: Pet Sematary, Christine, Carrie, Firestarter, Misery… all the classic titles that most people think of when they hear King’s name. I also enjoyed some of the non-horror stuff. Different [...]
We’re halfway through the 2006 fantasy football season, and I’m stuck in 10th place in my league (out of 12 teams) with a terrible 2-5 record. I should actually be 5-2 (or at least 4-3), but three Monday Night games have cost me big so far this season. I know everyone with a losing record [...]