Archive for October, 2006

Low-Key Halloween on Tap

Posted: 31st October 2006 by T.F.P. in Life

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 [...]

Fried Coke???

Posted: 30th October 2006 by T.F.P. in Current Events

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: [...]

Bears Hit 7-0!

Posted: 29th October 2006 by T.F.P. in Sports

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 [...]

Cardinals Win World Series

Posted: 28th October 2006 by T.F.P. in Sports

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 [...]

End of the Ford Taurus

Posted: 27th October 2006 by T.F.P. in Current Events

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 [...]

New Stephen King Book

Posted: 26th October 2006 by T.F.P. in Entertainment

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 [...]

Fantasy Football Update

Posted: 24th October 2006 by T.F.P. in Sports

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 [...]