As pumped up as I am thinking about this weekend’s game, I can’t help but remember what all went on this time last year and the whole weird/funny/inexplicable/stressful/wouldn’t-trade-it-for-anything relationship I have with Gamecock football.
Entries Tagged as ‘General’
September 22, 2009
Inane
A group of random thoughts … many of which are too inane for Twitter:
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At the risk of angering my friends who occupy the fringes of both ends of the political spectrum — I watch both MSNBC and Fox News.
(ducks)
In the last 10 minutes on both channels, I’ve seen the close up of Tom Delay shaking [...]
May 15, 2009
Goin’ to the chap-el o’ looooove
It’s odd to think that I had to get married in order to participate in a wedding. I had several friends and family take the plunge well before I did, but, I was never a part of the wedding itself.
Well, it changes tomorrow as one of my best friends on the planet, John, walks that [...]
March 26, 2009
In lieu of a legitimate update
This is a very interesting, if not implicating, read from the editor of iLounge regarding Apple’s treatment of journalists who don’t walk the Apple line.
March 3, 2009
Snow day!
Today, the greater Charlotte area joined a lot of the Carolinas in being turned into a winter wonderland. Yes, we got SNOW!
The snow actually started to fall and stick last night, so the neighborhood was blanketed by the time we woke up this morning.
In addition to the snow, there were icy patches along the road [...]
March 1, 2009
To borrow from Creedence
Doo doo doo, lookin’ out my back door:
Yep, a deck shot is the best one can get at 11 p.m. with a BlackBerry
The snow is coming down here in Matthews, and there’s no inidication it will be letting up as the night wears on. My prediction is a special “Work from home” Monday, complete with [...]
February 16, 2009
Love to hear the robin goin’ tweet tweet tweet
So, since I have a short attention span which causes me to not blog in spurts, I finally took the plunge and went with the “micro-blogging” platform of choice.
Yes, folks, I’ve joined the Twitter craze. I’ve added the RSS feed over on the right, but you can also keep up with me through Twitter itself:
twitter.com/rgjohnston
Enjoy!
December 23, 2008
From ESPN the Magazine
More, specifically, Rick Reilly:
Anyway, with the economy six feet under and Christmas running on about three and a half reindeer, it’s nice to know that one of the best presents you can give is still absolutely free.
Hope.
From his latest column, a fantastic read.
December 10, 2008
The Tanenbaum, if you will
So, here it is, in all of its glory … the 2008 edition of the Rick Christmas tree:
