FBB Week 1 — The March to Seven

Posted on August 30, 2005 by Brent

Ahhhh….. my favorite time of year. Time for SoCal cheerleader letter sweaters and flying tortillas. Time for Waving the Wheat and the Quack Attack. It’s time for pre-season hype and the bitter taste of reality some call the Texas State Fair– no not fried Twinkies. It’s time for the sweet sound of “oh baby [...]

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FBB Pre-season: Year of the Palindrome

Posted on August 29, 2005 by Brent

A few of you may recall that I closed out last season with the following statement: KU was the best 4–7 team in 2004. Well….to kick-off the countdown to the 05 season I will pick up where I left off and segue into my first FBB posting of the season. KU will move from [...]

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Banner Day

Posted on August 7, 2005 by Brent

Fueled by Friday’s Blue Plate meatloaf with Jonathan and Eileen — for those close to the BP menu, they have brought back blueberry and peach pie — Atticus and I cranked out a post injury PR of 40 mins in GGP. Julie also cranked out 25 mins of running — a milestone in her slow [...]

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Test Driving Popularity Ratings

Posted on August 4, 2005 by Brent

OK…killing some time this evening with a new WordPress Plug-in…Alex King’s Popularity Contest. Nothing overly sexy but it rates he said blogs posts based on views, comments, and trackbacks. So hey….come early and often. The wife thinks I’m giving in to the dork side. I simply view it as the necessary maturation process [...]

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