Sunday Soundtrack: Super Bowl Edition

Posted by on Feb 2, 2020 in dish | 0 comments Okay, so I’m cheating a bit. This isn’t a song. Rather, it’s my favorite of the Super Bowl commercials from the past several years. It’s clever and combines two things I happen to adore: VWs and Star Wars. Behold the power of the Force! For all of you who actually care about the NFL, hope it’s a good game. Wishing the rest of us terrific snacks and some great...
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Dugout Wisdom

Posted by on May 14, 2011 in dish | 0 comments Nothing like a rain delay to get you to daydreaming. While infosnacking on the Interwebs today (okay, while avoiding writing a synopsis!), I came across this nugget from Hall of Fame pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige:“Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.”Timely advice, considering I was letting odds and everything else keep me from pursuing this...
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The Word Series

Posted by on Apr 9, 2010 in dish | 0 comments Props to Novel-T, which has created a lineup of American literature-inspired T-shirts. The baseball-themed shirts feature iconic characters and writers, like Hester Prynne, Moby-Dick and Captain Ahab, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, and writers Whitman, Poe, and Thoreau. Each “jersey” features an icon befitting the player, like a whale (duh), a Captain’s “C,”...
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Bringin’ the Heat

Posted by on Sep 26, 2009 in dish | 0 comments ‘Scuse the baseball analogy, but I’m fixin’ to make it do double duty in a sec. Today was opening day of fall ball for both Frick and Frack, since Frack’s softball opener was rained out Thursday night. So it’s been a loooooooooooong day at the ballpark. BallparkS, that is. Up early to take Frack to her away game, then 1-1/2 hours in the growing heat. By 10:30...
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Later, Sooners!

Posted by on Jan 8, 2009 in dish | 2 comments Pretty, ain’t it? That’s the BCS Championship trophy, and the Florida Gators just won another one, putting away the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14. So, Big 12, how does it feel to get your butts chomped?A little advice for next time, teams from the midwest (are you listening, Ohio State?)–when a gator clamps down on its prey, it DOESN’T. LET. GO. There’s a reason they call...
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