Friday Funnies

I’m still basking in the glow of last year’s national title, while my good buddy Luke has seemingly forgotten that we won the big trophy last year (and beat Louisville on the way to doing it, no less). Can’t complain about anything really. But it’s a new basketball season, and with it comes the holiday […]

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My Old Kentucky Home

Nothing I can write here can properly sum up tonight’s game and it’s meaning for us Kentuckians. It’s just too big. Too big of a moment for a state that has so little impact in the grand scheme of things. But nevertheless, tonight I hope my Wildcats emerge victorious. If they do not, then I […]

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My Nervous Excitement

The annual tradition begins once again: the hunt by my beloved UK Wildcats for that 8th national title. There are some scary names potentially in the path of my boys so here’s to hoping this batch of young fellas can handle it. It’ll be a nerve-wracking few weeks, but I’ll wear my shirts proudly and […]

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My Celebrity Sighting

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So Dan and I played golf yesterday, and as I’m warming up on the practice green (which did me zilch in terms of prepping me for putting, at which I sucked royally for some reason), Dan came striding over with excitement. He overheard a guy checking in for his round, and said his name was […]

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Idiot of the Day

This is another post from the Hawaii files. And, sadly, this one involves UK fans. Because I have to be honest, even my beloved state produces people that are idiots. Wait a minute, this is not news to me or anyone. The UK-Washington game was a fantastic basketball game and naturally we had wonderful seats. […]

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Fun with Basketball

So I learned about Taylor University, which for its basketball team does a weird tradition the last game before final exams. Seems the whole crowd remains silent until the Taylor University team scores its 10th point, at which time the crowd goes totally apeshit. I love it. Sure, it’s gimmicky, but it’s better than being […]

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Sub in The Cambler

So back in Kentucky for the holidays, the wife and I hit up a gym down the road. The Paducah Athletic Center has good stuff: full gym, tons of TVs, a pool, a basketball court, some raquetball courts, batting cages, sauna and all that crap. Plus, it has my favorite feature … no clients. Yeah, […]

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