Nov 26 2007
Click for full-size image You do not want to root against Mizzou in this weekend’s championship game. BCS selection committees haven’t been very welcoming to one-loss teams that fail to win their own conference’s championship game. Remember K-State in 1998? Finished third in the national polls only to be relegated to the Alamo Bowl after [...]
Nov 24 2007
Missouri 36, Kansas 28 And it was never that close. The Missouri Tigers will now get another shot at the Oklahoma Sooners for an automatic birth in the BCS. I think Mizzou will likely be ranked No. 1 this week and may very well get a shot at a BCS Bowl even if they don’t [...]
Nov 19 2007
Yes, Missouri will play Kansas this weekend in a rivalry game dating back to the 1800s. I’ve suffered through my share of dismal Border War matchups, but this one has special meaning. SIDENOTE: I have great respect for the rivalry name – Border War – because as I’m sure many of you already know, this [...]
Nov 13 2007
So I had my shoulder procedure done yesterday. For almost a year now I’ve been suffering from what’s commonly known as a ‘frozen shoulder,’ technically called adhesive capsulitis. Basically, a capsule of scar tissue has formed around my right shoulder joint, hindering a full range of motion. I’ve been unable to move my right arm [...]
Nov 10 2007
It’s Saturday night, and nothing spells Romantic Dinner like a rundown ghetto seafood joint named Art’s Crab Shack. It sits next to our favorite sushi place – Sushiya – and we always pass by without stopping for a bite. But tonight was different. Ann and I went there because the menu looked great. We ordered [...]
Nov 08 2007
We had yet another outstanding social gathering with the Tuesday Night Social Club. This time our motley crew kicked it up at Cato’s Alehous over on Piedmont. This get-together was unique because it featured all the TNSC founding members: Cyrus, Sasaki, Ann and myself. Jacob and Aileen are also regulars, as is Monica Tirado. So [...]