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Archive for December, 2011

i had this moment of clarity

Saturday, December 17th, 2011

I had this moment
of clarity, but it left
with sobriety.

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if mistletoe could talk

Friday, December 16th, 2011

If mistletoe could
talk, it would complain about
bad breath all around.

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the book that never was

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Fifty thousand words
deliver a tawdry tale
on a blank tablet.

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over the fence

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The weekly exchange
of hellos maintains the truce
between old neighbors.

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first world blues

Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The first worlders had
entangled themselves in a
slew of petty woes.

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then one foggy christmas eve in alabama

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Rudolph, with your nose
so bright, won’t you hand over
your papers or else?

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winterizing

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Extra layers can
make the difference, whether
from wool or from fat.

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santa drawl

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

The redneck Santa
spat before the next youngun
hopped on for a spell.

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what hope love

Friday, December 9th, 2011

Is the hope for love
a quest, or is it hope that
love brings on its own?

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the backyard invader

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

Without regard for
boundaries, the silent scout
leaps atop the car.

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the pizza dilemma

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

The more diners, the
more time it takes to select
three damn toppings.

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tapping pencils

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Restless students eye
the clock and calendar in
wait for Christmas break.

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State sends team to play for BCS title for third consecutive year

Monday, December 5th, 2011

 

Video: Alabama coach Nick Saban discusses his team’s
trip to the BCS National Championship Game.

In the 2009 season, it was Alabama. In the 2010 season, Auburn.

And this year, Alabama again plays for the national championship. The Tide faces LSU in a rematch, or perhaps, grudge match. Alabama lost to LSU 9-6 in overtime on Nov. 5.

No. 1 LSU was a lock for the game at a perfect 13-0. Alabama (11-1) waited until Sunday’s official announcement, just edging out No. 3 Oklahoma State in the BCS rankings. LSU beat Georgia Saturday 42-10 for the SEC Championship, while Alabama’s last game was the Iron Bowl, beating Auburn 42-14 on Nov. 26.

No matter who wins, the SEC will take home the national title for the sixth consecutive year. Auburn won the 2010 title, while Alabama won the 2009.

The game airs at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 9 on ESPN, in 3D where available.

• Heisman finalists will be announced tonight, and expected to make the short list is Trent Richardson, running back at Alabama. Mark Ingram won it at Alabama in 2009. Update: It’s official, as Richardson will be competing against Tyrann Mathieu of LSU, Andrew Luck of Stanford, Montee Ball of Wisconsin and Robert Griffin III of Baylor.

• Other bowl games:

  • Chick-Fil-A Bowl: Virginia (8-4) will face No. 25 Auburn (7-5) on New Year’s Eve in Atlanta.
  • BBVA Compass Bowl: Southern Methodist (7-5) will head to Birmingham for the Jan. 7 game, thanks to the SEC pulling out of the bowl this year, opening a slot for a Conference USA team. SMU will face Pitt (6-6) representing the Big East. Pitt defeated Kentucky this year at the first BBVA Compass Bowl.

• UAB finished its season 3-9, leading to the firing of coach Neil Callaway and Sunday’s hire of Garrick McGee, Arkansas’ offensive coordinator, as his successor.

• Hoover, the only Birmingham-area team to play in the state finals, lost to Prattville 35-34 Friday in Tuscaloosa.

keys to success

Monday, December 5th, 2011

Concern for others
over self. Leave things better
than how you found them.

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honest labor

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

People who do real
work don’t have time to debate
whether it’s real work.

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