Entries by wadeferd

A note on timing…

Dear aggie football mgmt, A reminder, most NCAA football games are two halves with a total of four quarters. Please keep this in mind as you seem confused on this in the past two “games.” That is all.

In Town

Across the river the giant Texas flag that flies every day over the state cemetery waves lazily in a breeze I don’t feel here. My immediate audience is the lake/river blowing west and flowing east by southeast, bound for a trip over the dam and a meandering journey to the rice patties of Colorado county, […]

Big twelve minus three

So, the Aggies are headed east. Some observers believe Friday’s launch of the Longhorn Network cable TV channel, a collaboration between UT and ESPN, played a major role in A&M’s decision to jump ship. “We can’t argue with the fact that the reason they are picking up their toys and leaving is the creation of […]

Scoutmaster’s Opinon

Even Perry’s old Boy Scout Troop Leader, the one who awarded him his Eagle Scout badge, said he likely won’t be voting for him. Wallar Overton, 72, took over from his father as Perry’s scout master just before the governor earned his Eagle Scout badge. When asked whether he’d support his former scout, Overton replied: […]

Trojan

I would like my space elevator now. Or maybe a new space station in 2020. .

The Crest of Stupid

It is my sincere hope that this weekend will represent Peak Stupid. To borrow from Hunter S. Thompson, I hope that five years from now we’ll be able to stand on a tall hill in Maryland and look down into Washington DC and see the highwater mark where the Stupid crested before it began to […]

Trickle Down

Dan Savage: “In 50 years taxes have never been lower. If Republican theories about the economy worked, we’d be having a boom right now. We’re told over and over if you lower taxes people will create jobs, it will trickle down and they’ll pee all over us and it never happens.”

Movie Previews

Men and women should not watch the same movies. Liz: Oh god… Me: What? Liz: Cowboys and aliens. Just… Me: You mean the movie with James Bond and Han Solo and…that…uhm… hot chic? Like the best movie that’s going come out this year if not ever? Liz: A little formulaic, don’t you think? Me: Han […]