The new dog, in a cyclone of sharp little puppy teeth and a flood of puppy pee, has arrived. Boy Z is besotted, Dr. O’C resigned and Not Max slightly confused. Along with the peals of laughter and declarations of love, however, have been fits of tears. Puppies nip. It’s what they do. Not Max [...]
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Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
It is winter in Australia which means that it is football season it Australia. And by football, I don’t mean steroid stuffed giants in full body armor standing around for three plus hours, nor overpaid Brazilians kicking a round ball around for an hour and a half in the quest for a nil-nil draw. No, [...]
I see sickness again, coming in floods
I haven’t talked much about the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party this year. Especially when one considers that, as October wound down last year, I dedicated an entire week to a diatribe of loathing against the University of Florida. I invited the enemy into my bosom to speak in favor of his loathsome, repitilian team. [...]
Game Day: Goodbye you suckers and steady bad luckers
I think I was far too gentlemanly the other day. In the time since Here in Franklin’s guest post went up, I’ve had some time to reflect on the Tennessee Volunteers and their fans. I said that it had been a long time since the bad old 90’s when the Georgia Bulldogs played the role [...]
For some strange reason it had to be, it was all a dream about Tennessee
Never let it be said that A Free Man doesn’t welcome opposing points of view. As the Georgia Bulldogs head north to Knoxville for a date with the Tennessee Volunteers this Saturday, I’ve brought the enemy to my bosom and given them a chance to speak.
For the three years I was at the University [...]
A paper tiger can’t tell you where he stands
Things are about to get real serious for my beloved Georgia Bulldogs. They’ve scraped together three wins in a row and are somehow favored to beat the fourth ranked Lousiana State University Tigers in Athens this weekend. Despite their top five ranking, LSU has failed to whelm in their four wins thus far this season [...]
Delia don’t go ’round when the Devil’s loose
If you listen to the pundits, the Georgia Bulldogs may have a bit of a rest this week as they play host to the Arizona State Sun Devils in Athens. Nobody seems inclined to give the Devils much respect and I’m willing to defer to the experts. I hope they’re right, because I’m not sure [...]
Game Day: It’s nothing personal, you see
Boy Z demonstrates what we do with hogs down here in the deep, deep south…
It’s the Dawgs versus the Hogs today as the Georgia Bulldogs head into Fayetteville for a match-up with the Arkansas Razorbacks. It’s been a while since these two teams squared off – 2005 in Athens (a 23-2o win for the Dawgs) [...]
Game Day: The Birthday Edition
Today was Boy Z’s second birthday. He’s dozing soundly, content in a sugar induced coma after a small party with some friends. Dr. O’C put in a command performance, whipping up a digger cake that made the boy’s eyes dance. He was devastated when we cut it up to serve it. Days like this, watching [...]
Chickens don’t get no life after death
I’m finding it difficult to work up much energy for the Georgia-South Carolina game this weekend. Probably has a lot to do with the loss in Stillwater last Saturday, not to mention my still significant sleep deficit. Either way, I just can’t get up for this game. It should be a good one. Both teams [...]
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