Troy

The Peril of Overcoaching

I could care less about women's soccer. However, the USA's loss to Brazil is a perfect illustration of overcoaching:http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=txusasolo reaction&prov=st&type=lgnsOve...
Posted by Troy on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:51:00 PST

NFL Opening Day Diary

9/6/2007 Nashville, TN7:10- Amidst planning for tomorrow's lesson on the flood in the Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis 6-9, I realize that I am missing the start of the NFL season and wrap things up. 7:1...
Posted by Troy on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:22:00 PST

The Cubs Most Promising Minor League Prospect

The Chicago Cubs most promising minor league prospect is not who you think it is.It is not Sean Gallagher, who had a blink and you'll miss it call up earlier this month. Perpetual prospect Angel Guzm...
Posted by Troy on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:13:00 PST

Darth Vader Needs Therapy

WebMD is featuring an article where French psychiatrists diagnose Anakin Skywalker with borderline personality disorder.  This is over the borderline for unintentional comedy.  I wonder...
Posted by Troy on Wed, 23 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

Crawfordsville Fire- Rest in Peace Eric Largent

You only know about Crawfordsville, IN if you've lived there or you watch the The Late Show with David Letterman on a nightly basis.  So the fact that a fire raged in downtown Crawfordsville on&n...
Posted by Troy on Fri, 11 May 2007 12:48:00 PST

Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper screamed it best when he said, "School's out for summer school's out forever my school's been blown to pieces/ No more pencils no more books no more teacher's dirty looks/ Out for summer ...
Posted by Troy on Wed, 02 May 2007 07:24:00 PST

Nashville: The Next New Orleans?

Waterworld is one of the worst science fiction films of all-time (Kevin Costner's other sci-fi bomb The Postman may be even worse), yet it in a post-Katrina America it may be more prescient ...
Posted by Troy on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:01:00 PST

Pacman, Your Suspension . . . Continues

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2832015It isn't surprising that Pacman or a Bengal were suspended for the entire 2007-2008 NFL season, but it isn't smart.Pacman's problems were off the fie...
Posted by Troy on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:28:00 PST

Check out this video: The Tripper Official Trailer

The Tripper Official Trailer Add to My Profile | More VideosSo you've got David Arquette, Jay Mewes, Thomas Jane, and bunch of hippies, and a serial killer looking like Ronald Regan. Oh...
Posted by Troy on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST

Cubby Cubby Bear

The Cubs open against the Commie Reds in three hours and I'm the only Cubbies fan on the planet not saying, "this is our year!" Nope, I say wait until 08. Why such pessimism when the Cubby Bears have ...
Posted by Troy on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST