Unpopulated, 1-House Texas Town ‘Sold’
$3.8 million would be a huge budget annihilator1 for my little bride and me, and if the Italian guy who’s the apparent winning bidder pulls it off, good on him.
Look at the Albert website, though. What great environs and beautiful country.
In the meantime, we’ll be content with our 40 acres of Kansas soybeans.
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THe drivers line up thusly, for the running of the Samsung 500 from the Texas Motorplex:
Clint from Kansas, and is on my fantasy race team. Channel 799 is all-Earnhardt-all-the-time for sure.
Congratulations to the Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team on winning the Big 12 championship, in a hard fought, nail biting victory over the Texas Longhorns.
On to the Big Dance. If there is any discernment anywhere, on to the Big Dance as a #1 seed.
This is a great time of year; somewhere in the country, there is a team who will win 6 games in a row, and be national champions. As I see it, the Jayhawks have a great chance at doing exactly that.
However the tournament comes about, great drama is in store for basketball fans everywhere.
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In the previous post, I linked to this, which points out that an arrest has been made in the case. An arrest. For “planting” LED caricatures of a cartoon character. From the article:
Peter Berdvosky was arrested in Arlington Wednesday night and charged under a recently enacted statute making it a crime to place a hoax device that results in panic.
OK, then, I’m glad Massachusetts has taken such meticulous care for the welfare of its citizens. My only question, is who panicked? Seems to me that law enforcement induced the panic, by closing roads, tunnels, subways, and parts of the Charles River, for crying out loud.
The suspicious device reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 out of the city, a key inbound roadway, a bridge between Boston and Cambridge, and a portion of the Charles River but were quickly determined not to be explosive.
The shutdowns were not “forced”; they were called by officials who didn’t have a proper grasp on the situation, and were unable to assess the gravity thereof. Seems obvious who panicked, given the following:
the devices have been in place for two to three weeks in 10 cities: Boston; New York; Los Angeles; Chicago; Atlanta; Seattle; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; San Francisco; and Philadelphia.
The devices were in 10 cities, and only Boston “panicked”. Officials, arrest yourselves. As for me, I will be tuning into the Cartoon Channel.
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Congratulations to Coach Bob Knight and the Texas Tech Red Raiders, on securing win number 880 for Coach Knight. The New Mexico Lobos, in spite of coming back from a 20-point defecit, came up short, and Tech prevailed, 70-68. This puts the greatest college coach ever to tread the hardwoods alone at the top of the heap, with the most coaching victories in Division I basketball.
To his credit, the Coach said in the post-game interview, I’ll paraphrase as best I can:
I’m glad this thing is over. This record belongs to any kid who’s ever worn a uniform at any school I’ve coached. It’s their record, not mine.
Amen, and Congratulations.
Now, back to the pigskin marathon. After I wipe away a few tears of joy.
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Bob Knight’s Texas Tech Red Raiders lost to UNLV tonight, 74-66. The Running Rebs shot 48% or so from 3-point land; that, plus a pretty smothering defense, was the difference. Tech staged a furious rally with about 2:30 left, but got into a position of having to foul, and came up short. So, basketball history is deferred until 1/1/2007, when the Red Raiders face New Mexico, from the friendly confines of United Spirit Arena.
48% on three-pointers; a tough performance to beat.
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UNLV at Texas Tech, at 9PM EST tonight on ESPN2. Coach Bob Knight’s first go at being alone at the top of the Division I men’s basketball all-time win list. Dick Vitale will be there, and I’ll be glued to the tube.
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The Texas Tech Red Raiders men’s basketball team defeated Bucknell 72-60 this afternoon. The victory gave the Raider’s coach Bob Knight his 879th coaching victory in Division I basketball, and ties him with the venerable Dean Smith for the all-time coaching win record.
And the best is yet to come:
Knight’s first chance to own the top spot all by his sweater-wearing self comes Thursday night at home against UNLV.
I’ll be watching, and rooting. I’m inspired by people who love what they do; I’m even more inspired when they rise to new heights.
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In trying to find my Kansas Jayhawks basketball game tonight, I stumbled across a football bowl game. I know nothing about the teams, Northern Illinois and Texas Christian, and am not disparaging either of them. Going to post-season bowls is a Good ThingTM.
They were playing in, take a deep breath, the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl.
In San Diego, natch. NASCAR in all its glory hasn’t rendered a name such as this. Follow that name up with “presented by Ford Credit”, and you’d have the real deal.
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A big salute to Bob Knight, who coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders men’s NCAA basketball team to a 71-56 victory over Arkansas this afternoon. This victory brings the General one shy of the all-time Division I win record, currently held by Dean Smith.
I’ve always loved Coach Knight, and am delighted that the best coach ever to step on a basketball court is on the verge of making basketball history.
In his own words, the Coach’s post-game observation:
”Doesn’t mean anything to me,” Knight said. ”It means I’ve coached a long time. You guys think too much about records.”
And to Myles Brand, former president of Indiana University, who fired the Coach and subsequently went on to become President of the NCAA, where he’s bullying schools about “insensitive” logos and mascots:
Pfffffffft!
-k-
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