As we close the door on 2013...
A look at who we lost...
From GaPeach913:
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Luminaries We Lost in 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Heat Check
Great game...overtime...suspense.
The Atlanta Hawks...did everything...except win the damn game!
From the Miami Herald:
Heat 121, Hawks 119 (OT)
Miami Heat orchestrates late escape plan to overcome Atlanta Hawks at home
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Hump Day News & Views
'Tis the week before Christmas in this small southern college town. Let's see what that sports world is humping about.
I think this guy is a tad upset over his team:
Is Hockey still a sport?
What's wrong with these Giants?
Have a great Hump Day!
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Much "Ado"...About Nothing
"He raped me", the girl alleged...."It was consensual", he said.
And after more than a year gathering evidence from their mutual friends...getting DNA data...investigating details...
The prosecution could not put a case against the "he".
This really small time item made national news because... "He" is a big time college athlete...who plays a big time position...(Quarterback)....for a big time football power (Florida State).
We don't know the truth. For it lies somewhere between "He"...and the girl.
What we do know is Florida State will play Duke on Saturday for the ACC Championship and it's star QB...(He)....was somehow involved in all of this.
But now...no charges...no nothing.
Again...much "ado"....'bout nothing.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
An Iron Bowl Classic
In a weekend of rivalry games...The Alabama- Auburn match-up gave us the play of the day.
Maybe the play of the year.
From YouTube:
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Good Strategy..or Bad Sportsmanship?
The Brooklyn Nets were out of time-outs in last night's game with the Los Angeles Lakers...but Jason Kidd had a unique trick up his sleeve. Or in his hand...As this video shows.
From the New York Daily News and YouTube:
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
A true track star!
Lewis Benjamin, my nephew is a true track star at Winston-Salem State University.
A Medea Re-post
This is a re-post from a few years ago. Enjoy:
Madea's Thanksgiving Rules
RULES FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER AT MY HOUSE
2. If you can't walk or are missing any limbs, sit
your butt down until someone makes your plate for you. Dinner time is
not the time for you to be independent. Nibble on them pecans and
walnuts to hold you over until someone makes you a plate.
3. If you have kids under the age of twelve, I will
escort their little butts to the basement and bring their food down to
them. They are not going to tear my house up this year. Tell them that
they are not allowed upstairs until it's time for Uncle Butchie to start
telling family stories about their mommas and papas. If they come
upstairs for any reason except for that they are bleeding to death, I
will tear their butts up and you better not ask why!
4. There is going to be one prayer for Thanksgiving
dinner! JUST ONE! We do not care that you are thankful that your 13 year
old daughter gave birth to a healthy baby or your nephew just got out
of jail. The time limit for the prayer is one minute. If you are still
talking after that one minute is up, you will feel something hard come
across your lips and they will be swollen for approximately 20 minutes.
5. Finish everything on your plate before you go up
for seconds! If you don't, you will be asked to stay your greedy butt
home next year!
6.
BRING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE!! Don't let me catch you fixing yourself a
plate in my good Tupperware knowing that I will never see it again!
Furthermore, if you didn't bring anything over, don't let me catch you
making a plate period or it will be a misunderstanding. And why are you
making plates before you eat? You never bring a dish or offer a dime do
you?
7. What you came with is what you should leave with!!
Do not leave my house with anything that doesn't belong to you.
EVERYBODY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO A BODY SEARCH COMING AND GOING OUT OF MY
DOMAIN!!!
8. Do not leave your kids so you can go hopping from
house to house. This is not a DAYCARE CENTER ! There will be a
kid-parent roll call every ten minutes. Any parent that is not present
at the time of roll call, your child will be put outside until you come
and get him or her. After 24 hours, I will call CPS!
9. BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE YOU COME INTO TOWN!!
There will be no sleeping over at my house! You are to come and eat
dinner and go home or to your hotel room. EVERYBODY GETS KICKED OUT AT
11:00 pm. You will get a 15 minute warning bell ring.
10. Last but not least! ONE PLATE PER PERSON!! This is
not a soup kitchen. I am not trying to feed your family until Christmas
dinner! You will be supervised when you fix your plate. Anything over
the appropriate amount will be charged to you before you leave. There
will be a cash register at the door. Thanks to Cousin
Alfred and his greedy family, we now have a credit
card machine! So VISA and MASTERCARD are now being accepted. NO FOOD
STAMPS OR ACCESS CARDS YET
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Grambling....is Crumbling
This is so sad. It's a long read...but worth it.
From Sports Illustrated:
The once-proud Grambling St. football program that Eddie Robinson built is in danger of falling apart.
These "Dawgs"...are Just..."Dogs"
The University of Georgia's football team has sank to a new low. Bad offense, bad defense, bad special teams.
And most of all....bad coaching.
From the Athens Banner Herald:
AP
Georgia punter Collin Barber (32)
fumbles the snap on a punt attempt against Vanderbilt late in the fourth
quarter of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013, in
Nashville, Tenn. Barber recovered the ball on the play and Vanderbilt
took possession on the 13-yard line and scored the game-winning
touchdown on the next play. Vanderbilt upset No. 15 Georgia 31-27. (AP
Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Specials teams mistakes, offensive struggles plague No. 15 Georgia in loss to Vanderbilt
Sunday, October 13, 2013
A "Dog Day" Afternoon
Injuries...bad luck...bad coaching...karma?
How about all of the above.
In this small southern college town...the natives are crying today. For the dogs of UGA lost a football game yesterday.
From the eyes of Missouri:
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
A Nike...History Lesson
We found this extremely interesting.
Nike .... transformed the world of "tennis shoes" and "sneakers" into a billion dollar industry.
From BusinessInsider.com:
Monday, September 2, 2013
Thoughts on a Labor Day
It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood...in this small southern college town. Down the road a bit, Atlanta was rocking this weekend. The Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic. Dragon Con. NASCAR. The Braves. Even Georgia Tech had a home game.
Holidays are made for family and fun. We had a blast! Some stuff we're following in the sports world:
Happy trails...Tim Tebow:
A Costly Celebration
They say if you live long enough...you're liable to see everything. Well, what we saw Saturday night in Clemson, South Carolina...is one for the ages.
The University of Georgia not only lost a football game...but lost their leading receiver.
Some time...some where...a long time ago....Georgia must have upset the college football gods. This kind of thing just doesn't happen.
Bad karma? Bad coaching? Bad common sense?
From the Athens Banner Herald:
Jubilation turns to frustration as UGA's Mitchell tears ACL, out for season
Monday, August 26, 2013
Things We Learned From the Week-end
In this small southern college town...the count down is on for the new football season...commencing with the epic battle of Georgia going to Clemson on Saturday.
First things first. Here's what we learned this weekend:
Tiger so close....but still finishes second:
Happy Trails....T-Mac:
Really....Mike...Really?
We'll be in touch!
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Our Future Leaders
Sad really...Who's "responsible"?
From Yahoo Sports:
If proof was needed that the preseason is a warm-up for more than just the players, it just arrived at a scrimmage in Alabama.
Hoover High's run-through banner, in preseason form — Twitter
As pictured on a variety of Twitter accounts and brought to Prep Rally's attention by Busted Coverage, Hoover (Al.) High, one of the nation's most high profile football programs, entered the field by bursting through a giant "run-through" banner with an enormous misspelled word during a recent preseason game. The banner, which was created by the Hoover cheerleaders, can be seen above.
Just in case you can't make out the exact words, here's what the banner says:Hoover Football Cannot Be Held Responsable For Ruffled FeathersSomeone might want to take the time to remind the Hoover cheerleaders that it's spelled "responsible" with an "i", not an "a."
The ruffled feathers part of the message was a clever allusion to the Florence (Al.) High Falcons, who were Hoover's opponents in the preseason scrimmage.
Luckily for Hoover, the game on the field was more successful than the banner-making exercise; the Bucs pulled out a 27-6 victory against Florence.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
The Riley Cooper Video
In case you missed it...this is what the firestorm is all about.
In future posts...we will explore....this "nigger" thing.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Brave New World....Again
Okay...alright...Our beloved Atlanta Braves are leading the NL East by 9 games. And it's almost August.
Just 56 games left.
But all of us know....what's happened in the past. Even though Atlanta just swept the best team in all of baseball (St. Louis)...for Braves fans....we have a wait-in-see attitude.
Been here before...See you in October.
From the AJC:
Dale Zanine
Braves rally against Rockies
Andrelton Simmons hit a walk-off triple to give the Braves an eventful win against the Rockies. | Photos
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Top need meet, Braves continue to monitor marketJohnson staking claim in NL batting chase
Monday, July 22, 2013
Skyview....is ..."No View"
Atlanta's new 200 foot ferris wheel opened last week.
A 15 minute ride... for roughly $15.
They say the gondolas are air conditioned. So is the Peach Tree Plaza Hotel...which ...by the way towers over this little ferris wheel.
Check out the picture. This thing is dwarfed by several dozen Atlanta skyscrapers.
Want to really see the ATL?
Try going up on Stone Mountain. This is a ferris wheel better suited for a county fair.
$15?
We still don't get it.
Things We Learned...From the Weekend
Tis' the rainy season in this small southern college town.
To borrow a quote from Forrest Gump, "We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin'
rain... and big ol' fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes
rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath. Shoot, it even
rained at night...
It has rained so much lately...I could have sworn I saw Noah...trying to rebuild the Ark.
Anyway....here's what we learned over the past couple of days:
Tiger still can't find..."it":
Big boy college football lives in "Sweet Home Alabama:
Alabama's New $9 Million Football Facility Is Like Something Out Of MTV Cribs
Fountains, pool tables and dozens of TVs.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Why We Love...Our President!
Unless you are a black...African-American male....you could not...and will not ...ever know that feeling.
Most of us ...are so different from the black youths of today...them...with the sagging britches ...underwear showing..."hoodie" wearing.
But there is not a black man alive who has not gone through what President Obama said happened to even him.
Being black means we get special attention. Walk down the street...White folks move to the other side.
Go shopping in a mall...without wearing a business suit. See what happens. "Can we help you?" A clerk will ask. What they are really saying is, "We're watching you....so you don't steal from us."
I have seen it...I have lived it. And so happy to have a President...that understands it.
From the Huffington Post:
'TRAYVON COULD HAVE BEEN ME'
We're....Baaacckkk!!!
For that ...we apologize. There have been some computer problems...problems with the google blogger...Firefox problems...Internet Explorer problems...
You name a problem?
We had that problem!
Hard to believe our last post was over two weeks ago.
And that post came from North Carolina...on one of 6eVoices's many computers.
Well...well....well....What's been going on in this crazy world we live in? When we last spoke....Our girl, Paula Dean was getting into trouble for using the "N" word ...30 years ago. She compounded the situation by stupidly appearing on all those network morning shows.
Some good news...Paula?
My brother and my daughter...didn't throw away their Paula Dean cookware. Them still some good pots and pans!
The other major story we have missed commenting on is the George Zimmerman case.
Out take is simple. Trayvon Martin...would still be alive today...if Mr. Zimmerman had heeded the police dispatcher's call for him to stay in his vehicle....and not pursue.
Now...a young life is gone...Mr Zimmerman's life is pretty much gone. We have a country divided.
Should have stayed in the car...George!
And with that.....
We're back!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
This is no Longer your Father's Boston Celtics!
First Doc Rivers leaves....then the Celtics trade Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets...
And...to top it off ...today Boston announces the hiring of a new coach.
Wow....we didn't see this coming.
From the Huffington Post:
Friday, June 21, 2013
A Series...to Remember
A funny thing happened last night. I watched...along with millions all over the world...a basketball game.
Of course this was not any ordinary game. This was game 7. This was for the championship of the world.
An even with the late start...after 9 pm on the east coast, my eyes stayed wide open for this masterpiece.
We applaud the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs for putting on quite a show in 7 grueling games.
A tale of the two city's newspapers:
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
When Sports "Talkies" Try to be Funny
Even in the year...2013...There is a line drawn. You can make jokes...tell jokes...be jokes.
But you must remember your format.
These 3 clowns at 790the Zone in the ATL ...forget their audience. Made a stupid joke...had some laughs...and now join ...the world or the...unemployed.
News for 790 the zone
790 The Zone fires Mayhem in the AM crew for Gleason “joke”
NBCSports.com - 16 hours agoThe now-former hosts of Mayhem in the A.M. probably suspected that, at some point, the name of their show would have literal meaning. 790 ...
Friday, June 14, 2013
It's a 2 out of 3 Series...Now!
Great game last night...If you are a Heat fan.
From the Miami Herald:
NBA FINALS, GAME 4: HEAT 109, SPURS 93
Big 3 helps Miami Heat level series with Spurs
Dwyane Wade scored 32 points, LeBron James added 33, and Chris Bosh chipped in 20 as the Heat assured at least one more game in Miami.And from the San Antonio Express News:
Finals, final: Heat 109, Spurs 93
Heat 109, Spurs 93 (final): The Heat executed a 52-point turnaround
from Game 3, rebounding from the third-worst beating in Finals history
to even the score with an emphatic victory in Game 4. Miami’s
triumvirate of Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh were dominant,
combining for 85 points. James had 33 to lead all [...] More »
Friday, June 7, 2013
This Could be ....A Sweep!
Yes, it's just one game....out of a 7 game series. But watching last night's San Antonio's win...it leads to an awful lot of questions regarding the Miami Heat.
Great game. Close....But here's what we saw.
Miami has no answer to Tony Parker. He drove into the lane with ease....Passed to open men...and hit crucial after crucial jumpers.
Team defense. San Antonio did not shut the big three down (LeBron, Dwayne, & Bosh)...but their team oriented defense limited those Miami runs...those 10-0....15-2 runs. Miami could not get out on the fast breaks.
Yes, it's just one game....but the Heat is in big trouble.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Hump Day News & Views
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