C'est la vie!
I feel like Al in Happy Days..."Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah"... The minute White went down with his knee, I just knew. I felt like I'd been sucker-punched on the chin and kicked in the gut at the very same time. But no excuses here. The team that played the best walked off the field in Lincoln with a "W" today -- and the Sooners got lovely parting gifts which included a year's supply of schooner wax, and a raffle ticket for a chance to meet up with the Huskers again in the Big XII Championship in Dallas. If it didn't hurt they wouldn't call it "losing", I guess. Ob la di, ob la da, life goes on bra, la la how the life goes on... At least we have a birthday party tonight! Boomer Sooner!
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Happy birthday Michelle!

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Thy Barry be thy name
Barry Switzer is getting ready to be on the "Last Word with Jim Rome" -- whoo hoo! My toenails are painted with the same Chanel ribbon red polish I wore for the texas game (and the Nebraska game last year, which we were lucky enough to attend). Superstitions have all been taken care of...now it's just up to faith, luck, and a nice sprinkling of Sooner Magic for good measure!
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Fun with Credit 101
Kristine linked a really helpful article today on repairing your credit rating. We were both pretty stupid in college, and it took us almost five years of marriage before we felt we were ready to buy our first home this June. We've spent the last 4 years diligently going over our credit reports and making sure everything got updated and corrected -- and the last two years making sure it stayed that way. I'm so glad we both learned the lesson sooner (pre-baby), rather than later, so that all of our time and attention goes towards good and happy things when the hypothetical-Pollman-child finally appears. One of the best pieces of advice in that article was "...Lock your cards away...stop using them. Your immediate goal is to repair your credit rating and to get out of debt..." It's just too easy to charge that dinner which is gone in a flash -- or sweater which will most likely end up on eBay anyway. If it was easy -- they wouldn't call it being responsible (7) -- but it is so worth it when you make it to the other side!
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How about "no"?
Producers of "The Producers" on Broadway have come up with a novel idea... They're going to out-scalp the scalpers. If you know anything about the premise of the play, the irony is not lost here. Currently the most expensive seats, at face value, run about $100/pop (the most expensive ticket on Broadway). Now they're talking about raising it to $480/pop. Oh but we can't forget to mention that they say they'll donate $150 of that to the Twin Towers fund "for several months". Gee, would you like to define "several"? This is just pathetic! Actors like Kevin Spacey set up funds (when starring in "The Iceman Cometh") to allow under-privileged and inner-city students the opportunity to see the show for free/cheap. Yet the producers of "The Producers" think it's ok to charge more because somewhere someone is paying it to somebody else -- even when that practice by the scalpers is illegal (when charging more than 20% of the face price)? Whatever!
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We can't go on together with suspicious minds...
Hey Tara -- do you find it even mildly amusing that the same IPs constantly complaining about traffic via anonymous surfing organizations are hitting both of our blogs the very same days, using the exact same anonymizer? Not to mention, discussing topics you posted today word-for-word. Hello, Pot? This is the Kettle. You are black. Funny thing is, this is a public blog -- no passwords or nuthin'. I don't care who reads it or how they got here -- and certainly don't waste my time hurling out trivial accusations. And I post all that I do (and don't) with that knowledge in mind. Can we please get back to our regularly scheduled programming now? Thank you...drive through...
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Sooners vs. Huskers
Well, less than 24 hours to go now 'til kickoff at the OU/Nebraska game. I think Todd is about to implode. I can't promise the Sooners will emerge victorious, but I can promise it will be a hellova game! Any match-up between #1 and #2 (in the BCS standings) is bound to be exciting -- but when that match-up involves the Sooners and the Huskers, it's almost destined to be another "game of the century" each and every time. My main regret? So many teams have now bastardized the former Big VIII, thus creating the Big XII, that the game is no longer played when it SHOULD be played -- over Thanksgiving weekend! The Huskers bring a 19-game win streak (at home) into the mix, and the Sooners bring 20-straight wins under their belts. Here's hoping for blackjack! BOOMER FREAKIN' SOONER!
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Yippee!
I just love it when great things happen to wonderful people! Many congrats from both of us, Joy!
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OU/Nebraska Watch Party
Steve with the Tampa Bay Sooner Club finally picked a watch-party location for the OU/Nebraska game on Saturday. Check the club website for more details!
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I'm always right!
So if you're wondering who the cute guy is that Phoebe's about to dump on "Friends", not only did he play a doctor on "Jesse" briefly, but he's also the guy who tries to stop a wedding à la "The Graduate" in a Volkswagen commercial. Once again, Todd learned to never challenge my useless entertainment trivia knowledge! Especially when it's a commercial I love...
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So *that* is how they do it!
Todd and I found a top secret photo of the texas practice squad online tonight, as they prepare to take on Missouri...
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And that's why I married him!
My favorite pusher brought me a brand new bag of Tootsie Roll Pops tonight! Anyone want the cherry, raspberry, orange, and grape ones?
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You say potato"e", I say potato...
Ever wonder how restaurants get the skins on baked potatoes to be so soft? Here's a good tip that works... Scrub potatoes, but do not peel. Pierce skins to allow steam to escape. Lightly coat skins with Crisco shortening, and wrap with foil. Bake at 325° for 1 ½ hours -- and voila!
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Just great!
As if all of the anthrax stuff floating around isn't bad enough (too much for me to even bother chronicling anymore), now we find out they may be sending out salmonella - to President Clinton - as well. Just great. The Secret Service says "it has nothing to do with the other mailings". But then again, they said the first anthrax case wasn't necessarily an "attack", and told us not to worry, when that story first broke... (Updated to say: Remember back on October 5th when the line of thinking was this - via CNN - "A Florida man diagnosed with anthrax is an 'isolated' case, the top United States health official said Thursday, and his illness is not linked to any threats of bioterrorism.")
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How many licks does it take?
Anyone know where you can get the chocolate Tootsie Roll Pops in a bag all by themself (no orange, grape, cherry, and raspberry sullying up the mix)? I...have...a...problem...
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My horror-scope
This was my horoscope for today -- I hope I haven't unwittingly taken you all along on some doomed "Heaven's Gate" kind of misadventure. You have been warned... "You may need to keep your spaceship idle today and perform a safety check for you and your crew, Robyn. Make sure everyone on board is completely informed of their destination. It could be that you just picked them off the street without really telling them where they would end up. It is important that you don't drag people into your world unwittingly. If they voluntarily give up the controls to you, however, that is a different horoscope." Allllllrighty then!
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Scam alert
I got this from Tara this morning -- be careful out there ladies! "WARNING!!!! Please send this to everyone you know! If a man comes to your front door and says he is conducting a survey and he asks you to show him your boobs.... DO NOT SHOW HIM YOUR BOOBS!!! This is a scam and he is only trying to SEE YOUR BOOBS. I wish I had heard about this before yesterday. I feel so stupid."
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Hey slackers!
Hey you! It's time to quit slacking... There is less than one week left now for 2001 Dress Contest submissions. Get to it! That is all...
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Hardy har har har
In case you missed it in my comments, Christine just got "Well, Slap Me Silly!" up online. Go check it out!
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Finally feeeeenished!
I finally finished redesigning Molly and Eric's site for them -- and moved them onto our server since their free-server was always taking the site down for hours over "file transfer overuse". So if you visited their site back when I linked it for the Fifteen Minutes of Fame -- go back! They now have summaries and photos of their first wedding and reception, their honeymoon, how they met, how he proposed, and more. And don't forget to sign their guestbook!
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Recipe from Oprah
This Scalloped Potatoes with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto recipe looks and sounds sooooo good!
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Icky icky pucktang
I'm a picky eater -- I'll be the first to admit that! Just ask poor Todd... I'm seriously about two "on the side" requests away from Sally ("When Harry Met Sally"). I don't eat veggies (although I love fruit), and turn my nose up at just about anything green other than lettuce. Maybe that's why Spicy Winter Squash Soup on Oprah made my stomach turn when they zoomed in on it. Looks too close to pea soup for me, thank you very much! Ick, ick, ick! But then again, Todd would probably love it...
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FDNY shirt project
Today on NBC just had a great story about a Palo Alto Fire Department member that took his $300 tax return and had t-shirts printed for members of his fire house to raise money for 9-11 victims. A local news station got ahold of the story, and with the help of Bloomingdales, they were able to donate $250,000 this week -- with more expected soon. The website keeps going down right now, but it was listed on the show as "fdnyshirt.com", so you might try later today if you're interested -- in case the story has crashed their server. The front of the black t-shirt (with white writing) has the FDNY pocket-logo, and the back reads, "FDNY - ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL - September 11, 2001".
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The Oreo test
Here's one I haven't seen before -- the Oreo Cookie Personality Test. For those playing along at home, I'm a #6 -- "twisted apart, the inside, and then the cookie". It says, "You have a highly curious nature. You take pleasure in breaking things apart to find out how they work, though not always able to put them back together, so you destroy all the evidence of your activities. You deny your involvement when things go wrong. You are a compulsive liar and exhibit deviant, if not criminal, behavior." Of course, you have to read them all to truly appreciate this finding...heh heh... So what are you? (Update: And not to be missed...linked from above site...the Lucky Charms Personality Test. I'd have to say I'm a "green clovers" on that one!)
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Go Martha
Martha Stewart got a face-lift today -- check it out! (Updated to say: If you haven't seen the cake on the cover of the fall 2001 "Martha Stewart Weddings", it's a must-see!)
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Homesick
Normally I don't get homesick for Oklahoma. I miss my family. I miss my friends that are still there. And I reeeeeally miss football Saturdays. But I feel like a Floridian now, and I love it here. This is home. Well, until pictures like this show up in my in-box, and my mind races back to what it was like to feel crisp fall air and watch the leaves turn on campus. (Courtesy of Bob from the Tampa Bay Sooner Club, from the OU/Baylor game this past weekend.)
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Wanna make somethin' of it?
Hey Ashley -- here are my OU Shoes. And for good measure, I threw in Todd's OU action figures. Yes, we need help. We know that. Tee hee.
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Signs point to YES
Have a question and your Magic 8-Ball is somewhere up in mom's attic? There's a new Magic 8-Ball site on Yahoo that isn't run by "cheesy" oracles and javascript. Oh no -- this version is high-tech! This is a real 8-Ball "housed in a custom built Lego Mindstorms shaking cradle, triggered and watched by a Linux computer". After you ask your question, you wait "in line", and soon the 8-Ball will shake before your eyes and reveal the answer right there on your monitor. Too cool!
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"Girl Power" no more...
In case you missed it, the Spice Girls are no longer... Time to put that lunchpail up on eBay kids!
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Love is a battlefield
Because nothing says "let this be a lesson to you, American infidels" like giving Pat Benatar anthrax-laced fan mail. Yeahhhhh...right... Ok then.
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We're number one!
As expected, ESPN has just announced that Oklahoma is number 1 in the first week of BCS standings -- with Nebraska at number 2. The second year in a row #1 and #2 will be meeting in October, this time in Lincoln. It's being billed as a "battle of lipsticks" (crimson vs. red). I don't look so good in day-glo red, so Boomer Sooner baby!
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Temper tantrum
It's getting to the point, that for my sanity, I feel like acting like a two-year old...squinting my eyes shut, putting my fingers in my ears, jumping up and down, and shrieking "not listening to you...not listening to you..." Anyone else ever get that feeling?
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Mmmm...tasty!
>From CNNSI.com today: "The first BCS standings come out Monday and according to projections, Saturday combatants Oklahoma and Nebraska will be ranked 1-2. The Sooners-Huskers showdown is the 'tastiest' of several huge matchups this week, writes CNNSI.com's Stewart Mandel." Tasty. I'm not sure what that means. But I think I like it. I like it a lot.
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Too much hype
On paper, the Bucs were supposed to win the Super Bowl this year. The sports writers said the Bucs would win the Super Bowl this year. But the Pewter Pirates looked more like the Tampa Bay High School Choirboys today. I've been critical of Brad Johnson all season, and he didn't disappoint today. He took 10 sacks this game, when before we'd allowed just 9 on him all season. Some of the blame lies within the O-line for their lack of protection, but the bulk of it is squared solely on his shoulders, IMHO. He spent so much time looking off downfield, that he never saw the guys wide-open right there in front of him. Even the announcers made fun of him for his "tunnel vision". The Bucs seem to have some kind of knack this season for playing like crap for the first 55 minutes, and then all of a sudden going, "Oh @%*^$ -- we're gonna lose! Score!" Well with 5 minutes left in those games, and a 2-3 record now, ya' think maybe this gameplan just ain't workin' folks? Put in King. You can't do worse than we already are! The only person on the team worth his salary right now is Gramatica -- and yes, that includes you Mr. Warren Sapp. I love ya' -- but it's been a long, long time since you've had your gameday face on for four full quarters. Quit giving acid-tongued interviews and step it up ON THE FIELD!
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Sit on it!
I woke up to a great giggle from Christine today -- minister or Fonzie? You decide!
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Heartbreakers
We just finished watching "Heartbreakers" (Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Lee). It was really cute -- we both give it two snaps in a circle! Makes me want to have a Jason Lee film-fest soon. I'm so excited he'll be the next Fletch! It doesn't come out 'til 2003, but since it's being written and directed by Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, etc.) -- I'm half-tempted to pre-order on Amazon.com now.
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