Football Rivalries and other “Tons of Bricks!”

the weight of the world is coming down!When you talk about rivalries, USC and UCLA go to the top of my list. THE GAME is merely an extension of what has become a truly visceral contest between schools.

Wear the Cardinal and Gold to UCLA and watch for the reaction… you don’t have to wait long. And a Bruin in the land of Troy is truly an unloved creature.

So what is going to happen this year as the Bruins of the Westside meet the Southern California Trojans?

I can’t speak for the team, the coach… but as a fan, after last year’s upset… the coliseum may not be the most hospitable place for anyone wearing the pale blue and yellow.

FIGHT ON!

Roger Freberg

USC-UCLA Rivalry goes beyond Friction
Bruin Nation Claims Victory!
To be a Trojan
Inside USC

Rose Bowl Bruins?

Congratulations on being a Weblog finalist!

Congratulations sweetheart
Laura was nominated, then was selected as a finalist in an international Blog Contest! Well, we’d all like to win… but some of these folks in the high frequency political sites kinda swept the field …  but it was fun knowing someone who was in the mix!

Congratulations, Laura, it is wonderful to know that  your beautiful site  was a part of it! We are all proud of you!  Maybe more Cal Poly sites will be there next time?

For those of you who haven’t seen the contest… here’s a link!

Roger Freberg

Temple Grandin, the Farm, Autism and Perseverance

Dr. Temple Grandin and Dr. Laura Freberg
The other night Laura and I went to hear Dr. Temple Grandin of Colorado State University lecture about how to ‘calm animals’ and it seemed like I was once again in a Psychology Class listening to Laura discuss ‘habituation’.

Autographed for LauraDr. Grandin — for those of you who don’t know — is also an authority on autism. She — herself — is autistic. While we were there we bought three of her books. We knew Karla would love the books referencing animals… but her book on Social Relationships seems to have been derived from her own study. Just as many of us try to understand the mind with autism… they are working just as hard to understand us.

Dr. Grandin was the personification of what Laura had always speculated about the ‘engineering-type, highly focused and fiercely logical’ mind of a person with autism. Dr. Grandin was brilliant.

Laura has blogged on the event as well…. a very nice discussion.

It was a very enjoyable evening.

Roger Freberg

Dr. Grandin was kind enough to autograph her books…. as shown above. 

 

Remembering our Soldiers …

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