Day: October 14, 2006

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TROJANS WIN!!! Auburn Shows Florida as an ‘Urban” Legend

Laura and I prepare for a day in the sun!Hey… where are the ‘cupcake games?’ Well, at least it is a “W” (WIN) as they say!

(3) Southern Cal
28      
 Arizona State  U
21 

After the first quarter, it was all-USC… then Arizona came to life late in the 2nd quarter and in the 3rd quarter. USC ended up with the ball… and with the new clock rules… it was all but over.

Obviously, when you are at a game it is important to listen to all the games! We couldn’t resist looking at how Auburn schooled Urban ‘the legend’ Meyer… I am sure our Gator graduate Karen had somewhat mixed feelings…liked the kids…. not the coach. As for me,  I can’t help but wonder what Chris Leak would have done under the coach now at South Carolina? He’ll get his chance ni the NFL.

(11) Auburn — 27
(2) Florida — 17

Karla's drawing of 'Mom' keeping in touch with all of the games around the countryLet’s see… ‘SC beat Arkansas who beat Auburn who beat Florida … fun to think about.

Here’s how others talked about the games:

USC Trojan’s Web Site

ESPN

the Irish Trojan Blog

Trojan Fanatics

Pac 10 Apostle

Well…. the Southern California Trojans have a ‘bye’ this next week… and one can hope that the injuries heal and more players continue to step up !

I can hardly wait to the next game!

Fight On!

Roger Freberg

 

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Next Time… run over the damn dog!

another student makes a great decision at Cal polyI don’t always read the local paper the San luis Obispo Tribune very often… I really — as they say — don’t care who turned 100, what shrub is now endangered or how green which politician is… once in a while a story or two pops up that says… IDIOT!

Well, here’s what happened:

“…when he swerved to miss a dog that wandered onto the road, according to the CHP.The car spun out of control and hit a large tree, impacting the right-front door, the CHP said. Mariano was taken to French Hospital Medical Center, treated for major injuries and released. Viernes was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, where he died, the CHP said.”

So, what was this guy thinking? Save a dog, lose a friend is a good trade? He’s not alone, I have a female relative…. a d-i-s-t-a-n-t relative… who tumbled and totaled her car in a ditch and almost bought the big one in order to miss a ground squirrel. Hmmmm, maybe these two could find each other.

The next story is very cool by Jeff Carlton of the Associated Press entitled: ” In case of a gunman in class, Texas kids taught to fight back”. It’s about time!. It seems like Robin Browne ( a Major in the British Army reserve) is teaching students ‘they can win’ against an armed attacker. This could only happen in Texas!

Remember how the Amish boys ran away and let the girls get wacked? Had they been prepared mentally … maybe, they could have prevented it all from happening.

I remember hearing teachers and others in responsibility preaching that we must cooperate with our rapist, attacker, murderer or even worse thnigs might happen… like what? …. and, yes, we must — while driving — avoid all ground squirrels even if it means taking out a family of four riding in the opposite direction….

In any event, courage — as we should teach our children — is not the absence of fear… but the mastery of fear.

Roger Freberg