Month: November 2006

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Southern California Trojans, Notre Dame & TURDUCKEN!

Two Trojan Fans gearing up for the big rivalry game!As if Thanksgiving wasn’t enough to look forward to… we have a football rivalry that could no doubt determine WHO goes to play for the National Championship.

Thanksgiving this year wouldn’t be complete without a TURDUCKEN! Obviously, ol dad has his knives sharpened, his stuffing ready to go and everything else that makes the season memorable!

Kristin is flying over and will go to THE game with us… I am sure that she is earning the envy of all she knows on the big island of Oahu.

As for THE game… here’s what others are saying:

He’s siding with the RIGHT side!
Rootin for USC to lose
a little Trojan in his pants?
Irish Dream: 38 Notre Dame 37 Trojans
sneak Matt Leinart into the game? huh
the biggest rivalry of them all! USC- Notre Dame

Of course, the smartest Notre Dame fans don’t try to shake the Trojan Horse before the game…. Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis offers ‘praise’ for the Trojans… hmmmm… 

Well, a lot of folks dissing the Trojans… Irish & Wolverines mostly for their own advantage. However, let me say this… no matter how much Urban ‘the legend’ Myer complains… Florida aint that good — besides, after the last of the Zook recruits leaves this year, he’ll have a tough time against the likes of South Florida. As for Michigan… you lost, get over it. Praying for a rematch this late in the game is just boring. Rutgers, Virginia Tech, and Louisville can we say ‘overated?”

The worst the Trojans can do is the Rose Bowl… and that is the ‘Grand Daddy” of them all!

So… let the games begin!

Fight On!

Roger Freberg

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It’s NOW time for the Southern California Trojans and the Irish of Notre Dame!

Edna gives her full attention to the Trojans! Cal and the Southern California football game?

Nah, I never live in the past… it detracts from the now! And the ‘now’ means Notre Dame! Well, we have tickets and I expect that no matter which way the game goes we will see a spectacular football game!

When you think about college football rivalries… there is — of course — Harvard and Yale, Army and Navy… but Southern California Trojans and Notre Dame ranks as one of the best!

Year after year, the winner of this game often ends up fighting for the national championship!

SOoooO… Looking ahead…. I am glad I have tickets!

Fight on!

Roger Freberg

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Do you speak Playstation 3 or Wii?

crazies waiting for PlayStation 3

I can understand waiting days for a ticket to a big football game… but they were really out there for the Playstation 3 video game platform… okay… it may sound like sour grapes… I tried to get one… even on-line… but I FAILED!

No problemo… I have a Wii (Nintendo’s biggie) on it’s way!!!!

Good Luck to all you gamers out there!

 

Roger Freberg

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Trojans & Bears ready to RUuUMmmBLE!

When heading off into a big game, every football player knows there is a spot you need to touch before you enter the field… at Florida it is a Gator and the Trojans have their own. Sooooo, why shouldn’t the crazy football fans in our family have the same opportunity!     

 

Our ‘touchstone’ is a sign “Trojans Forever”.

Trojans Forever

 

 This weekend is going to be the Southern California Trojan’s biggest Challenge. This weekend they face the Bears of California, Berkeley. Berkeley? Yep, they’ve come a long way from the left leaning, protesting, burning bras ( small ones),  and pot smoking days of the 60’s. However, these Bears are not to be underestimated.

 

 However, ‘bear meat’ is in season and it is unusually sweet.

 

 

 Here’s a few official and unoffical observations:      

Maualuga
Bears will be Trojans Toughest test ( Daily Trojan)
Pete Carroll & Jeff Tedford Talk
with ROSE Bowl on the Line
BEAR Coach: Jeff Tedford’s perspective
Cal Football Fan
Cal wants to “smell the roses”
Another November to Remember for USC?  

 

Well, there is another game being played this weekend…. some place back east… you know… on the other side of Colorado somewheres. I hear that the winner may get a chance to play for the National Championship and the loser someone like Rutgers… wherever that is?

Fight On!

 Roger Freberg

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it’s TAKE YOUR HUBBY To WORK DAY!

take your hubby to work day
What I am about to say is going to cause a number of very different reactions.

Allow me to advocate for a new and very special day called….. TAKE YOUR HUBBY TO WORK DAY!

Instantly, what goes through your mind,  ladies? Are you saying, “this is a great way for my husband to see and better understand my life?”… or…. are you thinking,” akk! he’ll see what I am really up to during the day! I gotta hide Sven the thong wearing cabana boy.”

My guess it is neither of those… but more on the side of…. hmmmmm… ‘let me think about that for a moment.’

I won’t go into all the details, but my daughters did spend time with me at work and Laura did visit with me as she could… but this isn’t about them… this is now about ME! In our ever changing world, visiting with your wife at work is a great way to see her in a new setting, better understand her challenges and do something positive for your relationship. If nothing else, it gives some background and texture to the stories she brings home each night.

Seeing each other at work addresses some real issues, the average couple spends less that 30 minutes a day talking to each other… and people wonder why their relationships seem to be rocky? So whether it is meeting for a regular lunch ‘date’ or spending time in each others workplace once in a while… the time together is well spent.

My Laura is a Professor, so it seemed only natural for me to take a day every once in a while to sit in her classes and play at being a student again. Hey, I actually learned something…. just ask me about ‘cranial nerve 8’! I have also had the opportunity to watch her interact with students, which only proved to me that she has ‘adopted’ a number of them….  Maybe I am looking through ‘rose colored’ glasses… but she never fails to impress me.

So, if you are not as able as my wife is to ‘take your hubby to work day’… what can you do?….  try to meet more often during the work week…. maybe over lunch. The atmosphere is more relaxed… and you’ll be surprised … and maybe, just maybe… you’ll enjoy yourself.

Roger Freberg