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Thursday, February 22, 2007

UNC Chapel Hill Breakup/UVa B'ball Meltdown

First UVa: We lost to MIAMI!!!! They are a bottom-dweller in the ACC. On the bright side though, we are still tied for 2nd place, albeit with Virginia Tech. We NEED to beat Georgia Tech at home this weekend though to remain in the hunt and keep out NCAA dreams alive. It was like being in the stone-age though (but not really). Because I couldn't get radio down here, I was checking ESPN, but b/c the game was not televised, their updated scores were slow. I tried using The Sabre to update, but near the end of the game it was hard to connect b/c so many people were doing the same. Even w/technology it's not always instantaneous!

Now for the UNC Pit Breakup: I heard about this on The Bert Show this morning. This guy at UNC broke up with his community college girlfriend at the Pit at Chapel Hill:



An a capella group called the The Loreleis sang the Dixie Chicks song Not Ready to Make Nice. Check out the link to the Lorelei's message board above...quite amusing.

It was funny to hear Bert talk about this on the radio b/c it was obvious he had no idea what a southern school was like...he described the Pit as a big area where "apparently" students congregated, and described the Loreleis as "a band", not an a capella group.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Ash Wednesday

Well Mardi Gras night for me was spent watching a Travel Channel show about Mardi Gras and two glasses of wine. Oh well. I'm too old to go out on Tuesday anyway!

This morning I took down the Mardi Gras decorations on the front door then walked the dog in the pouring rain. Everything looks so desolate now...at least with Christmas when you take it down you can put that stuff up!

I think i'm going to give up caffine for lent...meaning basically for me no Coke. Not that I drink a whole lot anyway, but I'll have a cup or two at lunch. I'm going to switch to sprite, which is better for you b/c it doesn't have caffine and the pH level is much lower, meaning it won't eat away at your organs!

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Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Mardi Gras Day!

Happy Mardi Gras everyone. I'm at work and it's rainy in in the 40's here, but schools from Lake Charles, Louisiana to Pensacola, Florida are closed today so people can celebrate.

I took the American flag down today (since President's Day weekend is over) and put up the UVa flag, in honor of us being ranked for the first time I believe since 2001. Assuming we can keep ourselves ranked at least for next week (which shouldn't be hard playing Miami and a home game with Georgia Tech), I'll keep that up until April 9, one week after the NCAA championship game here in Atlanta. Then I think we have some sort of spring flag that my wife's mom gave us.

The big question is whether I go out tonight. So far I haven't heard anything, but Fontaine's in the Highlands always has a big party. Last year I did not feel so good on Ash Wednesday though, so I may just have to watch festivities on television.

Alright, Zulu is just getting started...let's see if I can get any work done today!

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Monday, February 19, 2007

Lundi Gras

Even though I'm still a little bit in recovery mode from the NASCAR/Daytona 500 party up in Marietta yesterday, it is Lundi Gras after all, which means the unveiling of Rex and Mayor Nagin handing over the city to him for all of tomorrow. Many of the locals say they just stay up all night for the parades b/c Zulu starts at 8 AM tomorrow! Then by dinner time tomorrow everyone's asleep, and the police clear Bourbon Street at midnight sharp.

Tonight we're having red beans & rice in honor of the day. I can't figure out however if CNN/Fox, etc. will be covering Mardi Gras day tomorrow or not. It looks like Anderson Cooper might be there.

Also, UVa is ranked 24th & 18th in the two polls in B'ball, with a fairly easy schedule ahead of us. The only away games are abysmal Miami and Wake (who could be tough). Looks like we're going dancing!

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Thursday, February 15, 2007

Heading down to South DeKalb

Ok, so call us crazy but we're driving 30 miles out to Stonecrest Mall/Lithonia to go eat at Chicken & Waffles tonight...partly to visit a friend who lives on the east side of Conyers.

UVa is just 1/2 game back from Boston College now & tied with VT and UNC for 2nd in the ACC standings. We've lost 3 games just like BC, but they've played 1 more (and won one more) than us. We need to be wary of FSU this weekend!!!

There is still a chance for snow on Saturday, but it's not looking promising. They have yet to issue any statements about it in Georgia, and have only gotten as close as middle Kentucky. It will be cold though...Freezing temperatures all the way to the MS/AL/FL Gulf beaches!

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Finally some snow...kindof

We got some flurries today, out of the blue, but good enough for government work. I hope that it is not all the snow we see this winter. We are due for flurries tomorrow night, and then potentially more substantial snow on Saturday night, although it may turn out to be more icy. Today BARELY broke 40, and it got down to 30 by lunchtime. The wind was howling too, not fun! The key for Saturday will be for it to stay much colder than expected before the rain moves in. Then we could get decent snow.

New Orleans is COLD right now for Mardi Gras...highs only in the 40's tomorrow, and lows in the low 30's tonight. Not exactly Mardi Gras weather, but then again it is only February.

In other weather-related news, I need to spray our rose with dormant oil sometime starting tomorrow. However the temperature has to stay above 40 for the 24 hours previous to that, so it'll be a dicey situation for at least the next 10 days...might have to wait until March! Speaking of March...it's almost pinestraw time...yuck. That is SO much work.

Happy Mardi Gras! (Parades are rolling tonight and every night until Mardi Gras day!)

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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

This is How We Do...

Well, it's exactly one week until Mardi Gras day. Starting to get excited, and really wishing I was going down, especially since my sister has plans to do the same. It's going to be cold this weekend down there though...lows in the lower 40's & highs in the 60's. It should be in the mid to high 60's this time of year, since this is one of the "later" Mardi Gras (for instance next year everything will be done by February 5). The date for Mardi Gras can be anywhere from February 3 to March 9 (lasting between 28 & 62 days), meaning that day could be as cold as 19 in the morning to as hot as 83, but more typically between 63 & 71 for daily highs.

As kind of a joke we submitted our door to the New Orleans Time-Picayune to go in the section where people from around the country can submit their Mardi Gras photos...funny thing is they published it! (see picture 7 of 13).

There is a slight chance of snow for Saturday night, but it's looking more doubtful...of course the best snowstorms here seem to be a surprise, so may that's a good thing. We are running out of time though. The Superstorm of 1993 occurred March 13-15, so if we don't get something by the second weekend of March (10th & 11th), I'd say we're done for the year. That one was a big surprise though & no one believed that the South would actually get freezing rain & snow. Of course, if we do get something that weekend, I don't think I'm going to be able to put out pine straw like I was planning!

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