SOUTHERN FRIED THURSDAY

This makes me proud to say "War Eagle"



This article was from The Daily Gamecock, a website from the University of South Carolina.  If you want to read the full article go to the link above....

Auburn hospitality sets standards

Gamecock fans can show team pride without being rude, disrespectful

By Josh Dawsey, Ellen Meder and Kara Apel

The Daily Gamecock



Published: Sunday, September 26, 2010

Updated: Monday, September 27, 2010 01:09



Welcome to Auburn.

Seriously. Welcome to Auburn.

Everyone said it - while giving directions, offering food, serving free drinks and speaking to all.

They shook hands. They thanked you for visiting.

And some even apologized just in case someone else was mean to you. It almost felt like there was a planned hospitality committee in this gorgeous, quaint town on the Plains. We all were in awe- the only rude fans we saw were wearing garnet and black.

Jordan-Hare Stadium was an incredible experience due to a raucous crowd, a fantastic gameday environment and a gorgeous eagle that swooped over the stadium and sat on the sideline. The crowd chanted the entire game, but there were no rude catcalls toward USC or untoward motions to the fans, at least from our vantage points.

This small town was the best of the best. Before the game, friends told us all the campus was like Clemson. Not true. This place was pristine with class. It had character. And the people had character. They even recycled....


...Thank you, Auburn. You set the standard for what SEC football should be. If we have to lose, we'll lose there every time. From what we saw, you gave us the best of the South and the best college football has to offer. Let's do the same for Alabama in two weeks.

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~  The first animals to fly into deep space and orbit the moon were two tortoises, in September 1968.  The steppe tortoises were aboard the Zond 5, the Soviet Union's unmanned spacecraft.

~  Caroline Kennedy was the inspiration for Neil Diamond's 1969 hit song, Sweet Caroline.

~  Casablanca, Morocco was originally Casa Branca (meaning white house in Portuguese) when the Portuguese built the city in 1515.  They abandoned the city following an earthquake in 1755.  The city was rebuilt by the Spaniards who settled there and renamed it Casablanca, which means white house in Spanish.

~  The knee is the largest joint in the human body.

~  Major league baseballs are made in Costa Rica.  Pro Basketballs are made in China.  National Football League footballs are manufactured in Ada, Ohio, at the Wilson football factory.

MARHTA STEWART, COME ON NOW PLEASE...

Don't get me wrong. I love Martha Stewart. I wish I could be Martha Stewart. I might be a little jealous of Martha Stewart.  She is my idol.  Wonder if I could be her creative muse?  But, her pet toys will not stand up to a ByeBye.

We bought him the cutest little Martha Stewart Hippo the other day.  I was looking for Tyke Beanie Babies for dogs, but PetSmart quit selling those.  They last the longest and are strong and sturdy even for ByeBye.

After 20 minutes of play, Blue Hippo still looks good on his right side...



...but not so much on his left.  ByeBye totally chewed his ear off in less than half an hour.  Rachel had to distract him so I could remove Blue Hippo and send him to the Blue Hippo Burial Place (aka the garbage).

Bye Blue Hippo.  We did not know you long, but we loved you!

HEY, BJ AND BLT, MACGYVER CALLED....

.....and he wants his phone back!   Took these pics while visiting with BJ and BLT in their new place a couple of weeks ago.  I can't tell you how happy we all are that they are back in Alabama!  But BJ, come on...it might be time for a new phone.  That one is about the size of an at home printer now....

...and, for real, the antenna is a straw?!?  That is too funny.

Here BLT is in full spy mode...glasses and all!  (That phone is HUGE!)

Love ya'll!  Happy Weekend.

SOUTHERN FRIED THURSDAY

Hey Guys - How do you like the new look.  I figured after over 500 posts, it was time to change it up a bit.  I think this one fits me bacause I love to read.  You like?  Let me know....


One of the great things about living in the South is our ability to to have fun anywhere we go.  And part of fun is FOOD!  At Riverfest, this was one of the vendors selling their wares....

...kind of looks like heart attack on a stick doesn't it?  Well, if not heart attack at least we had chicken on a stick, gator on a stick, corn on the cob on a stick, and corn dogs (obviously on a stick)!  And I love how everything not on a stick is fried.  Fried onion, fried funnel cakes, fried potato chips, fried fries!  But wait, there is something grilled.....SAUSAGE!  There, that will be for the healthy eaters! 

I did not visit this venue because I was lucky enough to know a BBQ team (shout out to LBOS) and was able to eat their leftovers at their tent.

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~ The original name for Yahtzee was the Yacht Game. It was invented by a Canadian couple who played it with guests aboard their yacht.
~ Reese's Peanut Butter Cups was developed by Harry Burnett Reese. He had worked as a dairyman for the Hershey Chocolate Company who purchased Reese's company for 23.5 million in 1963.

~ Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom on California's state seal, represents the fact that California achieved statehood without going through a territorial period, just as Minerva sprang to life full-grown.

~ It is the year 5771 on the Jewish calendar.

~ Jack Nicholson has won 3 Oscars, all of the for films for which his leading lady won Best Actress Honors: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1976) - Louise Fletcher won Best Actress; Terms of Endearment (1984) - Shirley MacLaine won Best Actress; As Good As It Gets (1998) - Helen Hunt won Best Actress

RIVERFEST!

Cheers to LBOS! This past weekend marked another Riverfest under their belt. They did great coming in better than last year! An overall 48th out of 78 competitors. I am so proud they are my friends! We had good food and good times!

Baby Bear could not get over the pig cake that KD made. He really got upset when we started hacking into it and eating it! Poor Baby.

LBOS looking over their scores....I thought it was hilarious. They would be like "Damn, we were in 50th" then someone else would say "Yeah, but we beat so-and-so and so-and-so." Then there would be a team yelling "Hell Yeah!" L Big Dawes, sorry for the evidence that you smoke in this picture.

Btut and L Dawes made a spectacular dessert! It tied for 1st! Btut got a 180 pin which means she had a perfect score! Congrats. Two Pies for my birthday please! (In this picture I asked everybody to clap. The first picture, all the people around me (outside of the shot) clapped and J Big Dawes and Andy AndyRandy just stood there...needless to say, we had to have a re shoot with them clapping!)

Congrats L'il Bit O' Smoke. Can't wait till next time! (Just so we got the names right - L Big Dawes, Randy AndyRandy, TCW, skip D, Andy AndyRandy, Btut, J Big Dawes, Bear - Love you guys!)