Best Hits

Check out these awesome NFL hits in a 3 minute video. The one with LT breaking Theismann’s leg is at the end, not a sight for a weak stomach…

Wait the 45 seconds or whatever and then the file will become available for download.

Three more weeks

Three more weeks until winter break. I can’t wait. I hate these last weeks of the semester, so much stress and pressure to finish essays and do well on final exams. I just want it to be over so that I can rest for a month.

Here’s my final exam schedule:

Chemistry
Monday, December 12 (8-10 AM)

Philosophy
Tuesday, December 13 (12:30-2:30 PM)

Physics
Tuesday, December 13 (2:45-4:45 PM)

Population Biology
Friday, December 16 (2:45-4:45 PM)

Not too bad, wish Bio was earlier so I would be done, but at least I don’t have tests on my birthday… The 8 AM one sucks though.

Check out this awesome video: Christmas Lights. This guy went all out with his lights, the song is catchy too.

Thanksgiving break was awesome. I probably should have done more work but it’s so hard to work at home when basically nobody else is. Prison Break’s fall finale is on today, that should be awesome. I barely watch TV shows, especially regularly, but this one is just an awesome show, reminds me of the movie Escape From Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood, which was a great movie. Gonna have to pick that one up for $10 at Walmart.

That’s about it, time to get caught up in all the work.

Couple more days…

Just sitting here watching the Giants play the Eagles, and I figured I would write a blog post. Haven’t really thought of much to put in here this last week, it’s been a really exhausting week and I’m glad it’s over. Only a few more days until Thanksgiving and I get 5 days off or so. It’s a good break and I’m glad it’s almost here.

Giants aren’t playing well and I hope they can really get themselves together. The Eagles in general are not a very good football team. McNabb is out and McMahon is in, and he is not even close to as good as McNabb. I hope they win and stay tied for first place, it’s looking like the Cowboys and the Redskins are both going to win.

Syracuse played Notre Dame yesterday and ND was favored to win by 42 points. They won 34-10 I think, so we beat the spread, which is good enough. It’s a victory for our team…

Going to Tully’s for dinner tonight. If you haven’t been there, come to Cuse and go with me, it’s awesome. The tenders are supposedly the best in the world, and I would say they are the best I have ever had, so as of now, for me, they are the best in the world.

That’s about all for now, Giants are up 13-10 but it is not looking good…

George’s Answering Machine (video clip, right click and Save As… and it should download)

A Men’s Room Monologue (flash video)

The Final Inspection

My Dad sent me this in an e-mail, I thought it was great. Leave me a comment on what you think, you don’t have to be registered…

“The Final Inspection”

The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

“Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?”

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
“No, Lord, I guess I ain’t.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can’t always be a saint.

I’ve had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I’ve been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn’t mine to keep…
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you’ve a place for me here, Lord,
It needn’t be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don’t, I’ll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

“Step forward now, you soldier,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in Hell.”

- Author Unknown

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It’s the Soldier, not the reporter
who has given us the freedom of the press.

It’s the Soldier, not the poet,
who has given us the freedom of speech.

It’s the Soldier, not the politicians
that ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

It’s the Soldier who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the Military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women who have served and are currently serving our country and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.

Obnoxious Fans

If you’ve ever been to a sporting event, you know the obnoxious fan. The one that’s probably smashed, screaming and yelling and just making everyone around him angry. He’s the one that screams at everyone when they tell him to sit down and shut the hell up. At the Syracuse vs. Bethune-Cookman game last night, we had that guy right behind us.

This guy was screaming every time Louie McCroskey stepped onto the court. “Louie, you suck! **** you Louie! Get him out of here, he’s terrible! Why are you putting McCroskey in? He sucks!” I like Louie McCroskey, so I wasn’t happy with this obnoxious moron. I think he’s a good player. He hit a 3 pointer right at the beginning of the game, and when everyone was cheering, you hear this moron. “Wow, he actually made a shot! He’s terrible! I still hate him, he sucks!” I’d like to see you do that in Division I basketball, you moron. If you don’t like a player, keep it to yourself and stop pissing everyone else around you off. Especially a player on your own team. Someone told him to “shut the **** up!” This kid stares at him, looking like a deer in headlights, and then turns to his friend to say, “I’m not going to be quiet, he can’t shut me up.” I’ve got news for you kid, yes, he could shut you up. I wouldn’t keep talking like that for much longer…

We weren’t sitting in the bottom rows because we didn’t get there very early, only about 30 minutes before the game started or so. One of my friends overheard him saying, “Why are we sitting here with all the casual fans? I want to be with the hardcore fans!” I guarantee you that we are much more “hardcore” fans than he is. He’s probably a freshman, I’d actually bet money on it, and doesn’t understand what a lot of college fans actually do to follow their teams. Last year, I waited outside for two and a half hours in February to get good seats for the nationally televised Notre Dame game. If you know Syracuse, you can imagine how pleasant it was to stand outside in snow, strong winds and below zero temperatures for that long. I sprinted around the Dome to get good seats, and ended up in the 5th row from the floor, which wasn’t bad at all. Then we waited another two hours for the game to start. Four and a half hours of waiting, don’t tell me about being “hardcore.” I bet a lot of people around us were more “hardcore” than he is.

These are the people that don’t deserve the opportunity to watch the team. Let others have the tickets and then we can filter out the idiots. You want to sit in the student section to scream profanities at your own player, every time he touches the ball? We don’t need that crap in the student section. We also don’t need the band taking up our seats, but that’s a different story. You want to be an obnoxious, annoying fan? Go sit in the visitors section, you’d fit in well there, rooting against McCroskey. We sure don’t want you with us, and sooner or later, someone is going to get angry and punch you in the face. So think about that next time, and do the smart thing… shut the hell up and watch the game, or leave.

Thank You Professional Athletes!

Professional athletes make millions of dollars to play a game that they love and are good at… is there a better life? Then there are people like us. People who are fans. We spend $70 for football tickets in the upper deck. We come to the stadium four hours early to tailgate and talk about our team’s chances to win with other fans. We spend $75 on football jerseys that we wear to cheer on our teams, hundreds more on hats, sweatshirts, coats, blankets, towels. You name it, and a die-hard fan probably has it. For many fans, sports are a huge part of our lives.

You know what probably gets to us more than our teams having a winning percentage of .300 for 10 years in a row? Our favorite players totally blowing us off. Nothing is worse than going to training camp and trying to talk to one of your favorite players and having them ignore you and continue walking. Nothing is worse for a little kid who looks up to these athletes, thinks they are amazing, and asks for an autograph only to have the player continue walking without ever acknowledging his existance.

I went to Giants training camp to see what the team was going to look like in 2004, and maybe get a chance to meet some players. We went and checked out the practice, seeing Eli Manning for the first time in a Giants uniform, and the team looked pretty good. Had a good practice, and when it was almost over, people lined up near the rope, hoping to get some autographs. I was 18 years old, and wanted some autographs, but I was there more to be able to talk to these guys. Leave more of the autograph seeking to the little kids, it is much more exciting for them. There were some older guys pushing little kids out of the way to get an autogtaph, that makes me wanna just knock them on the head, but that can be another article for another time.

Anyway, it seems pretty cool, you get to talk with the people that you watch on TV every Sunday. Everybody was waiting for Eli Manning, who now is a favorite player to many Giants fans, to get his autograph and see what he’s like. What did Eli do? He ran into the building, using another exit and totally avoiding the fans. Real nice. People were yelling for Jeremy Shockey to come over and sign an autograph for a little kid, and what does he do? Totally blows him off and keeps walking. A kid that came with me saw Michael Strahan in the parking lot and asks him if he would sign his football. Strahan told him that they weren’t allowed to sign autographs in the parking lot, and kept walking.

If I were famous, I would try to sign for as many people as possible. Some people might tell me, “You don’t know what it’s like” or “Think about how many people you would have to sign for.” Yes, I do know what it’s like. Without us, the fans, these people would not make one cent of their money. We are the reason they are paid to play a game they love. Do they appreciate this? Some of them definitely do. However, there are many that do not. I can see that it could be very time consuming, but Kurt Warner didn’t seem to have a problem with it. He signed until everyone that wanted an autograph had one. Ike Hilliard didn’t make us fans seem like we were a waste of time. He too spent as much time as needed to cater to every fan who wanted an autograph, and even was talking to us while talking to a family member on his phone. Very classy people, and it’s very nice to see that these people really care about their fans. It seems like these are the people that get released, as they did this season, but that’s also another article for another time.

Tiki Barber came out and talked with us, took pictures, and signed autographs. David Tyree, Willie Ponder, Luke Pettigout, David Diehl, Chris Snee, Jesse Palmer, Tom Coughlin and others did the same. It really seems like these are people who appreciate their fans. They understand that we spend so much time and money on them, buying tickets, merchandise, and watching every game on TV. Buying the football package because sometimes games aren’t televised. These are people that I want to root for. There are many people who like certain players because they have met them in real life, and said they were “nice people.” I am one of these people. It is much nicer to root for someone who you have talked to and who was very nice to you, spending time to talk to you, and listening to what you have to say and replying without totally blowing you off.

For this, I thank these athletes. For all the players who sign autographs for little kids. For all the players who give touchdown balls and game balls to disabled people. For all the players who don’t play for records. For all the players that donate time and money to charities. For all the players that aren’t covered by ESPN because all they do is play football, and not cause 5 controversies per year. For all the players that respect their coaches and fans. Again, I thank these people.

And for all the selfish athletes who don’t care about their fans… thanks a lot. We root for you as players because you are on our favorite teams. But as people, that’s a whole different story.