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Monthly Archives: September 2012

the geeks shall inherit the earth

September 28, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

September 28, 2012 — I’m currently watching the Ryder Cup and letting that simple fact make my day. Watching any segment of the Ryder Cup is almost as good as […]

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golf, pub questions

always protect myself

September 25, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

This time around, I’ll have my guard up. My sports boxing gloves will stay figuratively attached to my sports cheek bones. By the way, I started boxing training last week. […]

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baseball, boxing, football

killer crossover

September 18, 2012by csconine 2 Comments

My house has been a recording studio this week as my friend Brian Patterson has been recording an EP. I’m trying to promote my house as 310 Sound Studio (Waco, […]

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baseball, basketball, boxing, football, rock n' roll

does iron always sharpen iron?

September 13, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

September 13, 2012 — Every time the Texas Rangers win and the Oakland Athletics win — which is most nights during the last month — I feel like it’s some […]

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baseball

wait on your pitch

September 12, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

I had another one of those great pub conversations last night, the kind I knew immediately would become a Live Ball essay. This time my friends Heather and Saayeh and […]

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baseball, dating, pub questions

this is an aggie joke

September 11, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

A little while after I wrote about Texas A&M and how I didn’t really feel that much contempt for the Aggies anymore, a new controversy was brought to my attention. […]

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football

this is not an aggie joke

September 8, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

The strangest thing is happening to me right now. I want Texas A&M to beat Florida. I’m pulling for the Aggies. I’m not actively rooting for Texas A&M. I’m not […]

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football

are the in-laws coming to town? is that good or bad?

September 5, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

September 5, 2012 — Every so often, an analogy occurs to me that I love. Today, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the New York Giants in the NFL season opener, […]

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baseball, basketball, football, hockey, owners

would davy crockett have transferred to smu?

September 4, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

From time to time, I wonder what it would be like to live in a huge city like Chicago or New York and write for a publication in one of […]

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football, the goat

winning makes the best bricks

September 1, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

The football coach smiled as he looked out over his team. He pointed out that they learned some things from the game, which had just finished. And he pointed out […]

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football

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