I am Midland lifer and I am not ashamed to admit it. I love this town, the people, the stupid roads, the Dow kow-towing local government, and despite itself, the food. I was recently FLAMED for having too narrow of a pallet from one of my more "mobile" (or a negative spin: "flighty") friends. I … Continue reading Top 10: Midland Dine-In
*Thursday Night Football that is actually watchable? Well shoot no one told me, I missed it! Even when good teams play it is usually terrible. *The difference between the Dolphins and the Redskins is that the Dolphins are intentionally bad. *Watching Haskins be really bad, was, nice. Hey guys look give him the Peterman treatment! … Continue reading Gamenotes 3.4 – Feels like Free Money
The power of expectations are an amazing thing. And living up or exceeding expectations is a wonderful feeling. Those who know me well might know how much I enjoy subverting expectations. The fat kid who can play basketball, the big dude who likes to dance, the guy with the beard who sings Taylor Swift. I … Continue reading Gamenotes 3.3 – Great Expectations
Lions pretty much had to win to win this week, and they did. But if this isn't the saddest "undefeated" team. Not from a roster standpoint, just, it is incredibly Lions to have the worst tie ever week 1, follow by an impressively ugly win in week 2. And then for the entire fan base … Continue reading Gamenotes 3.2 – Touchdown Jesus
Week zero of college football is in the books and the season gets started in earnest this Saturday. I typically use the notes to recap, instead of predict, but the start of the seasons lends itself to predictions. This way we can all refer back to this list to see how little I truly know. … Continue reading Gamenotes 3.1 – Advanced Metrics I Made Up Just Now
GOOD MORNING FOOTBALL FANS: We finally made it guys, the first college football Saturday of the year. We find ourselves enjoying the last few days of warm weather. The kids are all over Facebook bemoaning the start of school, family vacation pictures litter your feed, and sports radio has been talking about fixing baseball for … Continue reading We Survived the Summer, it is Finally Here.
Ah fast food, you greasy temptress, you salty sly dog. Your combination of cheap, good, and convenient is sometimes just too tough to pass on. And while I admit you've had your hooks in my heart, or rather my belly, for quite some time. It might be time for me to move on. I took … Continue reading Midland’s Fast Food Meals
GAMENOTES SEASON 3 IS HERE. IT'S GOING TO BE BETTER THAN STRANGER THINGS SEASON 3 AND HOLY ELLE (ITS A PUN MOM) WAS STRANGER THINGS AWESOME. *WE SHOULD INVENT A SPORT, AND HAVE IT'S SEASON BE PLAYED EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE END OF NBA FREE AGENCY TO THE DAY BEFORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL. GOODNESS GRACIOUS I AM … Continue reading Pre-Season Gamenotes
There are two shows that will always be there for me in my house: Friends and How I Met Your Mother. Of course, these two shows on rotation are entirely my wife's choice, but over the last five years of our marriage I've learned to love them both. They are incredibly similar, with Friends being … Continue reading Met Your Mother vs. Friends
I aspired to put a list together of my top 25 gaming memories and I only came up with about 50 in less than an hour. I've whittled down the list to a top 25 and this post is going to be long so let's just get right into it:(25) Grandma, Grandpa & Dr. Mario … Continue reading Top 25 Gaming Moments:
