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College Football Rankings: Week 10
2008-11-03 14:00:00 Make no mistake about it, Alabama is the fourth best team in America at best.See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: College , Football , College Football , Week
Why I Want To Be Jay Barker...
2008-11-02 14:33:00 Seriously?See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Eva Longoria , Barker
Porch Prognostications
2008-11-01 16:13:00 Saturday November 1st, 2008All Times CentralAuburn at Ole Miss (-7)- 11:30 AM on Raycom Sports:Porch Picks: Rebels 27-13#18 Tulsa (-7) at Arkansas- 1:00 PMPorch Picks: Razorbacks 38-34Kentucky at Mississippi State (-2.5)- 1:30 PMPorch Picks: Wildcats 21-17Arkansas State at #2 Alabama (-23.5)- 2:00 PMPorch Picks: Bama 45-14#8 Florida (-6.5) at #6 Georgia - 2:30 PM on CBSPorch Picks: Gators 52-28Tennessee at South Carolina (-6) - 6:00 PM on ESPN2Porch Picks: Gamecocks 24-14Tulane at #19 LSU (-27.5) - 7:00 PMPorch Picks: Tigers 48-7See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
Promises
2008-11-01 02:07:00 All I want to do is watch a movie. It's Halloween, and AMC is running Resident Evil, and I'm trying to enjoy it. It's a good flick. Milla Jovovich, big guns, and mindless zombies trying to eat you.Speaking of mindless zombies, imagine my annoyance when each commercial break is packed with brainless promises from the Obama campaign that say he's here to save me and give me free cash. $1000 to McCain's $150 huh? I don't really freakin' care. Nor do I believe any politician who's first item of action is to raise taxes is in the business of handing out any cash to anyone. Am I one of the only people in this country that knows there is no such thing as free money, nor should there be?Is it obvious to anyone other than a select few that this campaign has turned into a 6th grade class election, complete with promises of more recess and ice cream in the cafeteria? It's insane people. I don't want government cheese. It's waaaaay too costly.I just want to watch Resident freakin' E... More About: Promises
On Originality
2008-10-31 16:08:00 "As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted."- Lucy Maud MontgomerySee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
Which Bar is Best
2008-10-30 15:32:00 By M. Alan GableAs we approach the best of the lesser holidays, one question demands an answer. Which candy bar is best? Certainly there will be many answers spanning the vastly different taste palettes of each reader here at the Porch, but allow me to set some parameters to the question and then provide you with my vote (which will no doubt persuade all of you). Submissions must qualify as a ?candy bar?. Candy Corn is not a sufficient answer because it is not formed into a bar and it is otherwise disgusting. (Honestly, the only way it could be more revolting is if actual corn was added to the recipe. Ugh.) In the same vein, Skittles, Reese?s Pieces, and the like, will not be accepted. Laffy Taffy and Starburst, however, are legitimate answers but voting for them is like pulling the lever for Bob Barr; won?t make any difference because they are clearly inferior to the other candidates. Your answer should be accompanied by well-reasoned arguments as I will do below. Feel free...
Life, Football, and What Matters
2008-10-29 19:00:00 by Nate This neanderthalic exercise we call football sure does have a way of teaching gentle lessons about life, team, and sacrifice. Some experience the ultimate sacrifice. Anyone close to me knows that I'm a Granny's boy. I grew up with my great-grandmother, living with her for almost 15 years. She was the sweetest little old lady God ever made. She taught me everything truly important about life before the age of 18 (you can read about it here in paperback or e-book). I owe everything to her, and honoring her memory. She was truly good people. Micah Edwards was grandma's boy too. He stayed with his grandmother who in illness could not get around very well. I tremble as I write this...it's too amazing...and too humbling...that this 14 year old boy from Alabama, when his grandmother's home caught on fire and he realized he could not evacuate her chose to lie with his grandma on the bed and die with her instead of letting her die alone. Let that sink in. Roy Upchurch was a... More About: Life , Football , Alabama football , Matters
"A Charter of Negative Liberties"
2008-10-28 20:30:00 No spin, just listen to Barack Obama:See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Negative , Liberties
Tonight on the PorchCast:
2008-10-28 11:51:00 A rare evening of real fellowship was just what the good doctor ordered for Cameron and myself last evening as the Titans trounced the Colts on Monday night football. The fire, as usual, witnessed much conversation and cigar smoke as we both finally got a moment to relax. Good times. Important stuff. I even got a drive home listening to Dave and Tim, among others, so life is pretty darn good.Tonight on the PorchCast, we continue to explore the wisdom of the ancients, then use said wisdom to crack the code of well, something crackable. Also, we talk cigars, describing said cigars, and probably a few other things.Be sure to tune in on facebook to shoot us questions (see the link to the left to our facebook page), and visit our sponsors!See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Cigars
Monday Morning Music Choices
2008-10-27 17:35:00 Monster 80's ballad Monday !5. Every Rose Has Its Thorn- Poison- Sway to the music. You'll love it! All white people do.4. Knockin' on Heaven's Door- Guns n' Roses- Axel takes you on a ride to the Pearly Gates, although I think it was an over-sell for a guy with a perm. 3. Love Song- Tesla- A beautiful minstrel show of a song.2. To Be With You- Mr. Big- I didn't know this song was that old....it's a good one though.1. Wind of Change- Scorpions- The biggest of the big hair bands gets the biggest hit on the biggest list of the year. That's Big Time!Have a great Monday!See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Music , Morning , Choices , Monday Morning
College Football Rankings: Week 9
2008-10-27 13:59:00 The road to the championship starts here.See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: College , Football , College Football , Week
Tradition
2008-10-26 15:11:00 It was the late 1950's, and Alabama had been waiting a while since their last win over their hated rivals, the University of Tennessee. Newly hired coach Paul W. Bryant, who 20 years prior had played an entire game on the defensive line with a broken leg had now just entered the locker room victorious with his boys, full of hope for the future. The tradition of losing was over. It was time for a new ritual.Cigars .For over 50 years now the winner of the Alabama-Tennessee tilt has celebrated in the locker room with cigars. Knowing so much better now than we do, the beneficient, the merciful NCAA recently banned the tradition. They claim that cigars represent "extra benefits" provided to players. It simply furthers the hypothesis that the NCAA is a red-tape monolith; soul-less and obese, that simply needs to die and probably will one day just as Enron under the weight of its own corruption.My own personal favorite victory moment came in the form of a photo. A jubilant Jay Barker (Sara... More About: Tradition , Alabama football
The Porch is Under Construction
2008-10-26 04:28:00 Friends,Please be advised that we are undertaking over the next week or so (hopefully it won't take longer) some major changes in the design and format of the site. While there may be an interruption in content, do know that the site is being worked on and will be up very soon!Thanks,NateSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Construction , Under Construction
Porch Prognostications
2008-10-25 17:51:00 Thursday October 23, 2008Auburn at West Virginia (-6) - 6:45 PM on ESPNPorch Picks: Mountaineers 48-6Saturday October 25, 2008Kentucky at #10 Florida (-25.5)- 11:30 AM on Raycom SportsPorch Picks: Gators 52-10Duke at Vanderbilt (-10)- 2:00 PM Porch Picks: Commodores 31-27#7 Georgia at #13 LSU (-1.5) - 2:30 PM on CBSPorch Picks: Bulldogs 28-24Mississippi (-6.5) at Arkansas - 6:00 PMPorch Picks: Rebels 34-17MTSU at Mississippi State (-10) - 6:00 PMPorch Picks: Bulldogs 27-26#2 Alabama (-5) at Tennessee - 6:45 PM on ESPNPorch Picks: Bama 24-10Porch is 47-9 on the season.See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
This is..... fun
2008-10-24 14:00:00 I've felt so bad this week it's nice to turn the attention to someone else's misfortunes...See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
On Flintstone
2008-10-23 15:04:00 "If you can't convince them, confuse them."- Harry S. TrumanSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
Here's to You , Fred Flintstone.
2008-10-22 15:38:00 by Nicole McIntyreAfter almost two years of campaigning, in just a few short weeks the election will have come and gone. And I find that I really just don't care. I'm tired of the same old speeches and talking points. This whole election cycle has brought out my apathetic side. There were glimmers of hope on the horizon, and it was quickly squashed by either the media or the crazies. I've thought long and hard about my individual vote. I've even thought about a write in for Fred Flintstone. After all, I firmly believe that voting is a privilege and I will do my part. I just didn't want to have yet another election where I voted not for the candidate I wanted to win, but against the person I was terrified of. Yet here we are. After much thinking I realized maybe I'm not voting for a specific candidate, I'm voting for my belief in capitalism. I'm standing up for the woman's right to not believe in abortion. I'm standing up against voter fraud, more handouts, and a governme...
Excellence in PorchCasting
2008-10-21 23:22:00 Dear Readers and Listeners,in order to deliver a better porchcast, we will be waiting until both of your hosts are no longer carrying viruses and have audible voices and the like before we record this week's show. Sorry for the delay, but we'll keep you posted as to when we will be posting our next show.Thanks for your patience.See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
AFP PorchCast-- a quick announcement
2008-10-20 02:19:00 Click to Play We're changing showtimes from Sunday to Tuesday nights. That is all :)See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Announcement , Quick
Parenting advice:
2008-10-17 14:00:00 see more pwn and owned picturesSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Parenting , Advice
Have a great weekend!
2008-10-16 18:33:00 Hello friends,I'll be heading out of town shortly, so the village will be left largely unattended. Be watching for our picks to come out soon.Have a goodun,NateSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Great , Weekend
On Thomas Jefferon's 2nd Inaugural
2008-10-14 15:12:00 "Yeah, said at a time when you're biggest likelihood of getting 'entangled with an ally' was by row boat."- Jed BartlettSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Thomas , Inaugural
On The Economy:
2008-10-14 14:49:00 ?A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. ??Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.??Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.?--Thomas JeffersonSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: Economy
CBS Reporter's Notebook: Obama and McCain Camps
2008-10-14 14:00:00 Check out the following article written by Dean Reynolds of CBS News. I thought it gave interesting perspective, especially when you consider the source._______________(NASHVILLE, TENN.) - After most of the previous 12 months covering Barack Obama 's campaign for the presidency, it was interesting, instructive and, well, relaxing to follow John McCain for the last few days. The differences between the two are striking.Obama is the big time orator, McCain is the guy who struggles with a teleprompter or even note cards strategically placed nearby. Obama's crowds are larger, more enthusiastic. McCain's events are smaller, but to my eye, better choreographed. And now with the addition of Sarah Palin to some of his events, McCain can boast of crowds that match Obama's in energy.There is an urgency to the McCain campaign now that I don't think was there before. Due to the fact that he is running second, no doubt, but it may also be because McCain has a finishing kick. Whatever the cas... More About: Notebook , Campaign
So this is your constituency?
2008-10-13 20:39:00 Watch in awe... as we see what we have to work with in this Howard Stern clip:See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
College Football Rankings: October 13th, 2008
2008-10-13 14:00:00 Shakeups in the top 10:See the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com More About: College , Football , College Football , October , 2008
AFP PorchCast #19
2008-10-13 04:11:00 Click to Play Nate and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day....and the Don Pepin Garcia Cuban ClassicSee the rest at www.AnAmericanFrontPorch.com
Porch Prognostications (week 7)
More articles from this author:2008-10-11 14:32:00 Saturday October 11th, 2008All Times CentralThis is one of those weeks why one should never bet, because the games are tough to call, and the lines are even bigger traps.South Carolina (-2.5) at Kentucky - 11:30 AM on Raycom SportsPorch picks: Gamecocks 27-17Why? Kentucky's offense is pretty offensive, while the Gamecocks have been gradually getting better in every facet. A big win for Carolina last week translates into confidence and another victory this week. #13 Vanderbilt (-2.5) at Mississippi State - 1:30 PMPorch picks: Commodores 24-9Why? Bobby Johnson has this team focused and ready to play, still hungry for more against a truly disappointing and inept State crew. Even though Vandy's offense isn't prolific, it's enough to win.Tennessee at #10 Georgia (-12.5) - 2:30 PM on CBSPorch picks: Bulldogs 42-10Why? The Volunteers are just awful and have a head coach under siege. This does not bode well for them between the hedges, as the new QB gets broken...broken in against the D... More About: Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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