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And you know who the owners of Spec's are, right? http://news.unt.edu/news-releases/rydmans-give-1-million-unt

i just hope he does it again next year, when I think I'll be ready to replace all the furniture in my house!

I guess as long as you're not the driver, there's nothing wrong with closing your eyes going down the bobsled run. Go, Johnny, Go!

I received the postcard today too. And last week I received a Mean Green Club renewal form. Good Job!

That's Evanston. Take the "Skokie Swift" from downtown Chicago, if I remember correctly. Or take I-90. My HS buddy went to Northwestern . I spent a week visiting him in early January 1979 - NU was on the quarter system, and he had to start just after New Year's while I still had another 2 weeks off. There was a blizzard a couple of days before I went, and all but the last day I was there the temperatures were below zero (not the wind chill). You had to make sure every part of your body, including your face, was covered, or you'd get frostbite. The day before going home, a Saturday, it got above 10 degrees, and we ventured to downtown Chicago, where all there was to do was to watch the front-loaders scoop up snow into dump trucks, which then dumped it into the Chicago River. That, and there was a bowling alley open. Otherwise, Chicago was shut down. Back then, the Wildcats were so bad, they were referred to as the "Mildcats". Graffitti on an Interstate sign made it say "I 90, NU 0".

All together now: "Why not North Texas?!"

forget robots. Holograms - if they still want to fill stadiums. Otherwise they can just keep on improving the video game technology and make it a video-only game.

I suspect that we'll have to pay Nicholls St. a lot less than we paid Idaho.

They need a bigger TV. Much bigger.

I met a couple once who had a daughter who went to SHSU. They told me that they were always careful to tell people that they were visiting her "at Sam Houston State", and not "in Huntsville".

Makes sense since it's located in Huntsville!

Can't discuss Mattress Mac without bringing up his support when Andrew Smith died. He paid to have the entire team fly down for the funeral in Bay City. A few years later, when Mac was being honored at a UNT Alumni Houston chapter scholarship fundraising dinner, he made a point of inviting Andrew's parents, and honoring them.

CMJ, I suggest not taking the bus to Dallas anymore: ‘I’m going to flip this bus,’ irate passenger allegedly yells before Arizona crash An irate passenger aboard a Dallas-bound Greyhound bus allegedly attacked the driver early Thursday morning, causing the bus to crash along Interstate 10 in Arizona, injuring 24. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/01/23/dozens-injured-in-arizona-bus-crash-after-irate-passenger-attacks-driver/?intcmp=latestnews

No, absolutely not true. The arson was committed by a disgruntled former employee. The fire was in 2009; I found this article from 2012: Suspect in Gallery Furniture fire ruled incompetent to stand trial http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Suspect-in-Gallery-Furniture-fire-ruled-3435639.php Mattress Mac didn't reconnect with North Texas, he connected with DD's father, and therefore DD. Even if DD had left under different circumstances (say, leaving to take a better job), Mac would have disappeared from NT. Mac doesn't stay focused on one thing for long (other than Gallery Furniture). He has spread his money around over time. Remember the GalleryFurniture.com Bowl? The West Side Tennis Club? He even dabbled in owning race horses for awhile.

Is there any video of DT in his first appearance against ArkState? Yes, the one where Dodge "burned his redshirt".

This. Until that point, I knew we could win at home, but I didn't know if we could win on the road. With the LA Tech win, it seemed that this year could be special. The Rice game sealed it!

Happy Birthday! It's the GMG equivalent of a fruitcake. At least it doesn't have a footprint in it! * * http://www.albundy.net/marriedaniac/ate/script/0213t.html - look for "footprint"

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000315779/article/nfl-eyeing-proposal-to-abolish-extra-points WHAT?!!!!

He didn't ask for the answer to the "Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything." He simply asked "What is the meaning of life?" There's a difference.

http://lyrics.wikia.com/Monty_Python:The_Meaning_Of_Life Why are we here, what's life all about? Is God really real, or is there some doubt? Well tonight, we're going to sort it all out For tonight it's the Meaning of Life. ...

There's a D&B on Richmond just past FountainView, close to the Galleria.

Darn! There's a D&B in Frisco, but it's about 30 miles away. If it wasn't for the lake being in the way, it might be just about 25. But there's a "Main Event" in Lewisville - maybe he likes bowling?

Reminds me of Thurman Munson:

I thought he still did some scouting for the Steelers.

http://youtu.be/gQWGIzSGtOc