The 2008-2009 Basketball Season Begins

Yes, people, it’s officially underway.  The Duke Blue Devils opened tonight against Presbyterian Blue Hose.  I heard a lot of “The Blue Hose?  Seriously?” tonight.  Apparently it’s a Scottish warrior.  What the heck, the Blue Devils were French fighter pilots, but still.  More on the game in a minute. I liked work today.  I did […]

Big Day for Duke Sports

Today was a big day for Duke sports.  The basketball team had their first exhibition game where they beat Virginia Union 114-50.  I mean, it was an exhibition game so something like that was expected, but there were a few big things of note.  It appears, first off, that three-year starting point guard and team […]

Michael Mercer’s Washer and Dryer

Amanda and I slept in until about 10:00 today, which was a nice little change.  My plan was to get up and mow the yard, but it was drizzling out, which is how it stayed pretty much all day today.  On the subject of needing to mow the lawn, the good thing, I noticed today, […]