Even though we'll all be writing 2009 (and having to scratch it out) for a few more weeks, '09 is finally over. Welcome 2010.
2009 was a strange and historic year. The biggest crowd ever in the capitol mall watched peacefully as we got our first African American president (a mere 200 years after Abraham Lincoln was born.) Nearly immediately, he was awarded a Nobel Prize for peace, even though he's conducting more war operations than Bush did. The year ended with a dude trying to blow up a plane with a bomb in his pants. It was a very strange year.
NASA confirmed that there is water on the moon and possibly on Mars, which is comforting since the science on global warming has us scrambling for an alternative to the home planet.
People did crazy things, like having 8 babies at once--on purpose--, crashing Whitehouse parties, and pretending to send a kid aloft in a balloon. Perhaps even stranger, banks and financial institutions got enough money from the government to be able to afford huge bonuses while millions of Americans lost their jobs, leaving many of us asking, "wtf were they thinking?"
Here in South Carolina, things were especially bizarre, as per usual. Our governor protested the Federal government bailout by following the Appalachian trail all the way to Argentina to meet with his mistress. Representative Joe Wilson yelled "you lie" at the president, in an abrupt departure from the "criticism of the president during a time of war is treason" doctrine.
2009 was a year of losses, and not just for the Cardinals. Thousands of Americans lost their jobs, huge numbers lost their houses, and many lost their insurance and their savings. We lost people as well: Teddy Kennedy. Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett, Micheal Jackson. Les Paul and John Hughes. Walter... [Read More]
Good riddens! Students are gone! Clemson is now inhabitable, albeit only for a few days. The bars contain this pleasant atmosphere now that only a college town can trample with its numbers of excited young bingers, dress-up-ers,... oh, I don't know - it's a breath of fresh air to any and all the local alcoholics who just want to drink their goddamn beer in peace.
I'm going to Nick's now, and bringing the little pup name of Josey. I wouldn't normally risk this past the hour of 8pm, as he'd probably get trampled (word count) by those same little kiddies mentioned above. So if you're around, I'll see you there.
I feel justified in posting this because this is "ClemsonTalk,com", and not "ClemsonUniversityTalk.com", and a large portion of the posters here are no longer students anyway. So there.
To current students: What are you doing right now for Spring Break? I'll give you a hint: if you're reading this, then your Spring Break must not be that exciting. So please don't say you're having an awesome time in Florida or California or wherever the hell you've chosen to be your Incredible Spring Break Location, because the fact is you're on the internet right now.
PS - the horribly colored shirt I'm wearing is from my days in Phi Sigma Pi, the original "Rate Your Professor" website creator for the great Clemson University.
One of the many brilliant interceptions--Chancelor takes one for the team
Victory over the Gamecocks! Looks like a bowl game for Clemson as Davis goes out in style.
For anyone counting, that's 10 wins for CU out of the last 12 CU/USC games. :D
1st Quarter: Touchdown by Davis, Field Goal by Bucholz
2nd Quarter: Touchdown by Ford, Touchdown by Davis (Gamecock Touchdown)
3rd Quarter: (Gamecock Touchdown) Touchdown by Davis
Bucholz scored on extra points, as usual. (I still say this man's consistency makes him an unsung hero.) Harper also contributed 199 yards (for 1 TD).
4th Quarter: Dabo doused first with Gatorade, then rinsed with water.
:dance: Much Celebration. :dance:
Davis racks up 91 yards and 3 touchdowns in his last game in Death Valley.
It will be weird having lightning (if he hangs around) with no thunder.
Image credit: JOHN BYRUM/JOHN.BYRUM@SHJ.COM
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