1948tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-5218212006-10-08T13:04:26-05:00TypePadGO BEARS!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-132534042006-10-08T13:04:26-05:002006-10-08T13:04:26-05:00We are KILLING THE BILLS! 20-0 DA' BearsJeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=545,height=421,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/chi_359.gif"><img title="Chi_359" height="421" alt="Chi_359" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/chi_359.gif" width="545" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p>
<p>We are KILLING THE BILLS! 20-0</p>
<p>DA' Bears</p></div>
WEEK IN REVIEWtag:typepad.com,2003:post-132533492006-10-08T12:59:56-05:002006-10-08T12:59:56-05:00Oh wow. Ok there is an excuse why I didn't write this week. My new job has me working long hours, so I am busy. It is because of the drive! That is why I am moving into town soon....Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Oh wow. Ok there is an excuse why I didn't write this week. My new job has me working long hours, so I am busy. It is because of the drive! That is why I am moving into town soon. </p>
<p>This Saturday started Sukkot (a Jewish holiday). Look it up or ask me if you guys are interested. I went to the monthly Heights Art Show yesterday and then to the Greek festival. I had a great time with my colleagues. This morning I ate potato and egg tacos.</p>
<p>Look at the sukkah I built!<a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=422,height=320,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/sukkahh.jpg"><img title="Sukkahh" height="320" alt="Sukkahh" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/sukkahh.jpg" width="422" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p>
<p>We have to eat in the sukkah every day. Isn't my sukkah pretty!!!</p>
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YOM KIPPURtag:typepad.com,2003:post-131469252006-10-02T12:09:38-05:002006-10-02T12:09:38-05:00I hope everyone is having a great Yom Kippur. That is a picture of me blowing the shofar (thats not really me j/k).Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=230,height=255,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/yom_kippur_shofar.jpg"><img title="Yom_kippur_shofar" height="255" alt="Yom_kippur_shofar" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/yom_kippur_shofar.jpg" width="230" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> I hope everyone is having a great Yom Kippur. That is a picture of me blowing the shofar (thats not really me j/k).</p></div>
WEEK IN REVIEWtag:typepad.com,2003:post-131169282006-09-30T11:27:21-05:002006-09-30T11:27:21-05:00So, this past week was great. I started a new job. I love it. My goals in life are finally on the road to success. That makes me incredibly happy. I met new people; really great people. This weekend is...Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>So, this past week was great. I started a new job. I love it. My goals in life are finally on the road to success. That makes me incredibly happy. I met new people; really great people. This weekend is Yom Kippur (well Sunday is Kol Nidre, and Monday is Yom Kippur). I will be fasting on Yom Kippur. Other than that, I will be doing some work this weekend and watching the astros and texans. <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=320,height=240,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/condisays0930.jpg"><img title="Condisays0930" height="240" alt="Condisays0930" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/condisays0930.jpg" width="320" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p></div>
DO I MAKE YOU A LITTLE HORNY?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-131132612006-09-30T09:09:53-05:002006-09-30T09:09:53-05:00So here we have smoking gun proof about how hypocritical Republican politicians are. Rep. Mark Foley, Republican from Florida, has resigned after it was made known that he was sending nasty, dirty, sexual text messages to a 16 year old...Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>So here we have smoking gun proof about how hypocritical Republican politicians are. Rep. Mark Foley, Republican from Florida, has resigned after it was made known that he was sending nasty, dirty, sexual text messages to a 16 year old boy who was working in Washington. He asked the boy what he was wearing and told him he wanted him to take off his clothes. Even more disturbing, Foley was the co-chairman of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus and recently wrote legislation that cracks down on internet predators. HYPOCRITES!!!!!!! I hope this shows people how 2 faced the Republican leadership is. They are always opposed to gay rights and gay issues, and here is one of them, a closeted gay Republican, trying to exploit innocent children. COME ON PEOPLE, IF THIS DOESN'T MAKE you want to vote the Republicans out of office, I don't know what will. <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=220,height=168,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/foleymark_1.jpg"><img title="Foleymark_1" height="168" alt="Foleymark_1" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/foleymark_1.jpg" width="220" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p>
<p>THIS IS THE TWISTED FORMER REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN MARK FOLEY</p></div>
Moment of Silence Pleasetag:typepad.com,2003:post-130288312006-09-26T10:14:50-05:002006-09-26T10:14:50-05:00I offer my condolences to the friends and family of Dale Lloyd. He attended my alma mater. Sept. 26, 2006, 7:10AM Rice left stunned by player's death Autopsy results are awaited after defensive back, 19, collapses during a light workout...Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p minmax_bound="true"><span class="timestamp" minmax_bound="true"><strong minmax_bound="true"><a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=208,height=231,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/dalelloyd.jpg"><img title="Dalelloyd" height="115" alt="Dalelloyd" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/dalelloyd.jpg" width="104" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> I offer my condolences to the friends and family of Dale Lloyd. He attended my alma mater.</strong></span></p>
<p minmax_bound="true"><span class="timestamp" minmax_bound="true"><strong minmax_bound="true">Sept. 26, 2006, 7:10AM</strong></span><br minmax_bound="true" /><span class="storyheading3" minmax_bound="true"><strong><span style="font-size: 1.2em;">Rice left stunned by player's death</span></strong></span><br minmax_bound="true" /></p>
<p minmax_bound="true"><span class="storydeck3" minmax_bound="true">Autopsy results are awaited after defensive back, 19, collapses during a light workout</span></p>
<p class="copyright" minmax_bound="true"><span class="author" minmax_bound="true">By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER</span><br minmax_bound="true" />Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle </p><div class="bodycopy" minmax_bound="true"><p minmax_bound="true">Chance Talbert was the first to chime in, paying his respects with a post on his fallen teammate's MySpace page early Monday morning. Less than 11 hours later, four dozen others had offered heartfelt commentary on the news of Dale Lloyd's shocking death, with similar messages posted on his Facebook account.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">Lloyd,a freshman defensive back at Rice University, died at 8:49 a.m. Monday at Memorial Hermann Hospital. Lloyd had collapsed during a light workout with his teammates early Sunday evening, and he died in the company of his family and the Rice coaching staff.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">Lloyd, a two-sport standout and 2006 Lamar High graduate, was 19.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">Rice officials are awaiting autopsy results. Lloyd played in one game with the Owls this season — against Houston on Sept. 2 — and returned with the team from a game at Florida State on Saturday without incident. An all-District 21-5A performer in football and baseball, he was one of 18 recruits who signed with first-year Rice football coach Todd Graham in February.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">"The Rice Owl family has suffered a devastating loss," Graham said in a statement. "Dale was a tremendous person with the heart of a champion. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, our players and coaches, and the Rice family. We ask our fans to keep his family and our players, coaches and staff in their prayers."</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">Reports of Lloyd's death spread quickly around town and Rice's South Main campus. By late afternoon, students were weeping outside Lloyd's dorm, Lovett College. Rice officials spoke of plans for a memorial service honoring Lloyd, and those sentiments were echoed at Lamar High, where students and coaches were stunned by the news of his passing. Lloyd was elected to Who's Who Among American High School Students and also volunteered with the Mayor's Youth Council.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">"It's a tremendous shock," Lamar football coach Tom Nolen said. "Dale Lloyd was a great kid, a great student and a great player. He was a dream to coach. I wouldn't have any gray hairs if all the kids I had were like Dale."</p>
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<h3 minmax_bound="true">Few details available</h3>Because Rice team officials were not present at the news conference where information of Lloyd's death was released, details were sketchy. After collapsing Sunday, Lloyd was treated immediately by EMS, then transported to the Memorial Hermann emergency room via a Houston Fire Department ambulance. Lloyd was conscious when he was loaded into the ambulance, but his condition deteriorated through the night. <p minmax_bound="true"></p>
<p minmax_bound="true">Lloyd is survived by his mother, Bridgette; his father, Dale R. Sr.; and two brothers.</p>
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<h3 minmax_bound="true">A deadly trend</h3>Several area athletes have died of heart-related ailments in recent years. Former Fort Bend Austin High linebacker Devaughn Darling, 18, collapsed and died in February 2001 of an apparent cardiac arrhythmia. His death came during a workout at Florida State. In June 2004, former Klein Forest defensive end McCollins Umeh, 18, died from an enlarged heart during a mid-afternoon voluntary workout at the University of Arizona on a 96-degree day in Tucson, Ariz. <p minmax_bound="true"></p>
<p minmax_bound="true">On Sept. 18, junior varsity football player Christopher Pichon II of Booker T. Washington High died following a voluntary workout at the school. According to an assistant coach, Pichon complained of being thirsty, and when a trainer returned with water, the player had passed out on the track. Yet another tragic, sudden death was avoided Sept. 15 in College Station when doctors attending to Austin Westlake High offensive tackle Matt Nader used the team's automated external defibrillator (AED) to restart the 6-6, 300-pound Texas recruit's heart. Nader suffered a ventricular fibrillation after a 16-play drive on a near-90-degree night. Because Lloyd was conscious, a defibrillator would not have been necessary.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">The National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research reports 26 cases of heatstroke death — mostly high school players — in the past 10 years, including four this year. That number (2.6 per year) is similar to on-the-field deaths — mostly brain injuries — suffered in the past three years (seven total, 2.3 per year).</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">With no clues as to Lloyd's death, Rice officials were left emotionally exposed, crushed by the loss of a student-athlete who had only recently begun a new phase of his life.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">"Any time a student-athlete comes to Rice University, I feel, as I tell our coaches and recruits, we become their parents," said Rice athletic director Chris Del Conte, who was wrought with emotion. "This is a tremendous loss for all of us at Rice University."</p>
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<h3 minmax_bound="true">Emotions running high</h3>A perusal of Lloyd's MySpace page brought the significance of that loss home. Periodically, a new post from a Rice player appeared, each message providing an individual perspective of a relationship Lloyd had with his peers. Though the words were different, the information conveyed reflected what Talbert offered Monday morning. <p minmax_bound="true"></p>
<p minmax_bound="true">"we miss u here homie," Talbert wrote.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">"God got a lil jealous, he has a plan for us all, im jus sorry to see that yo life had to end so early</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">"from me and the rest of our squad, we love u and miss u D. Lloyd."</p>
<p minmax_bound="true">Chronicle staffers John McCloskey, Gerald James and Sam Khan Jr. contributed to this report.</p>
<p minmax_bound="true"><em minmax_bound="true"><a href="mailto:mk.bower@chron.com" minmax_bound="true" s_oc="null">mk.bower@chron.com</a></em></p></div></div>
Reggie!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-130266282006-09-26T08:06:42-05:002006-09-26T08:06:42-05:00I just finished watching highlights of the New Orleans Saints game last night. I am so upset that the Houston Texans did not choose Reggie Bush in the draft. That was a really really dumb move. Bush is just awesome,...Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I just finished watching highlights of the New Orleans Saints game last night. I am so upset that the Houston Texans did not choose Reggie Bush in the draft. That was a really really dumb move. Bush is just awesome, and when he doesn't have the ball, he is a great decoy. Too bad for you Texans. I am glad I am more a Chicago Bears fan!!!!<a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=200,height=135,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/chi_4610.gif"><img title="Chi_4610" height="135" alt="Chi_4610" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/chi_4610.gif" width="200" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p></div>
Pu Pu Plattertag:typepad.com,2003:post-130265552006-09-26T08:02:03-05:002006-09-26T08:02:03-05:00Yesterday I saw a rat being chased out of a mobile phone store with a shovel. Next door to the mobile phone store was a Vietnamese restaurant. Fill in the blanks?!?Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Yesterday I saw a rat being chased out of a mobile phone store with a shovel. Next door to the mobile phone store was a Vietnamese restaurant. Fill in the blanks?!?<a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=512,height=495,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/rat_2.jpg"><img title="Rat_2" height="495" alt="Rat_2" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/rat_2.jpg" width="512" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p></div>
OY VEY! PECKERS!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-130053652006-09-25T07:44:27-05:002006-09-25T07:44:27-05:00I totally forgot to type yesterday that I just created this blog. Yesterday's was my first official one!! Paaaaaarty! Anyway, I love to watch movies. I prefer foreign films, indie movies, etc., but occasionally there are big Hollywood blockbusters that...Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I totally forgot to type yesterday that I just created this blog. Yesterday's was my first official one!! Paaaaaarty! Anyway, I love to watch movies. I prefer foreign films, indie movies, etc., but occasionally there are big Hollywood blockbusters that are great. I just watched Slingblade for the first time. It was a great movie. I don't like Billy Bob Thorton, but I give him credit for his great performance in this film. The relationship he forges with Frankie is priceless. And if I hated potted meat, grease, and mustard before watching this movie, my feelings have hardened exponentially!</p>
<p><a href="/name/nm0000671/"><strong>Karl</strong></a>: [<em>Eating potted meat</em>] I reckon it tastes alright. <br /><strong><a href="/name/nm0085407/">Frank</a></strong>: You really think it's got peckers in there? <br /><strong><a href="/name/nm0000671/">Karl</a></strong>: You know better than that. You ought not say that word. <br /><strong><a href="/name/nm0085407/">Frank</a></strong>: It smells funny. <br /><strong><a href="/name/nm0000671/">Karl</a></strong>: Yeah, it's pretty loud. Looky there. I believe you right. I believe I see one right in there.</p>
<p><a href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/pottedmeat2_1.jpg"><img title="Pottedmeat2_1" height="303" alt="Pottedmeat2_1" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/pottedmeat2_1.jpg" width="200" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> </p></div>
Organic Lifestyletag:typepad.com,2003:post-129982292006-09-24T19:28:24-05:002006-09-24T19:28:24-05:00I was at Whole Foods today. Everyone knows it? Haute, trendy, great food. Anyway, I bet the one in L.A. (if they have one) only lets skinny people or tree huggers through the door (card required). I found this great...Jeff
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I was at Whole Foods today. Everyone knows it? Haute, trendy, great food. Anyway, I bet the one in L.A. (if they have one) only lets skinny people or tree huggers through the door (card required). I found this great recipe for Thai style Chilean Sea Bass. It used coconut milk, lemongrass, green curry paste, etc. If you want the recipe let me know. Ill post it. It was my first totally organic meal. <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=362,height=215,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://1948.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/organiclettuce_4.gif"><img title="Organiclettuce_4" height="59" alt="Organiclettuce_4" src="https://1948.typepad.com/1948/images/organiclettuce_4.gif" width="100" border="0" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px" /></a> Zucchini, brown rice, and a salad with Curry Peanut dressing rounded out the menu. I like going to places like Whole Foods or Central Market. I feel like I am NOT in Texas for a change. When I go to HEB or Kroger, people have nasty tattoos and all speak like they are hillbillies (was that rude). Bon Apetit!</p></div>