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Scipio Tex's Texas OU Weekend Travelogue
We've had a number of requests for Scipio's old Texas/OU weekend travelogue. Enjoy. =========================================== 1. Secure a date. You must be discriminating. She can make or break your weekend. The attributes you seek are physical attractiveness, coolness and a general willingness...
The Lonely Longhorn Travel Guide: Malaysia
"Malaysia" is a proper noun – specifically, the name of a country in Southeast Asia. The word is spoken firmly and in a declarative tone. This is noted up front simply to distinguish it from the similar-sounding "malaise….yeah?" phrase uttered in querulous tones by Longhorn fans watching a Greg...
The Lonely Longhorn Travel Guide: Singapore
My temporary home of Singapore is the first country to be explored in the Lonely Longhorn series. It is an island, a city, and a country all in one. If shown this undersized country’s outline on a Rorschach test, your first instinct might be to describe it as an amoeba with leprosy. Or perhaps...
College Football: A Perspective from Asia
Come on, now. Did you really think there would be such a thing as a college football perspective from Asia?!? Ha!!! As a Longhorn living the expat life in Singapore, I can confirm that Asia is truly an American sports sensory deprivation chamber. Only with ubiquitous cheesy soft rock tunes on...
Dallas Stars Daily Links: Stars Special Teams Fail Them In Loss To Avalanche
While a lot can legitimately be said about some of the travel issues that might have caused Saturday afternoon fatigue, the Dallas Stars really lost their game to the Colorado Avalanche because of some special teams sputters. The power play couldn't come up with a goal in critical situations,...
Memo from the Euro-Desk: In Czech with some Finns
Over the course of the next day or two, I will be completing my series of European hockey cultural exchanges. These posts were originally written while on the road, and now that I have recovered from both jet lag and the reminder that Kingston Ontario does not compare to Europe in the slightest, I...
A Visitor's Guide To Cincinnati and GABP, Part 4 - The Game Experience
You've made it here, you found a place to eat, and even had a little fun. Now for the reason you came in the first place - to see a ball game, right? Great American Ballpark is a wonderful venue to watch a game. We hope you'll be as happy to see the fireworks at the end of the game as we are! via...
From the Sound to the Shores (non-soccer)
If you've been missing my posts for a week is because I spent a weekend out in Ocean Shores, the aspiring Atlantic City of the West. My mother-in law and I are shortly ready to get to work on our Sounders FC quilt For those looking for soccer only, this post ends now I also went to an Irish pub,...
Stadium Checklist
Anyone out there got a goal of reaching certain stadiums? I know I do. I'm trying to hit up the entire ACC/SEC before I pass by my football game traveling prime (young/single) years.So far my fandom has taken me to the following ACC/SEC houses:* Alumni Stadium (BC)* Carter-Finley Stadium (NCSU)*...
Top 10 Road Trips I'd Like to See: #9: San Diego State
For those of you that missed it, #10 on the countdown was Rutgers, ultimately for the proximity to New York City. For vacation purproses, I typically enjoy warm weather places more than I do cold weather places, so despite having inferior football to Rutgers, San Diego edges out NYC for the #9 spot...
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