Parade – From The Middle Blog

BCS…..Best Game. Supposedly the BCS Championship game should be the BEST college game of the year. But as usual it turned out to be a ho-zzzz-hummer. Very one sided. And as is the usual case it appeared one of the teams forgot to show up. (Or partied too hard). Wasn’t there just one touchdown scored? I did not watch all the BCS games. But I did watch several. Of all the ones I did watch I would have to state MY PICK would have to be The OREGON DUCKS and WISCONSIN BADGERS. This game has plenty of action. Defensive, Offensive. Much scoring. Great plays. Real sportsmanship. Lead Changes. Strategy. Long runs. Long passes. Much scoring. What more could you ask for in a game. There was only two real mistakes, which I though altered the game. Unfortunately for the BADGERS, THEY committed both in the last few minutes of the game. First, I can’t remember the man carrying the ball, however the ball carrier had gained the first down running down the sideline. The problem was; he failed to properly protect the ball. He had it hanging down as if it was a bucket with a handle, thus allowing the “Quack,Quack” Ducks to strip the ball loose. Result DUCK BALL. The next was a coaches call. To Spike the ball with 2 seconds to go? What was that all about? Granted the referee did clearly start the clock before the snap. BUT!!!! Two (2) seconds. Makes no sense to me. If you know what was to be gained by this spike call….Please let me know. I know there were several records set during the course of the game. MOST points in a quarter, MOST points in a half. LONGEST run for a TD. Probably MOST points scored in a game. All this from theGRANDDADDY of BOWL GAMES. Not to mention the parade. Did the Alabama Vs LSU game have it’s own parade. I must have missed it. So the good old BCS didn’t let us down. It was it’s usual lackluster showing. For my part I would rather watch teams like OREGON, and WISCONSIN, play anytime. That Is How I See It. Views: 334

St. Patrick’s Day. A day we celebrate with parades, shamrocks, and green beer. But who was St. Patrick, and why do we celebrate a day with his name. St. Patrick a, Christian leader, is revered by Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheran Church, and the Anglican Communion. Patrick, the only name I could find, was born in the year 385 at Banna Venta Berniae. of Roman Britain, and died March 17, 461 age 75 or 76 depending on month of birth. (There are some who believe his death was in 493.) The son of a high ranking Roman family. Around his 16th year he was captured by marauders, and sold into slavery as a shepherd for an Irish Chief, from Antrim, (a country in N.E Ireland). While tending these flocks he would pray to God as many as one hundred times a day. It was in those six years young Patrick learned the Celtic language . His master ,Milchu, was also a high druid. Thus Patrick learned of the primeval Irish religions. He fled to Tours (a city in Western France). While at Tours, Patrick became a missionary and later was dispatched to Britain to combat wrongful teachings of Pelagius, (an English monk whose teachings opposed those of St Augustine). Although St. Patrick is accredited with ridding Ireland of snakes, evidence supports the theory after the Ice Age, Ireland never had snakes. It is suggested the “snakes” referred the serpent symbolism of the Druids. The shamrock, you see in so many St. Patricks Day was used by him while explaining the Holy Trinity. St Patricks Day parades was started by the American-Irish who celebrated the saint’s feast day by marching through the streets of New York in 1792. Although Chicago is host to the most famous St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Kiss me I’m Irish. Some enterprising person came up with this idea, because of the Blarney Stone of Irish legend. Supposedly kissing the Blarney Stone, (A stone built into the Blarney Castle; which one has to lean out on a ledge look up and kiss), brings one the gift of gab. The thinking was….If you can’t kiss the stone, then kiss an Irishman. When drinking your “green beer” say “slainte! (Pronounced slancha). Irish version of “cheers.” Slainte means health. Again, we have here a holiday no self respecting atheist can celebrate without being a hypocrite. Too Bad. Happy St Patrick’s Day!! That Is How I See It. Views: 276