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NCSU 38 - Pittsburgh 31

 

 

NC State won a very tough game against Pittsburgh on a wet Saturday afternoon.

It was one of the hardest played games I've seen in quite some time.

There's a reason Pittsburgh is expected to win the Big East Conference. They are a big, fast, hard hitting, physical team.


Thanks to Chip, John and Erika for joining me at the game.

Photos from the News&Observer.

Synapses

Memory is an interesting thing.

Supposedly, all our memories are stored in our brain. We just don’t have the ability for total recall. But – we all have memories that pop up now and again that we remember with full clarity.

When I was about 6 or 7 years old – my sister, *Georgiana, taught me Puff The Magic Dragon.

I remember sitting with her and going over the lyrics until I learned the whole song.

I even remember not caring much for the slow part of the song but liking it when it picked up at the very end with the refrain again.

I also remember asking her what the song was about, where that sea was, and did there ever really used to be dragons?

I love music.

In my house - usually the radio (or nowadays the computer through the stereo) is playing music rather than the TV being on. To this day, that song is still one of my favorites.

It's so cool to have learning that song as one of my life long, never to fade away, memories.



Thanks to Peter, Paul and Mary.

Mary Travers: November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009.


Oh yeah, BTW

*Mike -

Thank you to you too.

You're the bestest sister ever.

Just How Bad is Western Kentucky?

State beat Murray State 65 to 7 Saturday.

It wasn't even that close.

Still - I'm not sure how our Offensive Line is going to be. Certainly better - but will they be good enough?

Coach TOB played backup QB Mike Glennon in the second quarter, most of the third and part of the fourth. Then he put in our third QB Imhoff with instructions to hand off to the running backs each play to run the clock out.

In fact, we punted for the first time in the fourth quarter. After that, it was hand off each down - including fourth down and turn the ball over on downs.

Which brings us to Western Kentucky. Murray State beat them the week before - 66 to 10.

Pretty much a ho hum game - but as always - we stayed to the end.

Thanks to Chip, John and Dwayne for going to the game with me.

One Minute Football

Want to see the entire South Carolina at NC State game from last Thursday? In under a minute?

This is a neat time lapse video from the local cable TV news - News14Carolina.

It works best after it starts if you 1) Click on the video to take you to the youtube.site and then 2) Click on the HD button for a high quality version.

Feeding Mama Raccoon and Her Kitts

Here's a little video of our, almost nightly, routine. Only 2 of the kitts (and mama raccoon) are in the video. I thought maybe we had lost one. But number 3 showed up later.



Saturday

Went to hear some music at the Moncure Fire Department. It was a fund raiser for the local 'Food Bank' operated by the New Hill Baptist Church.

 

Live music is always good - and a couple of the groups were excellent. Also, the BBQ was tasty as always.

I thought this was a pretty cool shot of one of the fire trucks.