tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post545960312425380036..comments2024-03-29T04:38:28.940-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Land and SkyOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87488782207108713862014-09-09T05:20:28.061-07:002014-09-09T05:20:28.061-07:00And that's gonna leave a mark!And that's gonna leave a mark!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67200163274793278992014-09-08T20:12:48.526-07:002014-09-08T20:12:48.526-07:00For Saturday football, does one count the SEC? (I ...<i>For Saturday football, does one count the SEC? (I despise the SEC.)</i><br /><br />I don't like the SEC, either, but the conference did get a lot better when the Aggies joined. Speaking o' Michigan... your son-in-law prolly was beside himself on Saturday. ND beat the livin' SNOT out o' Michigan in their last scheduled meeting for a good long while. It was a thing of absolute BEAUTY. We laughed a lot during that game.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14103191894464811552014-09-08T16:08:04.603-07:002014-09-08T16:08:04.603-07:00Not watching football on Sunday was liberating. I ...Not watching football on Sunday was liberating. I feel like a new man.<br /><br />For Saturday football, does one count the SEC? (I despise the SEC.)<br /><br />The only college game I watch is Army-Navy. Michigan if I'm hanging with <em>Big Time</em>.<br /><br />I actually did watch some hockey last year, which is unusual because I haven't really followed hockey since I was a kid.<br /><br />Too many fisticuffs, not enough actual hockey. That being said, Olympic hockey is the ONLY reason to watch the Olympics. That is a thing of beauty!<br /><br />Oh, that and the curling. (I'm only half kidding.)<br /><br />It isn't October yet. Blink your eyes though and it'll be right on top of us!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76421817236471954182014-09-08T10:57:32.819-07:002014-09-08T10:57:32.819-07:00Heresy, I know. What red-blooded American male doe...<i>Heresy, I know. What red-blooded American male doesn't care about football?</i><br /><br />Well, there are two of us, if your lack of interest holds. F**k the NFL; football is played on <i><b>Saturdays</b></i> in my world (and hockey is played at ANY time).<br /><br />Is it October yet?<br /><br />Oh, yeah: Nice pics! <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33507693913444251602014-09-08T08:58:48.112-07:002014-09-08T08:58:48.112-07:00I've heard that from a lot of people this year...I've heard that from a lot of people this year.<br /><br />We are not alone.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10725430483491879792014-09-08T08:37:59.679-07:002014-09-08T08:37:59.679-07:00Been a Giants (MLB) fan since '58 and a 'N...Been a Giants (MLB) fan since '58 and a 'Niners (NFL) fan since at least '51.<br />Heck, I even have some gear to prove it.<br />But this year I just can't seem to get excited.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28545457379634275412014-09-07T18:33:53.212-07:002014-09-07T18:33:53.212-07:00Bingo!Bingo!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54125434915491742292014-09-07T18:24:37.566-07:002014-09-07T18:24:37.566-07:00zackly!zackly!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91587389194330221672014-09-07T17:50:44.279-07:002014-09-07T17:50:44.279-07:00We followed the Rams (and baseball Cardinals) whil...We followed the Rams (and baseball Cardinals) while living in the St. Louis metro area, because it was in our faces all autumn long. After a dozen years in Alaska, where there are NO pro teams, we found long ago that we not only stopped following the teams, but don't really care. There are the mountains, and moose, and bears, and wildlife galore. Volcanoes, glaciers, eagles, whales ... who has time to spend four hours in front of a TV to see 4.7 minutes of play?Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54793534430630344312014-09-07T16:09:21.976-07:002014-09-07T16:09:21.976-07:00It amazed me. A free Sunday in September. No footb...It amazed me. A free Sunday in September. No football. No problem.<br /><br />(Thug is right!)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10522981043247703042014-09-07T14:45:58.633-07:002014-09-07T14:45:58.633-07:00Haven't watched a Pro Football Game since I we...Haven't watched a Pro Football Game since I went to a Chief's game while at ARRRMMMEEE Training Sir! Drunk sitting behind us managed to spill beer on my wife three times. First time is an accident, second time he apologized, third time he laughed. I went and got the cops. Pro Athletes=Overpaid Thug (with a few exceptions). Meh is right!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6660148967787334072014-09-07T13:30:35.097-07:002014-09-07T13:30:35.097-07:00Any time!Any time!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89933847824456066122014-09-07T13:24:37.146-07:002014-09-07T13:24:37.146-07:00Your pictures beat a television any day of the wee...Your pictures beat a television any day of the week! Really nice. Thanks for sharing.JMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639819967286148205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57389372216884807252014-09-07T13:15:57.587-07:002014-09-07T13:15:57.587-07:00And the commercials drive me insane. Way too many ...And the commercials drive me insane. Way too many of those.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24964877633756061622014-09-07T13:13:38.151-07:002014-09-07T13:13:38.151-07:00I am not as into the game as I used to be, I think...I am not as into the game as I used to be, I think it is because there are multiple games on every day and night, college or pro. I still do watch, but like you say I don't schedule my life around it as much as I used to.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4308455274180190562014-09-07T13:09:38.742-07:002014-09-07T13:09:38.742-07:00Heh, thanks Glenn. (I get that a lot.)Heh, thanks Glenn. (I get that a lot.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54892180139948297212014-09-07T13:08:20.836-07:002014-09-07T13:08:20.836-07:00You B@%#ard! Never liked you very much! You have t...You B@%#ard! Never liked you very much! You have too much fun for an old fart. (kidding) Good day to enjoy what you will.Glenn555https://www.blogger.com/profile/13868912985949037098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5174736650251601032014-09-07T12:45:16.512-07:002014-09-07T12:45:16.512-07:00I hear you Susie. I turned the tube on for perhaps...I hear you Susie. I turned the tube on for perhaps one minute.<br /><br />Bleh. Went outside in the shade next to the pond and had a Shock Top Apple Wheat beer, something my daughters introduced me to, way better than football!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41115337112454320942014-09-07T12:42:55.608-07:002014-09-07T12:42:55.608-07:00That IS cool stuff.
I just came in from the backy...That IS cool stuff.<br /><br />I just came in from the backyard.<br /><br />It. Is. A. Perfect. Day.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33189767885364775632014-09-07T12:42:17.526-07:002014-09-07T12:42:17.526-07:00When we returned from Europe and hit the coast of ...When we returned from Europe and hit the coast of Maine, I had a big thrill looking down and spotting Wells Harbor.<br /><br />When up there last week, at Wells Harbor, I looked up and there was a contrail. No doubt a flight coming in from Europe.<br /><br />Memories.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17375312375702305152014-09-07T12:10:54.017-07:002014-09-07T12:10:54.017-07:00The Steelers are on here. Someone cares, but not ...The Steelers are on here. Someone cares, but not me. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86885760488702567322014-09-07T12:09:17.909-07:002014-09-07T12:09:17.909-07:00I remember a pair of phantoms rocking our grade sc...I remember a pair of phantoms rocking our grade school in Waldoboro, Maine one morning, they must have passed the mach or close to it, as the fire alarm was rung in the thought that the schools boiler had exploded. Rumor had it that one of the pilots was a teachers son saying hi to mom. Pretty cool stuff. Thanks for bringing the memories back, Sarge. Oh those lost days of youth, lying in the wind furrowed long grass of the neighbors back 40 as the parade of clouds passed by.bigsoxfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415669952554171048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65614180289778214732014-09-07T12:01:23.743-07:002014-09-07T12:01:23.743-07:00Sights and sounds remembered. I've mentioned b...Sights and sounds remembered. I've mentioned before that any day and especially on Sundays ( I was home not at work) you could look up and see multiple jet and contrails of the flights from europe heading south.SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.com