Happy Thanksgiving. I’ve got some great food to eat, some football to watch and in general, some serious relaxing and to do. That’s what holidays are all about, right?
But tomorrow, the day after Thanksgiving, is not very holiday-like. Black Friday. It sounds so sinister and evil. Or maybe the day the stock-market crashed or the [...]
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Christmas dreaming on such a Thanksgiving day.
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Alden, Bass, boat shoes, Brooks Brothers, Cole Haan, J Crew, L.L. Bean, Lands' End, loafers, penny loafers, Polo, sweater, Weejuns on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Spartans… yep… back to even.
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged big ten, MICHIGAN STATE, Michigan State Universtiy, MSU, Spartans, sparty on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A crazy roller-coaster of a year for these guys:
I hoped for better than 6-6, I must admit. But after the 1-3 start, I was justifiably concerned. Here’s my one-sentence-per-game re-cap of the 2009 Spartan football season..
Spartans win in a close one.
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged BADGERS, BIG 10, big ten, BOILERMAKERS, Charlie Weis, Fighting Irish, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STATE, Michigan State Spartans, michigan state university, MSU, Notre Dame, PITT, PURDUE, Spartans, sparty, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, WISCONSIN, WOLVERINES on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was the Spartans of Michigan State over the Purdue Boilermakers 40-37 in West Lafayette this Saturday. Go Green!
Shoes for Saturday
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Bean Boots, Duck Boots, L.L. Bean, LL Bean, Maine Hunting Shoes, Men's Shoes on November 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The L.L. Bean Maine Hunting Shoe. Welcome to the last pair of boots you will ever need.
Back to Even Again and Again and Again and Again.
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged BOILERMAKERS, BRONCOS, Charlie Weis, Fighting Irish, irish, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STATE, michigan state university, MSU, Notre Dame, PURDUE, Spartans, U of M, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, WESTERN MICHIGAN, WMU, WOLVERINES on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What a crazy season it has been. MSU is 1-3 at the end of week four, and now at week ten: 5-5. For the fourth time, back to even.
Back to Even. Again.
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged BIG 10, big ten, Hawkeyes, Iowa, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STATE, Michigan State Spartans, michigan state university, MSU, Notre Dame, Spartans, sparty, The Fighting Irish, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, WOLVERINES on October 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Man, what a heart-breaker. There is nothing that knocks the wind out of you like losing on the very last play of the game.
Bean Bluchers Mocs, Again.
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged LL Bean, L.L. Bean, Bean Mocs, Bean Bluchers, Bean Blucher Mocs, Bean Shoes on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Maybe I’m reliving my college days? Maybe I’m simply getting back to timeless style and proven quality? Who cares, I guess. Yesterday I received a box in the mail from L.L. Bean. I had ordered a pair of the Bean Blucher Mocs, and they had arrived. I had a pair of these classic shoes back [...]
Spartans Win. Notre Dame Loses. If only Michigan had lost, it would have been a perfect day.
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Charlie Weis, DELAWARE STATE, Fighting Irish, GOLDEN TATE, JIMMY CLAUSEN, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STATE, Michigan State Spartans, michigan state university, MSU, MSU SPARTANS, ND, NORTHWESTERN, Notre Dame, Southern Cal, Spartans, sparty, Trojans, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, UofM, USC, WILDCATS, WOLVERINES on October 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My team, the Spartans of Michigan State University, played Northwestern today. It was a noon game on ESPN2, and I watched it on the TV out on the screened-in porch. We had cable installed out there just for this reason. Why outside? Well, I like to enjoy a good cigar during the game and I [...]
Go Green! Go White!! Go SPARTANS!!!
Posted in Entertainment, Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Carolina, DETROIT, ELITE EIGHT, FINAL FOUR, FORD FIELD, MICHIGAN STATE, michigan state university, MSU, NCAA, NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, NCAA TOURNAMENT, Spartans, sparty, SWEET SIXTEEN, Tar Heels, UNC, University of North Carolina on April 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
1979. 2000. 2009.
These are the tree years that Michigan State’s basketball squad has found themselves in the NCAA Championship game.
So, 40 percent?
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’re a little late to the party but a gallup poll tells us (on Darwin’s Birthday) 4 in 10 Americans believe in evolutions.
Is that too high or too low?
Check it out, there are pretty graphics.
And surprisingly, a strong correlation to education and religiosity.
Is Food Network Trying to Kill This Guy
Posted in Culture, Television, Uncategorized, tagged Blogging, cooking, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Entertainment, food, food network, foodtv, Guy Fieri, Humor, predictions, television reviews on December 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
OK.
Guy Fieddy (if it is spelled any other way, it is unforgivable making people pronounce it as such).
When I can’t sleep I find his ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives’ is on incessantly when most mere mortals are asleep and therefore safe from his tour of bacon grease, beef fat and lard.
I have no problem with the [...]
UNC ya later Spartans!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ACC, BIG 10, big ten, Chapel Hill, Heels, Izzo, MICHIGAN STATE, Michigan State Spartans, MSU, North Carolina, Spartans, sparty, State, Tar Heels, UNC, University of North Carolina on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was anticipating a UNC victory, but I was also expecting an actual basketball game. What I got was a the opportunity to watch UNC humiliate my Michigan State Spartans at Ford Field. I know, in D-town no less. The Lions can’t win a game here, why should the Spartans fair any better? In the [...]
Cutey Puppy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cavalier king charles spaniel, cutest puppy, dog, pets, puppies, ruby on December 2, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Who’s is that handsome son of a bitch?
Please send Charlie packing.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Charlie Weis, college football, Fighting Irish, Notre Dame on December 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I like Notre Dame. But I really, really don’t like Charlie Weis. Yeah, this guy…
Quite a looker, right?
State Defeats Michigan – it’s been a long time coming!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BIG 10, BIG HOUSE, big ten, football, HOYER, JAVON RINGER, LOSING SEASON, MICHIGAN, MICHIGAN STATE, michigan state university, MINOR, MSU, NCAA FOOTBALL, RINGER, Spartans, sparty, State, THREET, U of M, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, WOLVERINES on October 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’m a Spartan, but I grew up in the Bo Schembechler era when the University of Michigan was going to Rose Bowls about every other year (not winning too many of them though), and everyone in the state seemed to be a Michigan fan. I guess that always bugged me. Why? Because Michigan fans are [...]
Favorite Watch Friday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Breitling, Chrono, Chronograph, James Bond, NASA, Navitimer, Pilot Watch, Pilot's watch, Scott Carpenter, Thunderball, Watch on October 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s been quite a while since I’ve written a Favorite Watch Friday post, but I don’t really think there are a lot of disappointed Tuss readers cursing me over it. I hope some folks read and enjoy the watch posts, but I guess it’s a bit of a niche. Anyway, here’s a new one…
Long before [...]
You Caption It! #11
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blindfold on September 24, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Playing another round of ‘Blindfolded Tomahawk Throw’
Man! I Don’t Know My Presidents Monday -#15 James Buchanan
Posted in Man I Don't Know My Presidents, Uncategorized, tagged 15th president, bachelor, homosexual president, james buchanan, presidential fun facts, presidential nicknames, presidential trivia on May 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
James Buchanan
(1857-1861)
The Bachelor President – Only President Never to Marry
Ten Cent A Day Jimmy – Thought that was a decent, living wage
The Sage of Wheatland – His home in Lancaster County , PA
Old Buck
Old Public Functionary
Old Fogey
The Cannon – Play on his last name
Project Rogers Snare Drum – COMPLETED
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Music, Uncategorized, tagged Drum Restoration, drums, ludgig, refurbing, selling drums on May 15, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This project Rogers snare drum is done, and honestly, it’s been done for a while. This was not my most challenging project, to be quite honest. If you didn’t read the original post, you can check it out here. I left off with taking it apart, doing some basic crud-removing cleaning and making a short [...]
Are you Smarter than an Eighth Grader?
Posted in Internets, Uncategorized, tagged education, Entertainment, fun, Humor, quizzes, science, tests on May 15, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Here’s a quick quiz so see if you’d pass 8th grade science.
I would in no way like to share my grade with you.
Apropos of nothing, I would like to take a minute to say that my middle school was a classical arts magnet school and we did have all sorts of dance, music, theater, band, orchestra, [...]
Favorite Watch Friday
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged watches, Watch, Chronograph, Omega, Chronometer, Rolex, panerai, officine panerai, luminor, titanium, heuer on May 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This week’s post is on a watch that is not only one of my favorites, but also one that I own. And this watch is very different than most watches I have owned (or dreamed of owning); for instance the brand is Italian, the movement is not an automatic, it’s not a chronograph, it’s not [...]
What’s On Your Wedding Band?
Posted in Lists of Fury, Uncategorized, tagged best of inscriptions, best wedding band inscriptions, enscriptions, Entertainment, funniest wedding band inscriptions, Humor, ideas for your wedding, marriage, top ten lists, wedding, wedding band inscriptions, wedding planning, worst wedding band inscriptions on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This site gives you some examples of the engravings they’ve done inside people’s wedding bands. Some very tender, heartfelt and romantic. Others – probably special in their own way. And some almost seem passive aggressive (but in the way that’s cute at first but 6 years later, more of the aggressive starts to shine through)
You wore me [...]
Project Rogers Snare Drum
Posted in Rock Gear, Uncategorized, tagged Buddy Rich, CBS, CBS Musical Instruments, COB, Drum Restoration, Dyna-Sonic, Dynasonic, fender, Percussion, Powerstroke, Powerstroke 3, Project Drum, Project Snare, PureSound, REMO, REMO Ambassador, Rogers, Snare, Snare Bridge, Snare Cradle, Snare Drum, Snare Frame, Snare Tuning, Vintage Drum, Vintage Snare on April 23, 2008 | 10 Comments »
After having so much fun with my Project Ludwig Snare Drum, I decided I needed another project…
Are you familiar with the Rogers Dyna-Sonic snare drum? If not, you should be. They were once called “The Cadillac of snare drums,” and they featured some of the most unique innovations. And I just bought one off of [...]
Photoshop
Posted in Internets, Uncategorized, tagged bad photography, entertainemnt, homer simpson, Humor, oops photos, pholotoshop disasters on April 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
We love the bad photoshop and nothing is better than photoshop disaters which documents all the badness. So much badness. (Really, a fun site, you can blow through the whole thing in 15 minutes).
I think you may notice some continuity issues between her head and the rest of her body, yeah? Seems one is more tan [...]
Soulja Boy Calls Out Yahh! Presidential Debates
Posted in Uncategorized on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Less than a minute long. Includes a rhyme with Stephanopoulos. Makes fun of the last ABC debate not focusing on the “real issues.”
Favorite Watch Friday
Posted in Man Accoutrements, Uncategorized, tagged Chrono, Automatic, Swiss Watches, IWC, Chronometer, COSC, Rolex, Submariner, Oyster, Perpetual, Oyster Perpetual, Oyster Perpetual Submariner, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, Dive Watch, Diver's Watch, water-proof, Locking Crown, Bracelet on April 18, 2008 | 13 Comments »
My last post featured an IWC, and for some, that is an unknown brand. For this week, I’m going with what is likely the most well known watch brand ever. That brand is, of course, Rolex; specifically the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner.
The Sub is probably the watch that got me interested in watches. I’ve always [...]
Happy Beday Crayola!
Posted in Culture, Uncategorized, tagged crayola, crayon, Entertainment, Humor, kids coloring, the big 5-0 on April 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Crayola Big Box of 64 (Now With Built in Crayon Sharpener!) turns the Big 5-0 this week. (Thank God Crayola’s over it’s mid-life crisis. But I’m glad it kept the convertible top)!
I’ve always appreciated the liberty Crayola has taken with their color names over the years. As they currently stand right now, they have some not-so-easily identifiable colors such as:
Jazzberrry [...]
Writers As Children – ee cummings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ee cummings, fun, Humor, imagined, poetry, silly on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Snack Time”
Edward Estlin Cummings Age 7
I have a fig newton
but it is
alas
no
(handy-dandyAmericaEndorsed)
Propaganized
O-R-E-oooooh
Smooth and delicious
with the cream of which i dream
and of thee i sing.
Project Ludwig Snare Drum – FINAL UPDATE
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged badge, blue and olive, cast hoop, cast rim, die-cast, Drum Heads, Drum refurbish, Drum Rewrapping, Drum Wrap, Ludwig, Ludwig Accent, Matching Snare, Pure Sound, Silver Sparkle, Snare, Snare wires, Throw-off, Throwoff on March 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The project is complete, and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s how it went down…
