Category: Life It’s Ownself

  • semitough

    Speaking of Snow

    The Princess forwarded this photo from College Station this morning. Independent experts from Canada have confirmed that this foreign substance appears to be snow of the Canadian variety, possibly from Alberta. Impossible to tell for sure without a more complete chemical analysis. The unexpected snowfall was not significant enough to delay finals however.

  • semitough

    Tis The Season

    I sometimes struggle with getting into the Christmas spirit. Maybe it’s because my Mom was always such a part of my Christmases past, but you’d think after 30 years without her I’d be getting over that a little bit. Honestly I spent all weekend dreading the deadline. Must. Put. Up. The. Lights. After all it’s Thanksgiving weekend, it’s the thing…

  • semitough

    The Sun Also Rises

    The sun set on another great season of Wildcat football tonight with a heartbreaking last minute loss to Trinity, 35-42. I was all set to blog about the classlessness of Trinity for booing our band as they played the school song during the pregame show, but after watching 48 minutes of hard hitting, gut wrenching football. After watching our kids…

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    Burning Desire…..

    Texas A&M is a tradition rich school. Aggie Muster. The Fighting Texas Aggie Band. Howdy!. Reveille. The Twelfth Man. But among the hallmark of Aggie traditions is Bonfire. From humble beginnings this tradition grew. Bonfire was held each year preceding the Texas game and it is said that the Bonfire represents the Aggies’ “burning desire to beat the hell out…