fanaticism Stories - Corn Nation
A Pilgramage of Sorts
Posted by Kirsten Many laughed when I announced my intention to go to Villa Park. Not for a game, mind you, but simply to go tour the stadium. This required waking up at 6am to catch a 7:30am train to get to Birmingham by 9:30 for the 10:30am tour. And I still had to run. ...
I Think I'm Falling for James Milner
Posted by Aaron I tend to pick weird favorites. My favorite baseball players of all time are Mike Cameron, Adrian Beltre and Franklin Gutierrez. If you don't know baseball, they're underrated but flawed players; certainly quite valuable but likely to draw a puzzled look from others when expressing...
Six Hours and Counting
Yesterday, I woke up at 6am with a neon sign flashing "Final! Final! Final!" in my brain. Four hours of sleep yet there was no possible way I could close my eyes again. Instead, here is how I distracted myself (note that not all of these are actual distractions): Spilled ground coffee all over the...
Vacations
Travel. It broadens the horizons and teaches us about other cultures. For instance, the Swiss, for all their repressed fastidiousness, have no issue with farting-or at least, the man working the reception desk ten feet away sees no shame in it. Zurich is sterile and expensive and I'm already...
Q&A With Iowa State Blog Clone Chronicles - Nebraska vs Iowa State
CrossCyed over at the Iowa State blog Clone Chronicles joined us for some witty banter this week. We sent him questions about the upcoming Nebraska - Iowa State game and he was good enough to respond. He sent us some questions as well, including one that said: Marv Seiler To which my response...
For Nebraska Expatriates - Huskerville: A Story of Nebraska Football, Fans, and the Power of Place
The North Platte Telegraph recently did an article about 'A Sea of Red' which included the following quote: "I liked Nebraska football a lot while I was at the University of Nebraska," he said. "To really appreciate it, you need to leave the state."When Johnston left Nebraska he realized he was...
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