Archive for September, 2007

Sep200726

semerson

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Gundy, Miles and Spurrier

There’s a famous painting from a century ago of two women, one young and the other old, looking in opposite directions. It’s an optical illusion: Most people only see one woman and have to be shown the other. You sort of see the same phenomenon this week when it comes to Mike Gundy, the Oklahoma [...]

Sep200722

semerson

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New Orleans: Literally, a tale of two cities

This morning I was jogging around downtown New Orleans, having just left an area filled with gutted houses, FEMA trailers, abandoned cars and neighborhoods bereft of residents. As we turned a corner in the posh district, my jogging partner and I passed a group of football fans getting into a limo, blissfully headed off to [...]

Sep200719

semerson

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A smorgasboard of thoughts

I always liked the word “smorgasbord.” People don’t seem to say it much here in the South, apparently preferring to put something in front of the word “load” to connote “a lot.” (Use your imagination.) But I always liked “smorgasbord,” mainly because it sounded like something the Swedish chef from “The Muppets” would say. And [...]

Sep200712

semerson

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Baseball stadium update, part II

Since it’s been a full week since we here at The Blog That Cares About Neverending Stories provided a baseball stadium update, here’s another one! Construction bids have been sent out by the university, so the final phase of the process is a little more than a month away. Well, hopefully. Interested companies have until [...]

Sep200704

semerson

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Baseball stadium update

If you’ve been following the saga of South Carolina’s new baseball stadium since the beginning, you’ve long since reached the point where almost every update is depressing. One delay after another, and even when work starts, the news isn’t cheery in regard to reaching the goal of having the stadium ready for the upcoming season. [...]