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Of Handlebars & Mustachios

Tuesday, November 28th, 2006

Check out RY’s new look celebrating the return of his bike to *working* order.

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After the atrocity of the basket of puppies post from yesterday, manliness returns to the blog with this ESPN clip from November 2001. The stage: a meeting of #3 UF vs #15 USC. While the eventual scoring beat-down will be overlooked from this “black out” game, one thing is readily apparent - Carolina has the [...]

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Cry Babies

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

After a fast start to the tournament, it seems like the end will never be seen.
The crying of the finalists serves to forever shield them from deciding a true champion, and thus, preserving their egos.
Maybe one day a true champion will emerge. For now, we must endure more whining.

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End of Regular Season - Playoff Tournament Set

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

The regular season has ended with some exciting matches, and finding our seeds for the playoffs. The Big Boys Tournament and the NIT Consolation Tournament schedule has been set. Final standings below:
Top Dogs:
#1 Craig 7-0
#2 Robert 6-1
#3 Rich 5-2 (tie broken head to head win on Woody)
#4 Woody 5-2
Mere Mortals:
#5 Chris 3-4
#6 Mike 2-5
#7 Josh [...]

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A Common Bond

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

As I follow the progress of ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes’ feat of endurance, 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days in 50 different states, I find myself reflecting on the bond shared among high performance athletes like Dean and our own table tennis athletes. Be it the pursuit of athletic excellence, individual achievement, adherence to the principles [...]

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Buster Skates

Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Sometimes he likes to skate.

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Ping-pong-apalooza

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

It’s officially on. The round-robin Ping Pong 2k6 tournament commences this morning. Will Chris “White Balls” Simpson live up to the preseason hype? Will Rich be disqualified for speed glue doping violations?
Each match is best out of 3 games. Games to 21. Must win by 2 points. Skunks for 7-0 and 11-1. Top 4 players [...]

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Deals Gap

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Weekend was fun but a little wet. The dragon ate around 5 S2000s and a bunch of bikers. I’m trying to get this video that was taken from a bullet camera on the front of an S2000. It shows 2 bikers going down in a turn. I’ll share some more stories and pictures when I [...]

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