Month: October 2007

Oklahoma scores first

With 39 seconds left in the first quarter Oklahoma has scored first on a eight play drive. Bringing the score to OU 7 – UT -0


The HSU Cowboys just scored again with 3:40 left in the first half. Bringing their score to UMHB 24 – HSU 14
Listen to the UMHB game audio

Football afternoon

It’s 2:30 and the big college football games are about to begin.
The 102nd Red River Shootout between the University of Texas and Oklahoma University is about to kick off from Dallas and in 25 minutes or so, my alma mater University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (#2) takes on their arch-rival Hardin Simmons (#21).
If I remember correctly, UMHB has one 4 of the last 5 match-ups. This game will take place in Abilene, home of HSU, and the HSU Cowboys have already lost 2 games (almost 3) this season so it should be a great match-up.
I’ll be listening to that game online while watching the UT-OU match-up.
Here’s the preview from d3football.com:

No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (4-0, 3-0) at No. 21 Hardin-Simmons (2-2, 2-0): Usually this ASC showdown is a toss-up coming in. But the teams’ performances to date make the Crusaders the clear favorites this year, even on the road. Mary Hardin-Baylor has rolled over opponents by Mount Union-like scores while Hardin-Simmons has two losses and two victories by one score. The Cowboys’ hopes rest on the right arm of Justin Feaster who comes off a huge game against Mississippi College (495 yards, five touchdowns). But to beat the Crusaders, the Hardin-Simmons’ defense (43.8 points per game against) will have to play much better against Mary Hardin-Baylor’s offense (53.8 points per game).

Another note:
Mary Hardin-Baylor has one of the longest current conference winning streaks (16 consecutive ASC wins, last loss at Howard Payne, 24-20, Oct. 8, 2005)

There’s a reason it’s a product ‘party’

I started to tell Laurie about this NPR story tonight but I think my typical opening, “I heard this story on NPR today…” turned her off. So I ended up not telling her. Yeah that will learn her – I’ll just post it on my blog instead 😉
Anyways, Marketplace reported this morning on the growing numbers of product parties in recent months/years.

The words “product party” usually conjure up images of old ladies selling Tupperware. But Alex Goldmark discovered there were some out there that managed to be fun — and profitable.

According to the report, twenty-five to 40 percent of all sales at these product parties go to the “comfort specialist.” And by the end of the particular night NPR reported on, where almost everyone made a purchase, hostess Lisa Gillette, a rep for with Jockey, made $1,300. Not bad for a part-time job once or twice a month.
I know I have several friends who are rolling in the money with Arbon and others who are working there way through Mary Kay.
But the whole idea of a product party just brings to mind exactly what the story suggests, Tupperware or Amway. But I spose it’s working for some.
Listen to the story