April Fools!

That is what I wanted to hear today when my car went off the road. But alas, only the words of “are you ok?” from the local Sheriff’s deputy were uttered as I sat at an awkward angle.

Earlier this morning, I was driving on a road close to construction, and there was plenty of dirt on and around the street. It had been raining early that day, so the muddy holes on the edge of the grassy median were mud pits around this time. The construction folks had to drive across the median in order to get to their site, so that would explain the terrain. I, being infinitely stupid at this point in time, took my attention away from the road for a brief moment to change the radio and check the time. There was a slight turn, and I obviously didn’t turn well enough, letting my left front tire get into the mud. My ‘98 Explorer started to swerve (those things can flip on a dime) and ended up in a ditch with 3 flat tires, a broken side mirror, and a missing fog light. I wasn’t speeding, had two hands on the wheel, and had my seatbelt on.

Only my pride was hurt, but I was glad to see a Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy on the scene in a matter of seconds. One tow trip later, I sit here typing as a rather depressed guy without a car for who knows how long. Hopefully, only the tires are messed up, because I’d rather not go through having to replace an axle or something like that.

But, not to worry, I did learn a few things from this experience:

1) Don’t make the common mistake of taking your eyes off the road for simple things like messing with your phone, radio, etc.

2) Kudos to Ford for making a fail safe that turns the car off automatically once it takes a hit. I was afraid I had screwed it up worse than we now suspect, but the tow truck man informed me of this feature.

3) Your life can change in 3 seconds, so be careful on the roads.

4) I got to experience what life might be like for a NASCAR driver. Hats off for being so brave during such strange circumstances gentlemen.

5) The Lord was looking over me today. Thank goodness nobody else was around me, or that I didn’t swerve to the other side and end up in an ever worse predicament.

So be wise, and stay sharp on the roads. If a person who had never had anything worse than a minor fender tap can have this happen to them, it can happen to you as well.

I’m Busy, So Go Read Some Other Stuff

I’m sorry if my posts have seemed to have lost their luster as of late. I’m interning this semester, and March/early April is an extremely busy time for me. Add that to me having to take 2 classes will interning full-time, and you have yourself a busy schedule. But, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy some fine work on the other sites around the Internet.

Todd from Roll Bama Roll lets his hair hang down a bit as he participates in a Bama fan past time: cursing the very air Auburn fans inhale. This all has to do with RBR pointing out that Hal Mumme - of all people- was a guest during an Alabama practice. Auburn fans still believe Tony Franklin farts rainbows while designing plays to inflict pain on the opposing team, so they are naturally assuming that Mumme’s visit has to do with Alabama quivering over Franklin’s Sun Belt playbook that you can buy online for a small fee. We all remember Mumme amazing defense at Kentucky, where the mantra was “Let them score so we can score again! It’s flawless I tell you!”

Hal’s defense got him this nifty hair-do

A big ole top of the hat goes to Todd for getting the ole rivalry juices flowing in late March. From now on, Todd might want to reconsider using Hank Williams Jr as his blog effigy. Why? Because, I enjoyed that post, and we need a few more rants of that ilk to keep thing spiced up. I could do it, but I have this hang nail see… so yeah.

Todd, you know all that Homewood- Hillcrest smack was just for fun…. right?

Speaking of Auburn fans, they seem to be giving Capstone Report a few extra hits over his theory as to why the Grid Iron Bash was canceled. As mentioned in the comments, I tend to think this came from certain schools failing to actually sell tickets. If they can use the NCAA to protect them for basically burning money, then they get to avoid an embarrassing event. I don’t have anything to back this up, but that’s just my honest opinion.

Will Heath of DBH Dance Party is a linking machine. So, I guess it is time for me to return the favor. He brings up the only consistent bright spot for Alabama last season: Mr. Javier Arenas, aka Agent 28. If we could just let Javier score 3 TDs a game on returns, I’d be feeling a lot better about our offense.

Clemson recruit Kenneth Page is under some duress over his money picture. Not to worry, as Third Saturday in Blogtober informs us of two things: 1) Kenneth was actually reading the Book of John, and 2) He has Michael Jackson hands. Who knew?

BTW, I guess I should mention that I am leading their NCAA tournament bracket challenge by 1 point. I doubt it holds up, since UNC and Memphis are the hottest teams right now. I have Kansas and UCLA winning …. *gulp*.

Have you been under a rock lately about professional sports in Dallas? Don’t panic, as Gerry Dorsey (Uncle Rico’s Time Thing-a-mabob) informs us of the current level of excellence currently residing in [Insert Dallas' nickname here]. Hope things turn around soon for Dallas fans.