Tidbits from the Week
First and foremost, there is big news in the Bold New City (Jackson, MS). I know some of our readers aren’t from the Bold New City, but many are. For those outside the Jackson community, you’ve missed out on the many years of hilarity which coincide with the S
WAC (Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jackson, MS tends to be a hub of the SWAC, and therefore those growing up in the Bold New City have read countless sports page articles about Jackson State, Mississippi Valley, or Alcorn St. From high points of athletics with Steve “Air II” McNair, to beautiful points of discussions regarding the SWAC coaches tour (they used to load up on a bus and go throughout the SWAC states talking up the conference), we’ve seen it all. We’ve seen the likes of a head coach who wore a green hard hat everyday to practice (Hard Hat Dorsey), a head coach by the name of “Big Daddy” Carson who spoke with a gruffled, raspy, James Earl Jones like voice, a conference that opened up applications for its commissioner position via the internet (I’m still disappointed my brother did not apply), and the push for a 66 MILLION dollar stadium for Jackson St. University If you haven’t lived in Jackson, I’m sorry. You’ve missed out on the continual media striving to give the same amount of coverage to Jackson State University as to Ole Miss or Miss. St. Just trust me when I tell you, “it’s always a source of good, humorous conversation…there are always some good surprises.”All that to say, it’s with great joy that I announce the following: the Bold New City is one of three finalist left in the covetous bid to be the home of the SWAC headquarters which is looking to move from Birmingham, Al. The city legislature is voting today on offering $100,000 which will hopefully entice the SWAC to come our way. For my own entertainment, I am blissfully hoping this will happen. If my taxes go up ½% for the likes of good SWAC entertainment…so be it.
Secondly, if you have a birthday coming up and are looking for a manly gift idea. How
about this? A Swiss Army Pocket Knife that weighs 2 pounds, 11 ounces, is nearly 9 inches long, and has over 85 functioning tools is very manly. For crying out loud it has laser pointers, a tire tread gauge, bottle openers, a bike chain rivet setter for Trae, a golf club face cleaner, and various other sharp points. How do I know its manly? 1) It’s an obnoxiously large tool. Anything that you must pull out of your pocket when you are seated, just so you can sit comfortably is manly (George’s Wallet). It gives you the excuse to put it on the table and show it off to others. 2) There are so many different functions on the knife that the average male doesn’t have a clue how to use. Therefore, one is forced to attempt to talk about its function when showing it off without really having a clue what that function is. Example “Oh, that tool is used to fix the functionator in my car when it’s not functioning properly.” 3) It’s something Macgyver would be proud to own. 4) I doubt any women will carry it aroundThirdly, anyone see where a guy claims to have found the bones of Jesus? I’m sure this is going to be some good ole solid, archaeology. Can’t wait to here all the skeptics start talking about this. I’ve got simple news for you guys. One will never find the bones of Jesus. As the disciple Thomas unequivocally discovered, He is risen indeed!
Lastly, Go see the movie Amazing Grace. I’ll save the review for a later date, but it was a quality movie about a Christian’s efforts to abolish slavery in the late 18th century England. John Newton (the main characters pastors) at one point states, “Two things I always remember, I’m a great sinner, and Christ is a great Savior.”
posted by Brian @ 11:03 AM
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I got my numbers wrong on the new stadium. It's $66 million not $96, although it would cost around $5 million to tear down the Vet, then $25 million to build a research building where the Vet once stood (for the Medical Centert), so total cost is $96 million.
Still, ridiculous for a I-AA school to get $66 million for a 40,000 seat stadium, especially when they can barely draw 30,000 to games. A state like Mississippi can't afford to spend that much on a freaking stadium when they're already supporting EIGHT universities, a medical school, and SIXTEEN junior colleges. All of these within a state that has a little less than 3 million people.
Willie Morris once had a quote about Mississippi that said, "too small to be its own country, but too big to be an insane asylum."
The best thing about the dude who found the bones of Jesus is that he found the ossuary of Mary Magdalene. Apparently Mary and Jesus were like Batman and Robin (this is news to me) and so why the hell wouldn't Jesus have been buried with her? Except the name on the ossuary is "Mariameme" which, aside from the first half, doesn't look like "Mary Magdalene" at all.
I'm pretty sure no one will every be able to use that too. Apparently Victorinox is working on a Swiss Army knife that will feature all of the possible features in its incredibly long design history. I think it's supposed to be like 300 tools or something. Geez. You'd probably have to put it in the back of your flatbed truck or something.
That is a brilliant quote, Gray. I wish I knew the author, but my dad told me of an author (not Faulkner) who asked why Mississippi produced such amazing writers.
The author responded, "I suppose it's because we've got so much explaining to do."
I think my favorite part about Higher Criticism and this bizarre sort of pseudo-biblical pseudo-archaeology is that to make sure that the Bible is full of errors, you assume that everything else is inerrant. I mean, I'm going to be a graduate student in history talking about everyday life during the Cold War. Esoteric stuff. But seriously, why are people paying *these* guys?
"What was all of that one in a million talk?' - Lloyd Christmas
How many classics are there in the SWAC? Here's my count:
Jackson State vs. Alcorn State - Capitol City Classic
Jackson State vs. Mississippi Valley State - Magnolia Classic
Southern vs. Grambling - Bayou Classic
I think there also might be a Heritage Classic but I'm not sure it's SWAC teams.
are we really talking about the SWAC??...i guess to each his own.
I think Tom Wright (don't freak out) sums up this 'James Cammeron frenzy' well
"The very fact that men are looking for Jesus' bones is the very fact of unbelief. The emphasis of this report has been misplaced, the concern is not primarily archeological naivity - but ethical hostility."
Can you imagine the tidlewave of media and public criticism if something of this nature were applied to the Koran and then broadcast on national television. Not to mention the violence that would ensue by Islamists.
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