Fire Escape on the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas.

I just can’t wait for Christmas

“When Chuck Norris does a push up, he isn’t lifting himself up, he is pushing the earth down”….Classic!!

I was reading Houston Nutt’s comments after the Razorback victory over Mississippi State. Nutt was asked about what it meant to be a head coach in the SEC.

Is it me or does this sound like the rantings of a man driven to the edge?

On coaching at the University of Arkansas and in the Southeastern Conference

“All you want to do is coach football. One of my dreams has been to coach at the University of Arkansas and I’ve had the privilege to do it for ten years. I’m very thankful for that. All I want to do is concentrate on LSU. That’s all I want to do. I just don’t see any need to try to get into the conversation about ‘why this’ or ‘why would you do that.’ To me, it’s just wasted oxygen at this point, it really is, and it just takes away from our team and players and that’s what is upsetting.

“When you win a (Western division) championship last year and win ten (games)—and I don’t think our people sometimes realize how hard it is to get to Atlanta. LSU didn’t get to Atlanta last year. Auburn didn’t get to (Atlanta). LSU is playing with about the same people. Arkansas got to Atlanta last year. To win a championship and win ten (games) in this league is hard. How many teams in the SEC go back-to-back? Florida is not going back to Atlanta. It’s hard. You want to give your players credit. Your players deserve the credit of playing in the toughest league in America. They’re winning games and they’re going to a bowl game again. I just appreciate their effort. I think attention needs to be brought to those guys.”

This quote was taken from www.hogwired.com.

Is it me or does Houston sound flustered and unintelligible? By the time we get to the second paragraph, I have no idea where he is or what he is talking about.

On another subject: Do we really want Butch Davis? …well, judging how the basketball coaching change went, Arkansas might need to go into this coaching change with great humility.

The boards are all a twitter about Arkansas Razorback Head Coach of Football Houston Nutt is about to coach his last two games. He is denying it right now, but of course he would deny it right now. Any good coach would do that. It is his job to deflect any speculations right now, but it makes sense. Nutt has out stayed his welcome at Arkansas as many fans have lost their faith in the head coach.

In my opinion, it is time for Houston Nutt to move on. The Hogs were poised to have a great season only to lose three quick games to teams they should have beat.

The saddest part of this season is Nutt’s inability to coach may have cost Darren McFadden a chance at the Heisman trophy. It is hard for a player, no matter his talent to win the Heisman when his team is a non-factor. Sorry Darren, I wish it could have gone the other way, but you have a great future in the pros.

I wish Houston Nutt only the best in the future, but maybe its time for a change. How about bringing back Gus Malzahn back to Arkansas as an offensive coordinator to prove that he does indeed belong in the college ranks. He has had a good year in Tulsa. I would be very interested to see what he could do in the SEC unfettered by a coaching staff more interested in a pissing match rather than winning.

Click on Picture for More Info…but this is cool!

Wow, great customer service has become so hard find that when you encounter it, it really makes you step back and take notice.

This morning, in my heated rush to get out of the house, I forgot my wallet. It must have fallen out of my pocket when I was putting on my jeans. I guess I should do a last second check to make sure I have everything, but in this crazy world, it is good to keep obsessive-compulsive behavior to a minimum.

I dropped the kiddos off at school and headed to Chick-fil-A for one of my favorite morning treats, a chicken biscuit. For those of you who have never experienced a chicken biscuit and are somewhat repulsed by the idea of eating chicken for breakfast, I have only one thing to say to you…don’t knock it until you’ve tried, they are fabulous.

I went through the drive through and placed my order. When I arrived at the pick-up window, I realized that my wallet wasn’t in my back pocket. Oh well, maybe next time. I told the guy at the window (who happened to be the manager on duty) that I didn’t have my wallet and asked to cancel my order. He said, “Don’t worry, this one is on us.”

What?!? Are you kidding me. I’m the idiot who forgot his money, and they say, “Don’t worry about it” That is unbelievable! Great job Chick-fil-A. I love you even more than I did before. I have a ton of choices as to where I get my breakfast, none of which I feel any real affinity towards other than maybe they are the closest or whatever.

Now I will drive out of my way to not only go to Chick-fil-A, but to go to that Chick-fil-A.

In a market of virtually limitless choice, the only differentiation is true customer service. Why can’t anyone figure that out? Brands have to transcend being irreplaceable to being irresistible, Chick-fil-A just did that. I love Chick-fil-A!

I have nothing to say. I guess I will just watch The Office on the Tivo.

There is a thunderstorm moving through…that is pretty cool.

I have a very interesting dilemma.  Yesterday Me and the #1 son went to Wal-Mart and bought two brand-new, behemoth Rubbermaid 50-Gallon trash cans.  They are a sight to behold.  All other trash cans in my neighborhood are bowing their heads in shame in the glory that is my new trash cans.

My old trash can is just about to fall apart.  The handle is connected on just one side which meant that every time I took the trash to the curb, it would bow out at a clumsy angle threatening rip off at any moment.  The wheels have long since fallen off making the journey from where my trash lives on a daily basis to the curb a shaky tug-of-war with a failing plastic bin.  To call it a sad situation is to vastly under state the situation.

Garbage cans aren’t something the normal person looks forward to spending money on so needless to say, I have put off this investment for a long time.  The straw that finally broke the camel’s back was our family’s fall cleaning spree.  We cleaned our house top to bottom.  We uncovered trash that should have been taken out weeks, months, years ago.  My paltry excuse for a trash can was filled to overflowing, and I couldn’t take it any longer.

A quick trip to Wal-Mart, and we are the proud owners of two of the most majestic trash cans I’ve ever seen.

Now to my dilemma.  I still have the old trash can and I want to throw it away.  How do I go about doing that? Trash men are trained to dispose of the contents of trash cans, not the can itself.  It’s quite a pickle.  How does someone throw away the trash can itself?