South Alabama Thundercats?

Jaguar goes RARRRR!!!!!!!

South Alabama unveiled its new sports logo today and as you can tell from the title, it looks very, very reminiscent of the Thundercats logo. So come out and support your South Alabama Fighting Thundercats next fall on the gridiron!

A case of 'maybe you should look closer at the details'

I was just browsing around and came across this site. As a curiosity I glanced down to see what was supposedly open on this supposed computer. Then I completely lost it when I noticed of the IE windows open in the task bar of this computer in the image. I took a screen shot so I could post it for posterity.

Feel free to visit this site while you can to see it for yourself.
http://www.orangelabel.com/icons.htm

New Residence and pumpkin pie?!?

Thanks to the helping hands last Saturday, all of the major stuff of mine was moved to my new place. Its a 5 bed room 2 bath house that measures 3,000 square feet. The house sits on a corner lot which gives this place a huge yard, so Thor has a large, fenced back yard to play in.

Slowly everything is coming together. Phone service was up when I moved in. Cable was set up today so now I get clear tv reception and I can browse the web again.

A wall had been torn down between two bedrooms which looked bad and made an unevenly large room. Not really with the help of BJD, but more like BJD with my assistance has since began putting the wall back into place. The studs are up and paneling is in place on my side of the wall with a couple nails in it for a little hold.

While the wall is exposed, Shanon and I are going to run coax and ethernet into this wall to do it nicely. Its probably overkill to do it that way but I would rather do a job right than to have it done sloppily (and possibly cause me to lose my deposit).

I paid a visit to my former landlord to give her a check for the last bit of bills and she wanted to show me what she has been doing to my old room. When she flicked on the light, I was assaulted by a huge orange glow. The room is very much orange. Very much pumpkin orange. It really makes you feel like its Halloween and pumkin pie time.

John Mark Stallings 1962-2008

For anyone who is acquainted with Alabama football, especially during Gene Stallings time as head coach, they should know the name John Mark Stallings. He is the son of Gene and Ruth Ann Stallings and was one of the most avid fans of Alabama football and his father Gene's coaching.

John Mark was born with Down syndrome and his health has been fragile for years from coping with a congenital heart defect. He has continually been a source of inspiration for his family and Alabama fans. A very good discussion of what it was like to raise a child with Down syndrome was written by Gene Stallings in the book "Another Season: A Coach's Story of Raising an Exceptional Son."

A reporter from the Tuscaloosa News wrote a touching piece about Gene in September of 2006 saying that he may live in Texas, but he has a piece of Alabama with him. In the article they write about his Alabama memorabilia and the words 'Roll Tide' coming from John Mark's bedroom where they could hear the sounds of a recorded game between Alabama and Florida from the 2005 season. John Mark recalls the names of his favorite football players such as Jay Barker, David Palmer, Brodie Croyle and Mike Shula. But he saved his deepest reverence for those he considered the most important members of the team, the trainers.

Back in 2008 Gene talked about how his son changed his perception of football and his approach on the field, "I had a whole lot less tolerance for the gifted and a whole lot more tolerance for the guy that wasn't quite as gifted. With Johnny, I saw him struggle to walk, struggle to kick a ball, struggle to do everything that he did. So, I had a little tolerance for the guys that had to struggle. If you had talent and didn't lay it on the line, I didn't have much tolerance for you."

In December of 2005 the University of Alabama equipment room was formally dedicated the "John Mark Stallings Equipment Room." While some may not think this is much of an honor, it was deeply cherished by John Mark. Its a fitting tribute to an Alabama son who accompanied his father to every practice and game. He was even awarded a National Championship ring. I think Mal Moore could not have been more correct in his statement about John Mark's passing, "For someone who never played or coached a game, I think John Mark may have touched more Alabama fans than any other person ever did. I would like to thank the Stallings family for sharing their love for John Mark with all of us."

After nearly 40 years of coaching, Stallings announced he was retiring in 1997. John Mark's reaction was to burst into tears upon hearing the news.

John Mark was 46 years old and an Alabama fan through and through until his passing. The 'Bama Nation truly lost a friend and brother.