Joe, It's been entertaining here for the nearly four years I've tuned in. Time sure passes quickly. I've enjoyed you Joe and the many, many others of you who follow the blog whether I've interacted with you or not. I will be riding off into the sunset at midnight. Return? I never say never. But not in the near term. I want to especially thank Ben Green who originally pointed out Hey Joe to me....and to the Outback gang, '81, Doc, GoSt8 & USMC that kept me updated with texts, phone calls and photos. Good luck to all and as the retired marine often says.."Fair winds and following seas!"

To 89 Chemistry: Your post at 4:48 PM EST (4-14-12) two threads back was amazing, correct, and, if I may say.....noble as well. A deep tip of the ten gallon hat to you 89!

Lacrosse Legends never die.

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"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learnt something from yesterday." [Inscription on Mr. Wayne's headstone]

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Hey Joe, Enjoyed the Gary Harris link/story. I think he'll be a great fit in Izzo's program. His parents sound like they didn't want to start the colt too fast, but had different ideas on which race he should run. In the end, they encouraged him to be open-minded and not have a one-track mind. I see him at the pole position.

Back in them backwoods swamp-lands, a woman went into labor in the middle of the night, and the muffin doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. Since there was no electricity, the drmuffin handed the father-to-be a lantern and said, "Here, you hold this high so I can see what I'm doing." Soon, a baby boy was brought into the world. "Whoa there," said doc. "Don't be in a rush to put the lantern down...I think there's a second one coming." Sure enough, within minutes he had delivered a baby girl. "No, no, don't be in a great hurry to be putting down that lantern...it seems there's yet a third one in there!" cried our drmuffin, while glancing at his smart phone for Hey Joe updates. The father scratched his head in bewilderment and asked the distracted doctor, "Do you think it's the light that's attractin' 'em?"

I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring until Gannett begs for mercy.

As Holly might say.......zou bisou bisou.........

Ah, the saga of liver-eating-Johnson. written by Raymond W. Thorp and Robert Bunker, is the true story of John Johnston (last name is alternately spelled "Johnston" and "Johnson"—the latter version was a spelling mistake made by the Union Army when he joined in 1864). The tale begins with the stark pronouncement that in May 1847, Crow Indians killed and scalped Johnston's young, pregnant wife. Johnston had been away for months on a fur trapping expedition and upon his return to their cabin finds the skeletal remains of his wife and the evidence that she had been pregnant. For many years after, Johnston is bent on killing Crow, scalping them and extracting and eating their raw livers. This explanation thus explains the title of the book. In 1972, the story was made into a major motion picture starring Robert Redford. The movie's title, "Jeremiah Johnson" uses his middle name, Jeremiah, as his first name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver-Eating_Johnson

Rawhide

Ha!

Sorry for asking...I just realized you were merely indicating which direction the flags were blowing.

Horizontal as it were............

Hey Joe, Just read the "On the road with Joe Rexrode and the Spartans" feature on the LSJ Front Page. Link here: http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/interactive/article/20120315/GW02/120315003/On-road-Joe-Rexrode-Spartans Enjoyed the photos as well....ESPECIALLY the one of you at the gas pump in Findlay, Ohio, with your right hand very visibly extending a prominent middle finger.........was that 1) PURELY accidental? 2) The Evil Twin? 3) Your opinion of Findlay, Ohio? 4) A celebration of MSU's seed number? 5) Photographer Rod Sanford's IQ? 6) A deeper black"BIRD" heralding? 7) All of the above? 8) None of the above? 9) NO COMMENT?

I share your concern.

Kudos on the Hey Joe ESPN Bracket Challenge----now up to 84 entrants!! It's not too late to enter. http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/group?groupID=97861&entryID=1191180

That was weird wasn't it. I had offered a meager prize (a Texas memento) and still have it, so I guess I'll give it to this year's winner. Potential winners---just know this; the history of winning this bracket contest has an ominous disappearance twist. At least it gave u, me & doc a chance to get together.

RE: muchmor1's second annual Hey Joe! ESPN Tournament Challenge Bracket Group. http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/en/group?groupID=97861&entryID=1191180 If you had a multiple entry and leave the group, as outlined in the sidebar at the link....there are many other MSU related bracket groups among the thousands of groups in the ESPN contest. The ones I found are here: Fans of Michigan State Pure Michigan State MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS michigan state Michigan State FTW Michigan State Champions MICHIGAN STATE#1 PKS Michigan State michigan state/oakland Michigan State Law Michigan State 23 Michigan State board Michigan State Fans WE LOVE MICHIGAN STATE MICHIGAN STATE SHARTANS michigan state all the wa Michigan State all da way

And then some.

same as when I was last mauled by a polar bear and a regular bear on the same day---

I am not worthy

truly knockin' @ heaven's door