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14 months ago

Happy National Awesome Day!!!
Who's ready for some dang hoops???
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Wes Rucker said...
Happy National Awesome Day!!!
Who's ready for some dang hoops???

One of my favorite days of the year. College basketball all day, the weather is getting warmer, the masters is right around the corner. Now, if I can just find a way to sneak out of my cubicle without my boss knowing.
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14 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

This will be a great day even if the vols aren't dancing.
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14 months ago

The past 2 years I picked Vandy to lose in the 1st round and was correct. This year I am picking them to the elite 8. They better beat freaking Harvard.
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14 months ago

Gonna pin this one. Only one hour to go!
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Wes Rucker said...
Happy National Awesome Day!!!
Who's ready for some dang hoops???

How were the Chicken minis? Love them but have to wait until after Easter to indulge again. Gave up restaurants with drive-thrus for Lent.
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Kevin Ryan said...
How were the Chicken minis? Love them but have to wait until after Easter to indulge again. Gave up restaurants with drive-thrus for Lent.

That is a good one Kevin, I like the way you thought out of the box
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14 months ago

I love March Madness! We had our second child this winter and if the wife didn't have the tubes tied I would have been snipped today and drinking beer at the house. Alas I am at work. Will watch some on computer during lunch.
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14 months ago

Working a 12-6 shift and then will be glued to TV tonight.. Me and the Fiance have a pretty hefty bet on our brackets.
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I'm secretly pulling for Murray State today....
Go Vols
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Kevin Ryan said...
How were the Chicken minis? Love them but have to wait until after Easter to indulge again. Gave up restaurants with drive-thrus for Lent.

I had to get up early to do some stuff today, and I had to reward myself with some Chicken Minis.
All eight of them were delicious.
(NOTE: I was gonna go full fatty and eat eight Chicken Minis and a chicken biscuit, but The Redhead left the house later than she said she would, so she was still home when I got back, so I had to act like I got the biscuit for her and then sat in sadness as she ate it.)
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I had to get up early to do some stuff today, and I had to reward myself with some Chicken Minis.
All eight of them were delicious.
(NOTE: I was gonna go full fatty and eat eight Chicken Minis and a chicken biscuit, but The Redhead left the house later than she said she would, so she was still home when I got back, so I had to act like I got the biscuit for her and then sat in sadness as she ate it.)

I recommend trying the chicken bagel sandwhich. Its the Cinderella story of Chickenfila breakfast.
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Wes Rucker said...
I had to get up early to do some stuff today, and I had to reward myself with some Chicken Minis.
All eight of them were delicious.
(NOTE: I was gonna go full fatty and eat eight Chicken Minis and a chicken biscuit, but The Redhead left the house later than she said she would, so she was still home when I got back, so I had to act like I got the biscuit for her and then sat in sadness as she ate it.)

G-R-E-A-T story. Love it.
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14 months ago

"They are confident strokers."
Oh, how I love you, Bill Raftery. Don't you ever change.
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G-R-E-A-T story. Love it.

I almost said "screw it" and scarfed down the biscuit in the driveway when I saw her car was still there.
But she would have found out, anyway.
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14 months ago

Colorado State, get off my television.
Davidson, welcome to my television.
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14 months ago

Kudos to the NCAA for putting two of the nation's best-dressed coaches in the same game.
Bobby McKillop and Ricky P. are lookin' spiffy as ever.
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Close games early. Love thurs/Fri of opening weekend. Planned my vacation around it.
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Wes Rucker said...
"They are confident strokers."
Oh, how I love you, Bill Raftery. Don't you ever change.

Agree, BR one if the best.
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Agree, BR one if the best.

Got to play golf with Raftery once when I worked at USA Today. Was at Rudy Martzke's event. Was hoping Billy would tell me I had some "onions" when I went right at the pin on that long par-3 over water, but all he said was "Nice shot."
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Murray played some D in that one!
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Love when the boss leaves early but today is even better. Next game here we come..
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I can eat my weight in chicken and biscuit with polynesian sauce!
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Love when the boss leaves early but today is even better. Next game here we come..

Maybe this is the reason he left?
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Maybe this is the reason he left?

He has no interest, and I don't know how much he would really care but at least now I can sit on my ass with no worries lol
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