Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Other things to consider as you ponder whether the Alternative Minimum Tax has any bearing on your life



So after reading an article (and several others just like it) detailing the benefits of beer over water after a workout, I have taken to enjoying a bottle after running. My favorite after-exercise drink is most certainly a Shiner Bock, which, in my humble opinion, is most likely one of the greatest things to ever come out of Texas.

At any rate, I have noticed that the brewery in Shiner, TX was founded in 1909, meaning that our journey to Houston in 2009 would place us roughly 2 hours away from being a part of the centennial celebration of the brewery. It also occurred to me that the last trip that many of us (okay, me and Micah from this group) took together was the sojourn to Florida to watch the Gents try to win the TAAC tournament, where we witnessed former Owasso, OK standout Cornell Hardman make a game-winning 3 pointer to send us into overtime, got interviewed by the Jacksonville paper, and were treated to dinner with the team and free tickets courtesy of the coach. Digressing for a moment, one of the highlights of that particular trip was a visit to the Budweiser brewery in Jacksonville. (See pics above. Gotta love the scanner.)

Perhaps, we could all recreate a little brewery magic by taking a road trip to Shiner in 2009. Just a thought.

You're plenty welcome Jackson. Keep running and reading.

The breaking wind beneath your wings,
jlowe

9 comments:

scott jackson said...

i wasnt aware of all the shenanigans that took place in florida.
also, i think a trivia session of only questions related to the TAAC would be the greatest and nerdiest thing ever.
ill start with a fairly difficult one (maybe you guys will surprise me and it not be so difficult)
name all the schools in the TAAC during the 1996-1997 school year, placing them in order from lowest enrollment to highest.

hablando de impuestos.. yo tengo un quilombo barbaro aca.

scott jackson said...

ps.. name the place and time of the beer mile... jackson is under 9.... guaranTEED

jlowe said...

Here is a complete list of all TAAC schools I can remember: UCF, FIU, Georgia State, Campbell, UALR, Mercer, Samford, Stetson, College of Charleston, and maybe Troy State? You've got me on enrollments.

Micah said...

dude, that clydesdale is about to smash your chest

Micah said...

jacksonville, right? i don't know about troy. wasnt' southeastern louisiana in the TAAC too? but i think you've got the list correct. or was it jacksonville state?

jlowe said...

Jacksonville State? was that the one in Alabama? There was one in Alabama. That's how I came up with Troy.

scott jackson said...

yes, jacksonville state is correct... however i dont ever remember UALR ever being at a conference meet.
Im thinking Florida Atlantic is in there too.
smallest enrollment was centenary, highest was georgia state (at that time.. now UCF may be bigger).. still thinking about the other enrollments

Micah said...

definitely not UALR, not since the BELR days. probably FAU, that seems right. was scrent the only school west of alabama?

Micah said...

and i like the idea of visiting shiner, texas. lots of good thirst-quenching beverages available in that town.