Day two of the NAIA basketball tournament is under way with games in the books already. If you’re not familiar with the NAIA tournament they play all their games at one venue, that is why they start so early and go on until late at night. As added fun for pet owners I’m continuing to keep track of how teams with dog nicknames and teams with cat nicknames are doing.
GAME 8 – OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN EAGLES 82 STERLING Continue reading
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Following the extraordinary response to my two articles on Hawaiian gods and goddesses I decided to start periodic entries on some of their other deities. For my first article on Hawaiian mythology click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/
And for the second article click here: https://glitternight.com/2011/03/02/eleven-more-deities-from-hawaiian-mythology-2/
KUMUHEA – The Hawaiian god of caterpillars and a son of the god of war, Ku. He married a mortal woman but Continue reading
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The Iditarod, “The last great race” as it’s called, has been underway since this past Saturday. Lance Mackey, Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: The Mad Musher, is the Continue reading
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For people unfamiliar with the NAIA tournament, all the games take place at one venue, in this case at the host school the College of the Ozarks. That’s why the games got started at 9am eastern time, 8am in Missouri. For more fun for pet owners I’ll be keeping track of how many wins for cat nicknames and how many wins for dog nicknames.
GAME 8 – OREGON TECH HUSTLIN’ OWLS 76 CARDINAL STRITCH Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog
With the flood of unimaginative new television programs, especially on various cable channels, I’m often surprised that some of the most entertaining shows in history don’t have their very own following of people who know waaaaay too much about them. As always here at Balladeer’s Blog I like to shine the spotlight on everything that is unjustly overlooked. Feel free to start holding conventions devoted to, and launching flame wars about, these Continue reading
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March 8th, 1644 – Sir John Meldrum, just two days after beginning a Continue reading
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ALFRED UNIVERSITY SAXONS
Location: Alfred, NY
Conference Affiliation: Empire 8 Conference
Major sports: football, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, Alpine skiing
Site: http://saxons.alfred.edu/
Comment: Anyone who remembers England’s King Alfred the Great and the way he kicked Viking butt will agree this is Continue reading
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March 7th, 1643 – Queen Henrietta Marie, the self-styled “She- Majesty, La Generalissima”, and her caravan of supplies and mercenaries for King Continue reading
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Committee announced the brackets for the Southeast Regional tonight, and the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team will make their NCAA Tournament debut as a two-seed. They will face Continue reading
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For some variety I’ll do my usual Monday feature, the Cool-Named Team Of The Day, tomorrow instead and go with my fresh new addition to my bad movie page. It’s the role Humphrey Bogart wanted everyone to forget, as he invades Bela Lugosi/George Zucco territory to portray an undead mad scientist in the enjoyably campy film The Return Of Dr X. And for more Bad Movie entries click here: https://glitternight.com/bad-movies/
THE RETURN OF DR X (1939) – Category: Enjoyably campy bad movie elevated by kitsch-value in the casting. Yes, it’s the famous “Humphrey Bogart as a zombie mad scientist” movie. The tale goes that Jack Warner inflicted this role on gangster-flick star Bogart as punishment for Continue reading
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