In at least one respect, the timing of the Bucs' decision to name rookie Josh Freeman their starting quarterback couldn't be better. He is, after all, something of a throwback to the old days. ...more

October 29, 2009

Our tree-hugging Vermont daughter is using her economic stimulus check to buy German-made parts to convert an old diesel Mercedes to run on bio-fuel strained from the discarded grease of a local McDonald's french frier. ...more

June 14, 2008

It was late Thursday night, already past Florida State coach Bobby Bowden's bed time, but he wanted to watch as much of the Boston College-Virginia Tech game as he could. Finally, sometime in the third quarter, Bowden drifted off to sleep with the bedroom TV still on. ...more

October 29, 2007