We're Norther than South Carolina

Yesterday a coworker and I drove to Clemson, S.C. to watch Syracuse take on the Tigers in NIT action. Or, as I call it, the only postseason basketball I can afford.

The whole experience was incredibly easy. We parked a very short walk from Littlejohn Coliseum for free. Picked up our 10 dollar tickets. Then went right to whatever seat we wanted - in our case, about 10 rows behind the Syracuse bench, directly behind an already drunk guy in a cat-in-the-hat style orange and blue hat. Though he was a sight obstruction, we agreed that this guy was potential energy, about to become kinetic at game time.

He didn't disappoint, almost getting thrown out by yelling "Go CUSE!" at quiet moments during Clemson's pregame Alma Mater dirge. They take this stuff seriously -it was as if the Tiger faithful were singing a hymn in church. So it goes in the South.

Almost as entertaining were the children behind us, wherein the kid-to-adult ratio was a teetering four-to-one. One lad in particular, probably about seven, kept shouting things he'd regurgitated from years of pee wee sports. "Show 'em the heat!" he'd yell as Clemson would pass the ball in bounds. "Take your time!" he'd helpfully offer before free throws.

Or, there's my personal favorite, and the reason we dubbed him "Opie" for the rest of the game:
"Come on, Clemson! What are you good for, anyway?!"
(This is the actual spelling, but what it sounded like was this:
"Kim awn, Climpsin! Whadderye gud fer, anyway?!")His pa must've been proud.

Sweep, Caroline

It was a wild one. I was in Target, one thing led to another, and I ended up buying a broom.

If you're wondering, there are about seven different brooms you can buy, ranging from a dollar to fifteen. If you want a broom that actually looks like what you think a broom should look like, and by that I mean the straw-like bristles and wooden handle, it's about 13 dollars.

I settled on a small, completely synthetic, Target brand model for a cool $3.50. After all, it's really just to tear up spider webs on my patio.

As soon as I got home, I gave the ol' patio a good sweeping, and, much to my chagrin, the broom I bought isn't worth more than $2.50. Regardless, I'm happy to have it. I feel like I can Shoo stuff now. You know, big bugs, stray dogs, neighborhood children...

Why?

Would anyone buy Hershey's Syrup light?