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jones Top Ten - Week Twelve - 2010
Cyrus of Persia figured the Israelites had been beaten down enough. Not only did he let them go back home, but he also decreed the Temple be rebuilt in Jerusalem, which was swell, up until the Romans sacked it in 70 AD anyway. But that’s another story. Some of the Israelites went back to Judea...
jones Top Ten - Week Seven - 2010
Your life takes on a certain settled quality when you come to understand and appreciate the rhythms of your neighborhood grocery store. I like mine, the HEB just off of Far West Boulevard. It’s not so huge as to require a Sherpa to negotiate the produce section, but big enough to stock everything I...
jones Top Ten - Week Five - 2010
Eight pairs of shoes sit staggered up the stairs. They accomplished a lot today. They scored a flag football touchdown, several soccer goals, a personal best in a cross country meet, Mrs. Jones Top Ten’s four miles at Lady Bird Lake on a perfect fall morning, took the dog for a walk. They look...
Colorado State (2-5) @ # 9 Utah (6-0)
In 2002, the Colorado St. Rams had just wrapped up its third conference title in four years. They were the most successful and consistent program the conference had produced in its young history. Utah, though, was a struggling program. The Utes had finished that 2002 season with a losing record and...
Texas Trounces A&M, Now Waits
Sitting down to leftovers lunch with my father today, he asked me, "Well, what do you think? Mission accomplished?" I'd been thinking about it since last night--dreamed about it, even (it's that time of the year)--and nodded as I replied, "Yeah, I think so." "49-9 is an impressive margin," he...
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