illinigirl
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Mother Nature's in charge

She's bearing down on Central Illinois at the moment. I woke up this morning to howling wind and a half foot of snow. Work wasn't called off initially, but an hour after we arrived we were all sent home. Driving home was a kick -- almost a complete whiteout with 1 inch of snow in some spots and 3 feet in others.

You really forget that you are at the mercy of the weather until storms like this interfere with your everyday life. They are a pain in some ways, but I think I would miss snowstorms if I lived in a milder climate. It's kind of nice to hole up at home, crash on the couch in PJ pants and with your laptop, get to spend extra time with the family, that sort of thing.

In more serious but seemingly weather-related news, Illini basketball players Jamar Smith and Brian Carlwell were in an accident last night when their car ran off the road and into a tree. Jamar has been released with a concusssion. Brian was critical but is rumored to have been upgraded to serious condition. If you are the praying type, please keep them in your thoughts today.


-- 2/13/2007 12:11:00 PM by illinigirl -- | --



Sunday, February 04, 2007

For Da Bears

I will preface this post by saying that I am morally opposed to praying for the outcome of any sporting event. For big football fans though (and Bears fans in particular), I thought this humorous and worth a post:

A PRAYER FOR THE BEARS

Our Papa
Who art a bear,
Hallowed be thy fame,
Thy championship come,
Thy play be run,
At home as it is away,
Give us this day our Sunday win,
And forgive us our turnovers,
Though we pounce on those who turnover against us,
And lead us not into fourth and long,
But deliver us from Manning.

In the name of Ditka,
Butkus, and the holy Payton.
As it was in 1985,
So shall it be in 2006, reign without end.

DaaaaaaMen!!!!


-- 2/04/2007 01:58:00 PM by illinigirl -- | --



Random thoughts on life, faith and current events, direct to you from a twenty-something conservative chick deep in the cornfields of Central Illinois


lately i have been

reading: goodnight nobody, news
watching: Everwood finale, hgtv
listening: the fray "over my head", jack's mannequin
thinking: too much! summer classes busy!


my favorite blogs
antioch road
benjamin domenech
benjamin kepple
in the agora
james lileks
jeffrey utech
kevin holtsberry
mark byron
michelle malkin
the rattler
spudlets
such small hands
illinois blogs
big guy rocks
chicago report
cold spring shops
crowe bar
free will blog
gapers' block
hey listen
knowledge problem
a new can of worms
peoria pundit
random act of kindess
red chicago
song of the suburbs
spoons experience
twenty-something life
university blog (uis)
central il expats
fiat
inner monologues
iowa wine guy
other great blogs
accidental verbosity
allison lives
anne wilson
banshee blog
campus nonsense
collected miscellany
hoosier review
kyle still
lashawn barber
little green footballs
mike krempasky
patrick ruffini
resplendent mango
rosenblog
silfay hraka / warren
technosailor
thinklings
unqualified offerings
yuppies of zion

b-ball linklove
big ten wonk
espn college hoops
illinitalk
illiniwonk
illinois loyalty
si mens bball
tupper's blog
yocohoops

news & commentary
arts & letters daily
foxnews.com
lucianne.com
national review
opinion journal
townhall.com
weekly standard

columnists i dig
john derbyshire
jonah goldberg
jay nordlinger
peggy noonan

magazines & forums
drudge report
foxnews.com
lucianne.com
national review
opinion journal
townhall.com
weekly standard

illinois links
chicago tribune
chicago sun-times
da cubbies
decatur herald & review
heartland institute
honor the chief
il policy institute
illini basketball
illinois leader
peoria journal star
state journal registrar

guilty pleasures
drudge report
e! online
for better or worse
the onion.com
television without pity
tell me about it
trading spaces

weblogs/diaries
ejshea.com
fifth street
hateyourdaddy
jane-blog
jason continuum
journey of a girl
planning a sky

 

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