Category Archives: football

Plank #2

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Laura Alford, PhD

I’ve thought of a brilliant 2nd plank for the Lauratarian Party’s Presidential Platform, but first, a reminder of plank #1. My first objective as Leader of the increasingly less-Free World is to stop switching between Standard Time and Daylight Savings … Continue reading →

Posted in birthday, football, Goal setting, Politics, Sports | Tagged 04/20, American football, Bengals, daylight savings time, federal holidays, Holiday, Joe Burrow, Lauratarian Party, standard time, superbowl, Willie Nelson | Leave a comment

Churn Butter on Me: An Ode to US 167 S

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Laura Alford, PhD

Some roads could jar loose fillings right out of one’s teeth with a single, well-placed, deceptive pothole. Lanes near an intersection are susceptible to excessive wear and tear– the physics of oversized loads grinding to a halt warps the pavement, … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Chicken truck, football, Louisiana, music | Tagged 2000 miles, airbags, asphalt, burn rubber on me, cars, Debit & Credit, flagrant foul, grateful, homeade hair cut, infernal, inspiration, invitation, leery, lockdown, mindfulness, namaste, ohm, pass interference, patch job, PERSPECTIVE, physics, Pine Prairie, rain, risen, Robert Sacre, self-driving auto, shuffle, summer showers, support bra, The Gap Band, Turkey Creek, undergarment, unecessary roughness, US 167 South | Leave a comment

History is Important

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Laura Alford, PhD

Huey Long was a strong supporter of LSU Athletics. When the Legislature refused to appropriate funds for a new football stadium, he connived a way around it by building an archecturally unique dormitory at the stadium. But, it’s “Uncle Earl,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Basketball, Education, football, Louisiana, LSU, Politics, Sports, Writing | Tagged ap, don’t nod anything you can wink, don’t phone anything you can you can talk, don’t smile anything you can nod, don’t talk anything you can whisper, don’t whisper anything you can smile, don’t write anything you can phone, dormitory, Earl K. Long, federal wiret, Huey P. Long, LSU, LSU basketball, LSU football, lsu football stadium, nod, pro tips, Wedwin edwards, Will Wade, wink, wiretap | Leave a comment

The Two-th

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Laura Alford, PhD

Way back in 2012 my starting goal post count was one a week, which got downgraded to one a month-ish when I started the PhD program. Since August lasted about 90 days this semester, I’m not too far off my … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, football, Goal setting, Graduation, LSU, Uncategorized | Tagged anemometers, conundrum, every little bit counts, flower of the little way, for want of a nail, goal line stand, goal posts, goals, James McMurtry, january the 2nd, Nick Saban, Rubik's cube, school, St. Therese, the process, the two-th, way | Leave a comment

Joan’s Farrier

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Laura Alford, PhD

Ain’t everybody cut out to be Joan of Arc. The old proverb goes something like this: For want of a nail… For want of a fastener, the buffer between soft feet and rough terrain came aloose and emperilled the mission. … Continue reading →

Posted in Continuouse Improvement, Dumbasses, Education, End of the World, family, football, Generation Gap, Goal setting, Louisiana, LSU, music, pets, Politics, Sports | Tagged blacksmith, buddhism, buffer, center must hold, Christianity, farrier, fascism, fasteners, fire, for want of a nail the battle was lost, gender, glue, horseshoe, humanity, joan of arc, Leonard Cohen, music, opportunity, patriotism, protest, race, sexism, shadow, smitty, smoke, stoke, understanding | Leave a comment

Mean Reversion

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Laura Alford, PhD

There’s this theory called mean reversion and it more or less boils down this: things move to the middle. It’s an old idea– what goes up must come down. Yesterday LSU fired Les Miles. As much as his rote play-calling … Continue reading →

Posted in Continuouse Improvement, football, Louisiana, LSU, Sports, Statistics | Tagged Alabama, better or worse, football, fulmer, Keb'Mo, Les Miles, LSU, mean reversion, Saban, Satan, SEC, tennessee, TIGERS, what goes up must come down | Leave a comment

Popcorn Chicken

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Laura Alford, PhD

I remember being pleasantly surprised the first time I had WalMart deli chicken strips. They were pretty good. And so is the fried okra, but neither hold a candle to fresh popcorn chicken with some honey mustard dipping sauce. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Camaro, Education, family, football, Louisiana, LSU | Tagged boudin, econometrics, gas station, learning, Mary Angel, matrix, popcorn chicken, rednecks, WalMart | Leave a comment

The Day After

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Laura Alford, PhD

No, I didn’t take a pill in Ibiza. Or drink too much Abita. But the day ain’t over, yet. Not by a long shot. So this didn’t happen while I waited in line for 30 minutes at the LSU bookstore … Continue reading →

Posted in football, Louisiana, LSU | Tagged 4th of July, accounting doctoral program, audit quality research, cheerleader, encouragement, flashmob at the bookstore, football, halfway, hot, literature review, LSU, Satan's steam room, shriveled soul, uphill climb | Leave a comment

Rock Gardens

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Laura Alford, PhD

I don’t know how rock garden got omitted from last week’s post about my favorite things. Rocks never need weeding or watering. They flourish in sun or shade and offer a subject for quiet and contemplative meditation. Usually I wind … Continue reading →

Posted in family, football, Sports | Tagged rock gardens, serenity, the budget | Leave a comment

Tide-y Bowl

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Laura Alford, PhD

It’s not what you think… I’ve been up since 3 am cleaning the toilets. Thing 1 went back to school and came home with the ICK. Yesterday morning I was up at 3 am with a migraine and I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, family, football, LSU, Sports, Writing | Tagged Appalachia, BCS National Championship, Blessed Virgin Mary, BVM, cheese, farmers, football, goats, kids, Notre Dame, SEC Football, stomach flu, television | Leave a comment