Auburn v Alabama 2007 Video Clip

Like any other year, the Iron Bowl was the most significant game of the season for Auburn and Alabama... teams and fans. A win for Alabama means they can gloat all year long about how they dominate Auburn. A win for Auburn means they don't have to listen to Alabama fans gloat all year long about how they dominate Auburn. Despite what you've heard - Michigan/Ohio State, Florida/Florida State, UCLA/USC, Texas/Oklahoma, Republicans/Democrats - nothing and I mean nothing matches the intense rivalry between Auburn and Alabama. You don't believe me... just go one year. You will have never seen anything like it.
This year was extra special though. Neither team is in the national title hunt. Neither has a shot at a BCS bowl bid. Auburn entered the game 7-4 while Alabama limped in at 6-5 and on a 3-game skid. A victory in the Iron Bowl salvages the season for the winner. But for Auburn, who has won the last five meetings, going for #6 would be setting a new school record for consecutive Iron Bowl wins.

As usual, the game was a defensive battle all the way, with Auburn delivering just a little more than 'bama. Auburn won its 6th straight against the Tide 17-10. At the time this entry posted, it's been 2200 days, 12 hours and 53 minutes since Alabama last beat Auburn.

Following is a clip of Quentin Groves leading the Auburn band in their own version of Alabama's RammerJammer.



Man, that's gotta hurt!
War Eagle!

2000+ HITS

On May 17, 2007 I installed ClusterMaps, a hit counter that accurately shows the locations of all visitors to this site on a thumbnail map embedded in my page. You may have noticed it at the bottom of the right-hand column of my page. While I can't tell who visited my blog, I can tell where they were when they looked at it.

As of today, I've had 2,016 hits. That's around 335 hits per month. It's kind of weird to think that that many people have accessed my thoughts, opinions and perspectives. It's also kinda' cool.

Buy Nothing Day

No Purchase Necessary: A 24 Hour Moratorium on Consumer Spending - Participate by Not Participating

In America, everyone knows that the biggest shopping day of the year is the Friday after Thanksgiving - the first day of the Christmas season. This is the day consumer capitalism shines brightest and the day retail stores across the country look forward to all year long. Today is Buy Nothing Day in North America (it's tomorrow internationally).

Everything we buy has an impact on our planet. Buy Nothing Day highlights the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. Developing countries - only 20% of the world's population - are consuming 80% of the earth's natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and unfair distribution of wealth.

This year Buy Nothing Day will be the largest 24-hour moratorium against consumerism ever as the annual event serves as a communal 'detox from consumerism,' which insists no purchase is necessary.

If you need gas, get it Sunday. Groceries? Make do with what you have... and if you don't have much, consider fasting. After all, one-third of the world's population is technically starving to death.

Buy Nothing Day is an opportunity for consumers to take a break from shopping, either as an experiment or a public statement, and enjoy life outside of the shopping mall.

PAUSE LIFE - SPEND A DAY WITHOUT SPENDING - SPEND LESS LIVE MORE

BUY NOTHING DAY

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