Annals of the HomestarmyCan I just edit that later?http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/templates/2k11/img/s9y_banner_small.pnghttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/2021-09-30T03:12:22ZSerendipity 2.3.5 - http://www.s9y.org/enAncient of Days2021-09-29T11:07:00Z2021-09-30T03:12:22Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69131http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6913http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6913-guid.htmlSpeaking for the Dead: Benjamin Albert Smith, 1975-2021
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Ancient of Days2020-08-16T05:04:00Z2020-08-16T05:04:00Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69120http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6912http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6912-guid.htmlSomething Is Happening
sneak peek for you. ]]>
Sideshow2017-10-05T16:49:59Z2017-10-05T19:47:49Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69110http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6911http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6911-guid.htmlRed, Blue And Pigskin
But Utah State was sitting there as the perfect get well medicine for the Cougars. After all, this is the modus operandi of the Cougars.
It's not just the loss to Utah State that was unexpected. Rivalry games have weird results.
It was the turnovers, the injuries, and the offense being flat out unprepared and inept that was so unexpected. You can't prepare for injuries, but the others can definitely be coached and prepped for.
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Sideshow2017-09-28T16:54:08Z2017-09-28T18:27:31Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69100http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6910http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6910-guid.htmlRed, Blue And Pigskin
I hate playing Arizona more than any team out there right now. Since joining the Pac-12, and since they hired Rich Rod to be their coach, the Arizona wildcats are the thorn in the paw for the Utes. Even when Utah wins, Arizona screws them up. I am so glad to be done with that game. Continue reading "Red, Blue And Pigskin"]]>
Sideshow2017-09-21T15:26:28Z2017-09-21T17:37:39Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69090http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6909http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6909-guid.htmlRed, Blue And Pigskin
#Rhett.
To paraphrase Rhett himself in the midst of all this, we may have peaked. Continue reading "Red, Blue And Pigskin"]]>
Sideshow2017-09-13T19:58:22Z2017-09-21T15:26:26Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69080http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6908http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6908-guid.htmlRed, Blue And Pigskin
Of course, I'd rather suffer through this kind of Groundhog's Day than the one Byu fans are living through.
Note: In this analogy, 2011 is the suicide montage from the movie.
The Holy War has come and gone, and while it won't be back until next November, there still enough time to look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly for both teams and see what we can learn about both teams after the rivalry clash.
But first... Continue reading "Red, Blue And Pigskin"]]>
Sideshow2017-09-06T15:47:06Z2017-09-06T19:50:59Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=69070http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6907http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6907-guid.htmlRed, Blue And Pigskin
I've got nothing. There's really not anything of value that can come from last week. Utes played a lesser opponent, while Byu was involved in a game so horrifically and historically one sided, that it would be impossible to extrapolate anything of value from it. Let's just move on shall we.
Besides. It's Holy War week, and while my thoughts about whether this game should be played on a yearly basis has changed over the last 6 years (it shouldn't), my enjoyment of the game when it's actually here hasn't changed.
So let's get to the Holy War Breakdown. Continue reading "Red, Blue And Pigskin"]]>
Johnny Elbows2017-03-20T21:10:10Z2017-03-20T21:10:10Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68990http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6899http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6899-guid.htmlThe Knights who say "Meh"
1. Sir Able
2. Sir Bold
3. Sir Callow
4. Sir Daring
5. Sir Effusive
6. Sir Fearless
7. Sir Gallant
8. Sir Hector
9. Sir Indomitable
10. Sir Jolly
Each has a shield with a main color and a trim color. The available shield colors are:
1. Red trimmed with White
2. Blue trimmed with White
3. Blue trimmed with Silver
4. Blue trimmed with Gold
5. Black trimmed with Silver
6. Black trimmed with Gold
7. Black trimmed with White
8. Green trimmed with Gold
9. Green trimmed with White
10. Green trimmed with Silver
The following rules determine how their shields are assigned:
1. If Sir Able’s shield is Black with White, then Sir Bold’s shield is not Black with Silver
2. If Sir Bold’s shield is Black with White, then Sir Callow’s shield has Black on it.
3. If Sir Bold’s shield is Black with Silver, then Sir Callow’s shield does not have any Silver on it.
4. If Sir Callow’s shield has Black on it, then Sir Gallant’s shield is not Green with Gold
5. If Sir Daring’s shield has Blue on it, then Sir Able’s shield is Green with White
6. If Sir Effusive’s shield is Black with Gold, then Sir Daring’s shield does not have any Gold on it.
7. Sir Callow’s trim color must be the same as Sir Gallant’s trim color
8. If Sir Daring’s shield has Blue on it, then Sir Bold’s shield color does not have any Gold on it.
9. If Sir Able’s shield is Green with White, then Sir Hector’s shield is Green with Gold.
10. If Sir Effusive’s shield has Black on it, then Sir Fearless’s shield is Blue with Gold.
11. If Sir Fearless’s shield has Blue on it, then Sir Gallant’s shield color is Blue with Silver.
12. Sir Indomitable and Sir Able have the same main shield color
13. Sir Gallant and Sir Fearless have the same main shield color
14. If Sir Callow’s shield color is Black with White, then Sir Daring’s shield color is Blue with Gold
15. If Sir Gallant’s shield color is Blue with Silver, then Sir Hector’s shield color has Gold on it.
16. If Sir Effusive’s shield color is not Blue with Gold, then Sir Indomitable’s shield color is Green with Silver
17. If Sir Hector’s shield color is Blue with Silver then Sir Able’s shield color is not Black with Silver
18. If Sir Bold’s shield has White on it, then Sir Effusive’s shield does not have White on it.
19. Sir Daring’s main shield color is the same as Sir Fearless’s
20. Sir Able’s main shield color is the same as Sir Hector’s
21. Sir Effusive’s trim color is the same as Sir Fearless’s
22. Neither Sir Daring nor Sir Jolly have Black on their shield.
What colors are their shields? ]]>
Ancient of Days2017-02-07T19:56:00Z2017-02-08T05:14:11Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68980http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6898http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6898-guid.htmlChapter 1 (Part 1)
The Chentish people live a hard, bitter life; Chental is a barren rock in the middle of the Qorlean Sea, and its people have struggled to find their path in this modern world of qaa-powered streetlamps and steam-driven turbines. Once a band of proud conquerors, sending out regular raids against the Shorefolk, the Chent have in recent years turned to mercenarism. Their skills as sell-swords are highly prized, and their courage and determination in the face of overwhelming odds can be best summarized in one of their beloved folks songs, "Bid Me Not." Sung as a call/response between the Chentish men and women, this song is traditionally performed before any warband leaves the isle; it speaks of their belief in an afterlife, and demonstrates how death in valorous battle is the highest possible virture for a Chentish man-at-arms. Continue reading "Chapter 1 (Part 1)"]]>
Ancient of Days2017-02-03T05:17:00Z2017-02-03T05:19:50Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68900http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6890http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6890-guid.htmlPodcast Movie Special: Groundhog Day
Yes. It's that time again. We cover Groundhog Day for our podcast movie special this week. What a great film by Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliot. Not only is this a hilarious film but it has a really great message at the end. Hopefully we can all become the type of people that are wiling to ask others around us: "Is there anything I can do for you today?". If we can then not only us, but the world around us will be a better place. Duration: 1h 59m 28s
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Ancient of Days2017-02-03T05:17:00Z2017-02-03T05:17:00Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68910http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6891http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6891-guid.htmlPodcast Movie Special: Groundhog Day
We cover Groundhog Day for our podcast movie special this week. What a great film by Harold Ramis, Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliot. Not only is this a hilarious film but it has a really great message at the end. Hopefully we can all become the type of people that are wiling to ask others around us: "Is there anything I can do for you today?". If we can then not only us, but the world around us will be a better place. Duration: 1h 59m 28s
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Johnny Elbows2017-01-03T15:46:21Z2017-01-03T15:46:21Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68890http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6889http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6889-guid.htmlAt the Tulip Tree Playhouse
"We are looking for this man," the soldier said. His uniform identified him as a captain of the Home Guard. He held aloft a sketch of a thin pop-eyed man with a long, narrow nose. The bare fact that expensive paper had been used for a sketch identified the man as a significant target, but when the soldier continued, it became clear how significant. "A reward of five thousand gold marks will be paid to the man who brings him to me alive." Continue reading "At the Tulip Tree Playhouse"]]>
Ancient of Days2017-01-01T22:58:00Z2017-01-01T22:58:00Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68880http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6888http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6888-guid.htmlPrologue: The Form and The Void
Patience
The glowing form sat in the Void, focused on keeping itself imperforate. Would its time ever come?
It will come – wait for it
It had been so long. The form couldn’t remember where it had come from before, or what it was waiting for. It knew, vaguely, that there was a concept called “time” - there had been a before, and there would eventually be an after - but here in the Void, the interminable now stretched out in front of it.
You’ll know it when it comesContinue reading "Prologue: The Form and The Void"]]>
Johnny Elbows2016-12-27T14:01:58Z2016-12-27T14:01:58Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68850http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6885http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6885-guid.htmlThe BringerContinue reading "The Bringer"]]>
Johnny Elbows2016-12-19T16:50:00Z2016-12-20T17:54:37Zhttp://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/wfwcomment.php?cid=68842http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/rss.php?version=atom1.0&type=comments&cid=6884http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/index.php?/archives/6884-guid.htmlAn Uninvited GuestContinue reading "An Uninvited Guest"]]>