LARGETONY Blog

You’ve probably heard about the ongoing dispute over the gold medal awarded to (I didn’t say won by) Olympic gymnast Paul Hamm. You remember how it all went down. In the all-around competition, Hamm blows his vault landing and ends up rolling in a ball across the platform and literally onto the judge’s table like [...]

I’ve had a few responses through e-mail and through blog comments about my entry the other day about Fate’s Hand. The ironic thing about it all was that it was an entry where I was grumbling about doing thing in life only to have those things met with non-response or indifference.
I think people thought I [...]

The older you get, the more you realize that fate doesn’t always deliver the results you want or even expect, for that matter. But still it’s always frustrating when the universe basically says “tell it to the hand.” It’s like when the little girl innocently gives Frankenstein’s monster the flower. Rather than bringing a touched [...]

I have sort of a sweet story to tell tonight. Every day when I get home from work I take a shower and afterwards I sometimes still have little flecks of paint in the creases of my hands or fingernails. So, then I’ll give my hands a good scrubbing at the sink and take time [...]

Everybody has been asked one of those questions like, “If you were a wild animal, which would you be?” You know. It’s the kind of question that supposed to make to you take stock of how you see yourself and maybe learn something about yourself in the process. Yet, the very same question can cripple [...]

Okay, I know some of you are sick of me talking about UT football. Sorry. Deal with it. LOL. Ya’ll wanna know what’s on my mind, and from Sept-New Year’s, its football.
We’re still riding high on that victory over Florida.
So ya’ll are thinking “how nice. Tony is such a loyal fan. Look how he exaggerates [...]

I was so charged after that incredible football game. My blood was thumping through me like I had played the game myself. I mean, all do respect to the players and coaches, cause I had nothing to do with the story-book last second victory over a bitter rival in a record-attendance game. But when your [...]