LARGETONY Blog

I’ve mentioned before that one of my guilty pleasures is that Gwen Stefani song, “Holla Back Girl.” It’s not so much that I think it’s a great song, it’s just that once it’s in your head, you can’t get it out. Catchy, yes. Great? I’m not so sure. It’s kind of like if the Oscar [...]

I want a seven-figure income. Yeah, dont we all. But I don’t want a paycheck that big for the money. I wan’t a paycheck that big for the job security. Have you noticed that the people who are least likely to struggle without a steady paycheck are also the ones least likely to lose their [...]

The box looked like it should weigh more than it did. Johnny didn’t expect it to be heavy, but he never expected it to feel almost empty. Because he could see that it wasn’t empty. Who knew twelve perfect sticks of brand new chalk could be so light? Johnny lightly brushed his fingertips and marveled [...]

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Like the game or not, there is nothing like a football Saturday on a college campus. Think back to high school and the sort of tingle and excitement that was in the air on Friday nights when there were football games and multiply it by a hundred. That’s a college football [...]

What is it with fairy tales and shoes? Why are shoes symbols of security and salvation. Look at Cinderella. If she hadn’t dropped that one shoe, Prince Charming would never have pursued her and she would have become a bitter old maid, hanging on to broken pumpkins and broken dreams. Speaking of Prince Charming, what’s [...]

You all know that old saying that good things come to those who wait. Well, I have waited for four Saturdays, plus two extra days (postponement due to Hurricane Rita). I have waited through two and a half games (that’s ten quarters of of football) for the Vols to play like a team that held [...]

There are certain match-ups in college football that year-after-year are considered some of the biggest games in the sport. Usually it involves a long-standing rivalry between two storied or highly respected programs. These are the games that are getting national attention. I’m talking games where emotions run high, it seems that everything is at stake, [...]