On a more serious note, this is the kind of thing I’ve been talking about, SwaggerToothers.  Now you won’t be able to smoke OUTSIDE. It’s a slippery slope.  Ugh, I’ll let you intelligent people out there decide for yourselves.

Here’s a related article about the Mommy Mayor up in NYC.  I love the John Stuart Mill quote, “The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant.”  Good stuff.

Go ‘Noles!

SPORTS

Football is officially back on the collegiate and professional level.  The biggest headlines in college have been:

• Sam Bradford’s season-threatening injury in Oklahoma’s season opening loss to BYU
• True freshman QB Matt Barkley leading USC to victory over Ohio State in the “Horseshoe”
• Michigan vs. Notre Dame in a match-up of two “hot seat” coaches in “must win” situations

Biggest NFL Week 1 headlines:

• Eagles QB McNabb breaks a rib in victory over Panthers.  Vick STARTING a lot sooner than we expected?  Side note, Panthers QB Delhomme throws 4 (four!) INTs and tosses in 1 lost fumble.
• FARVIN!  Vikings win comfortably over Browns as Adrian Peterson runs for 180 yards/3 TD and Percy Harvin scores his first professional TD.
• Denver wins in Cincinnati on a miracle tipped pass for a TD, courtesy of Brandon Stokely, in what was overall a horrible game.  According to NFL:  It was the longest game-winning play from scrimmage in the final minute of the fourth quarter in NFL history.

TRIOS & ORCHESTRAS

Two albums that El Meester has been recently listening to are Phish’s 14th studio offering Joy and Jay-Z’s latest effort The Blueprint 3.  Joy is produced by well-respected and accomplished producer Steve Lillywhite, who has produced some of El Meester’s absolute all-time favorite albums such as Dave Matthews Band’s Before These Crowded Streets, Talking Heads’ Naked, and Phish’s Billy Breathes.  The Blueprint 3, as one would expect, features production work from hip-hop’s finest such as Kanye West, No I.D., Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, and The Neptunes.  Both are solid albums that will continue to receive many listens and are SwaggerTooth-recommended.  El Meester’s favorite Joy tracks:  “Backwards Down the Number Line”, “Sugar Shack”, “Ocelot”, “Kill Devil Falls”, and “Time Turns Elastic”.  Favorite Blueprint 3 tracks:  “Empire State of Mind”, “Off That”, “Venus vs. Mars”, and “Reminder”.

Here in the great state of Florida we are preparing for the annual grudge match between Florida State University and the University of Miami (FL) (sorry Wally, besides big Ben, who’s talking about Redhawks football).  Fans on both sides of the ball have been waiting for a return to glory, and are hoping that a win at Doak Campbell Stadium on Labor Day can propel their squad Back to the Future.

As one might expect, Tallahassee is to be abuzz and crawling with those folks from down south that will be coming to support their team.  This goes for those Hurricanes fans as well as those FSU fans and alums that currently reside in the southern, and more populous, portion of the state.  The latter group of people will include, among others, our good friend Luke and Braintrust member himself, Sean “Dots McGots” Sordo.  As this triggers another swaggerish reunion, we will be partaking in activities like a trip to the coast on Sunday along with some man sodas and tailgating for the game on Monday.

On the other side of the spectrum, defending National Champions, The University of Florida Gators, will try to cover a 60+ point spread this Saturday as they host the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern University.   5 year theory?