Our friends and colleagues over at Talking Chop published a thread for posting snow photos, which seemed to me to be a good idea, so I’m blatantly stealing it borrowing it paying it homage by posting a similar thread here. I’ll start:

While I’m at it, here are a few pictures from our trip to Memphis:

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Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes;
Venite, venite in Bethlehem.
Natum videte Regem angelorum.
Venite adoremus, venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus, Domininum.

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels;
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!
Alles schlaft, einsam wacht
Nur das traute hochheilige Paar,
Holder Knabe mit lackigem Haar,
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh, schlaf in himmlischer Ruh.

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in Heavenly peace, sleep in Heavenly peace.

All of us here at Dawg Sports wish all of you a healthy and happy Christmas.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Like most of you, I have plans for the day that involve family, food, and football, so I intend to be away from the weblog for the better part of the next several hours, but, before diving into the turkey and dressing, I wanted to take a moment to honor the seasonal sentiment of the holiday by expressing my gratitude for the many blessings God has heaped upon me, not the least of which is the opportunity to interact here with all of you who frequent the site and make the time dedicated to it worthwhile. Much obliged.

Since Mark Fox's Hoop Dogs will be in action this evening, I have a basketball open comment thread set to appear around the time you'll be sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner, so please drop in and take part in the conversation if you can. Wherever you are and whatever your obligations are on this day, though, I send my best wishes to each of you for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving.

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As usual, I am slated to call in to John Frary's show on ESPN Radio 1420 out of St. Augustine during the 7:11 commercial break this evening. If you're in the area, tune in, and, if not, follow the above link and listen on-line.

Also, if you're in Middle Georgia this evening, the Macon Touchdown Club is meeting at the Methodist Children Home on Pierce Avenue. From 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., you will be able to purchase a copy of Belue to Scott!

Finally, I have been looking for a place to announce this news, and this is as good as any other: Chad Gloer, the former walk-on and now scholarship football player who has made a name for himself on special teams, has been named one of the team captains for this Saturday's Senior Night showdown between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. We here at Dawg Sports have taken a special interest in Chad's Bulldog career, and we send him our congratulations.

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To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.

With those words, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, one year following the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War. Congress called for Calvin Coolidge to issue a similar proclamation by concurrent resolution in 1926, and the day was made a legal holiday in 1938. In 1954, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans Day, to honor all the aviators, sailors, and soldiers who served their country in uniform.

My grandfather, who fought in the First World War, never liked the change; he regarded Armistice Day as the special province of veterans of the Great War, and preferred to honor other American combat veterans separately. William Allen King was inducted into the service in Abbeville in September 1917, served with the Allied Expeditionary Force in France, and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army as a private first class at Camp Gordon in July 1919, at least according to the framed copies of his discharge papers and enlistment record I have in my home.

Also in my home are the framed medals of Will King’s brother-in-law, Ernest Wilton Cook, who was inducted into the service in April 1941 and served as a private first class in the U.S. Army’s 43rd Infantry Division, which came to be known as the "Winged Victory Division" after Albany native John H. Hester was replaced as commanding general by Leonard F. Wing. For his service in places like Guadalcanal and Luzon in the Second World War, Ernest Cook was awarded the American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with one bronze arrowhead and three bronze service stars), the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the National Defense Service Medal, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon (with one bronze service star), and the Purple Heart. My father, Wilton King, was named for his uncle.

Ernest Cook’s grandfather, Isom Nathaniel Underwood Cook, served in the 10th Infantry Battalion of the Army of the Confederate States of America, spending time as a prisoner of war in Maryland before returning to South Georgia after the War Between the States. Because his home was in Andersonville, which served as a constant reminder of the War, he moved to Wilcox County, where my family resides to this day. I.N.U. Cook is buried in a private family cemetery near Pineview.

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Earlier this week, I appeared with Kit Kitchens on the inaugural edition of his new podcast, which is available for your listening pleasure here.

Fewer than 24 hours stand between us and Georgia Bulldogs football, folks.

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I am scheduled to appear this afternoon on Sports Talk with Richard Cross to provide a preview of the Georgia Bulldogs for listeners throughout the state of Mississippi. I should be on the air approximately at 4:15 p.m. central time, which, unless my math is off, is 5:15 p.m. Eastern time.

If you are outside the Magnolia State and would like to tune in, please follow the above link to the show's website and click "Listen Live."

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By now, everyone knows that the Dawgography is the new sensation that’s sweeping Bulldog Nation, prompting participation even from those who did not sign up originally to take part. This is strongly encouraged and entirely welcome.

However, in order to ensure that those who signed up for a designated spot in the order are not confused over whether and when they should proceed, I thought it would be wise to revisit the list and size up where we stand. Here was the original scheduled sequence:

1. Southern Dawg
2. vineyarddawg
3. podunkdawg
4. RedCrake
5. SG Standard
6. DavetheDawg
7. NCT
8. oneloyaldawg
9. EdDawg
10. Corbindawg
11. tankertoad
12. EricBDawg
13. CoachSpurlock
14. Anthony Pace
15. katdawg
16. Dawgomatic,forthePeople
17. Dawglicious
18. BarnettShoals

Those whose Dawgographies already have appeared have their names linked to their autobiographical fanposts, for which I thank them all. I am grateful, as well, to those who have jumped in afterwards; as I noted at the outset, this is very much a "the more, the merrier" proposition.

If, however, you signed up and weren’t sure where we stood in the rotation, the above list should let you know where you stand. Unless I am mistaken, NCT is at bat, oneloyaldawg is on deck, and we will pick up the list in order thereafter starting with Corbindawg. In the meantime, anyone else who wants to join in the fun should feel free to sign up for a slot in the comments below. Thanks again for your participation.

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