And on the seventh day, the Hoops were Hot.
March 8, 2010 – 11:56 am | One Comment

Western Kentucky and North Texas both flirted with disaster. But in the end, it was only Middle Tennessee that decided to rest on the Sabbath.

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Articles by Ty Keaton

I am a UNT and TAMU grad with a dwindling passion for sports and a growing passion for everything else. I experience sports and life through a cynical, mocking lens but still find a way to enjoy most things and stay happy. My only fear in life is karmatic payback for my irreverence and also like to eat power lunches at Arby's.

Introducing the SWO Cowboys Nation
January 11, 2010 – 5:21 pm | No Comment
Introducing the SWO Cowboys Nation

In case you missed the news, the Cowboys finally won a playoff game. Romo is a smiling hero; Wade is a defensive mastermind instead of a pudgy dufus and all is right for millions of crazy rednecks proclaiming that this is once again “A FOOTBALL TOWN!”

Just in Time for Christmas: Santa-Colored Rage
January 7, 2010 – 2:10 pm | 2 Comments
Just in Time for Christmas: Santa-Colored Rage

A nicely dated rant (but only by a few weeks) about an ad campaign that pissed me off. This is why people have sports blogs, right?

Take a Knee and Experience Life on the Farm
August 27, 2009 – 1:15 pm | One Comment
Take a Knee and Experience Life on the Farm

Sure, us city folk enjoy our steel buildings and prepackaged food, but what happens when TY takes a life-changing journey to middle-America? Will he forsake it all and become a farmer? (Spoiler Alert: Nope, he’s too incompetent). Or will he return with some grandiose, self-important lessons to share with the world? (Spoiler alert: you’re an idiot if you are still thinking of an answer)? Read on for sexy, but not pornographic, farm time adventures.

TV Theme Music - Bad Memories
August 13, 2009 – 11:34 pm | 8 Comments
TV Theme Music - Bad Memories

In this deeply personal writeup… Your heroes show you on the doll where the bad TV shows touched them.

So many horrible memories…

Good morning, brave new world.
August 12, 2009 – 12:33 am | 3 Comments
Good morning, brave new world.

Ty comes back from Iowa, confused and frightened by all the changes in the world. And Ioannis, rather than getting off his ass and writing his own blog posts, frequently chimes in like an Editorial Cockblocker.

Travels with Tina: Tina Takes Manhattan (or just Flushing)
July 12, 2009 – 8:36 pm | No Comment
Travels with Tina: Tina Takes Manhattan (or just Flushing)

If you’re hungry for a robust travelogue that orbits an insignificant National League baseball game that happened three weeks ago… Dinner is SERVED!

Travels with Tina: The Big Apple Edition
June 27, 2009 – 11:08 pm | 2 Comments
Travels with Tina: The Big Apple Edition

What happens when Tales from the Temple wins the lottery, gets drunk, beats its kids and heads to the Big City to make it as a dancer?

Emasculation Theater: Bust a (Televised) Move
May 23, 2009 – 1:55 pm | 4 Comments
Emasculation Theater: Bust a (Televised) Move

If you’re a Bible-type, you know the story of Samson and Delilah and what happens when you sell out your manhood. You’ve probably embraced the New Testament ideas of her sweeping your stinky, unkempt feet with her perfume-soaked hair; but slow down, sailor. You’re not Jesus, and that means you are going to have to figure out how to bend without breaking.

Sadly, no one has come close to figuring out a Biblically accepted solution for scene control. So instead, the only real way to feel better about it is with a new and probably recurring column we’re calling “Emasculation Theater.”

Everything you need to know to join the Rangers bandwagon
May 11, 2009 – 10:28 pm | 10 Comments
Everything you need to know to join the Rangers bandwagon

Good news for douchebags! For what may be a limited time only, you can put away your Yankees and Red Sox gear and pretend to be a die hard Rangers fan! Bandwagon’s rolling… Hop aboard!

Man the f*** up, America
May 11, 2009 – 12:03 pm | 4 Comments
Man the f*** up, America

TY has learned that if you can’t overcome the officiating, you don’t deserve to win. It’s a valuable lesson, with lots of other potential sports applications.