Did you go to the mall yesterday looking to return or exchange something you just got on Sunday? Then you deserved to be trampled by the woman from Wisconsin with six children in her cart and the kid with the chinstrap beard. You really did.
Mississippi State beat Miami (Ohio) 17-16 in the St. Petersburg Bowl, causing both teams to finish out with losing 6-7 seasons. Why were two teams on the cusp of losing seasons in a bowl game? Because college sportsball is weird and dumb, that's why. Next up: The Outback Bowl on January 2, the run-up festivities for which kicked off yesterday with the arrival of both teams.
Here is a story on how to properly dispose of your Christmas tree, because nobody wants to walk their dog by your sad, slowly decomposing ghost of Christmas past in the alley for four months straight. Do the right thing.
And finally, a Homosassa woman is trying to reunite a 47-year-old class ring from St. Pete's Dixie Hollins High School, which she found in her shed, with its owner. (David Caruso puts on his sunglasses and says, "This case has a familiar ring to it." "Who Are You" plays. "YEEEEAAAAHHHHH!")
This article appears in Dec 22-29, 2016.