Brendan Loy is a 28-year-old attorney, erstwhile journalist, and veteran blogger in Denver, Colorado. He formerly blogged as the "Irish Trojan." Brendan's wife, Rebecca Loy, 27, is a stay-at-home mom in Denver. Brendan and Becky have two daughters, whose blog nicknames are "Loyette" and "Loyacita." More info here. Several other authors blog here in The Guest Room.
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Wow! RT @denverpost: Rockies' 17-2 rout of the Cubs...11 straight hits: http://dpo.st/aN5AVt | Rox' 2nd straight W after losing 8 in a row. –Brendan, Fri, 10:39pm (0)
RT @franklinavenue: Good news, Masturbating Bear: NBC might let Conan take his 'Late Night' and 'Tonight Show' bits to TBS: http://bit.ly/aXNoI8 –Brendan, Fri, 10:36pm (0)
Echofon stores your previously used hashtags. When I type #P, this is the list of suggestions that comes up: http://twitpic.com/2a6n58. Heh. –Brendan, Fri, 7:48pm (0)
"The NCAA's rules are often confusing, redundant, outdated, maddeningly impractical or just plain stupid." #omgfactshttp://es.pn/c7Ys7a –Brendan, Fri, 4:23pm (2)
RT @DamonLindelof: Dear Aliens Judging Our Civilization: Jersey Shore premiere had TRIPLE the viewers of Mad Men premiere. We await forthcoming annihilation. –Brendan, Fri, 2:26pm (0)
Pac-10 ponders annual kickoff game at Rose Bowl: http://bit.ly/cOH0H5. Big Ten as opponent? Screw that; redundant. Make it Pac-10 vs. SEC!!! –Brendan, Fri, 1:27pm (13)
Ate a BLT for lunch. All is right with the world. #ilovebacon –Becky, Fri, 12:01pm (0)
Loyette this morning, while holding a balloon: "Daddy, can you show me how to go up in the sky?" –Brendan, Fri, 11:11am (0)
The amount of rigarmarole & runaround that Bank of America just put me through to get a $75 bonus I clearly qualified for should be illegal. –Brendan, Fri, 10:08am (0)
But, but... the SEC is a WAR!!! RT @BrianGrummell: Undefeated teams in conf play since 1990: SEC 11, PacTen 5 - easier to go unbeaten in SEC –Brendan, Thu, 7:48pm (0)
Has BP oil spill's impact been exaggerated? http://bit.ly/cyujNY "There's just no data to suggest this is an environmental disaster." –Brendan, Thu, 6:38pm (1)
Turkey burgers with blue cheese, carrot soup and beets: leftover night! –Becky, Thu, 6:22pm (0)
Tebow agrees to 5-year, $11.25 million deal with Broncos, enters GOP governor's race: http://bit.ly/9FXvbO. (OK, only part of that is true.) –Brendan, Thu, 5:21pm (0)
RT @ocruscblog: Should USC fans lower their expectations? Kiffin: "I can't imagine SC fans ever lowering their expectations, and we like it that way." –Brendan, Thu, 3:58pm (0)
I blame Reggie Bush! RT @espn: Arizona placed on two years' probation, must vacate 19 wins from 2007-08 season - http://es.pn/cDHFlU –Brendan, Thu, 2:32pm (11)
I blame Reggie Bush! RT @espn: Arizona placed on two years' probation, must vacate 19 wins from 2007-08 season - http://es.pn/cDHFlU –Brendan, Thu, 2:32pm (0)
Heh. Indeed. RT @dmataconis: @brendanloy "not something he should be saying" is something that pretty much applies to everything Biden says –Brendan, Thu, 9:06am (0)
Going berry-picking with a slightly sick toddler and a fussy baby. Should be fun! #whatthehellamithinking –Becky, Thu, 9:04am (0)
Accurate, but probably not something he should be saying. RT @MPOTheHill: Biden calls the economy 'the Bush recession' http://bit.ly/bNOU6u –Brendan, Thu, 8:47am (10)
RT @TheFix: Rob Simmons, semi-candidate for CT Senate gets the Hartford Courant endorsement. http://ht.ly/2i57N –Brendan, Wed, 8:37pm (5)
Al-Qaeda cell killed by Black Death 'was developing biological weapons': http://bit.ly/aTf1gd. Reads like rank speculation but still: #PANIC –Brendan, Wed, 8:01pm (0)
Amen! RT @vtktorg: Looking forward to the fall when there is a college football game on just about every evening. Who needs reality TV then? –Brendan, Wed, 5:46pm (1)
RT @Reuters: FLASH: U.S. judge blocks part of Arizona law that requires officer to determine immigration status of person detained, arrested –Brendan, Wed, 11:24am (30)
"I have no doubt I am being targeted by aliens. They are playing games with me," says man hit by 6 meteorites since 2007. http://is.gd/dOR60 –Brendan, Wed, 9:40am (1)
RT @schadjoe: Stoops on Pac-16: "Don't take this the wrong way, but I was excited about it. Playing games out West... would have been cool." –Brendan, Wed, 9:23am (0)
OH SNAP!! Boise State president goes nuclear on University of Idaho: http://bit.ly/c84LEp. Circle Nov. 12, Boise @ Idaho, on your calendars. –Brendan, Wed, 12:46am (0)
RT @jeskeets: "'Jersey Shore' ringing the opening bell at the NYSE explains everything you need to know about the 21st century ..." — http://bit.ly/aB5pjw –Brendan, Tue, 6:25pm (1)
It's official: Pac-10 will defy numerically challenged conference trend, rename itself to Pac-12: http://bit.ly/dzWsRi –Brendan, Tue, 5:06pm (3)
The BP oil is disappearing, thanks to microbes, heat, wind and waves. "The Gulf of Mexico is not the Gulf of Alaska." http://bit.ly/dngV5Q –Brendan, Tue, 4:39pm (2)
Deposited my last nannying paycheck in the bank. Like having more time with just my kiddies, miss da lil man and the extra income. –Becky, Tue, 4:13pm (0)
Beebe jokes about "name swap" with Big 10, then says (seriously) that Big 12 will study potential name change in coming months (via @espn4d) –Brendan, Tue, 1:25pm (0)
RT @uscpsycho: Epic fail on USC media guide cover http://twitpic.com/297asv Sad there isn't a worthy player & I think Kiffin needs to be a little grounded. –Brendan, Tue, 1:13pm (5)
As expected. RT @dennisdoddcbs: Bill Hancock just said the BCS oversight committee (presidents) will vacate 2004 USC title if appeal fails. –Brendan, Tue, 1:04pm (1)
Heard Jane norton say she has great respect for tea partiers. She just lost my vote. #wtfcoloradorepublicans –Becky, Tue, 11:51am (0)
November 18th, 2009 at 2:42 am Mountain Time
I agree. Hate Sparty.