Sam Boyd Declares ...

2009 is the year of the 'stache. Even though he had his in 2008 ... and prior years ...

Oh, Sam

So silly.

Boyd at the Museum

New exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute. I wouldn't have known without Foolish Sage pointing me to it.

He's Done It!

Sam Boyd figured out [in the midst of his studies] how to triple stamp a double stamp. Don't ask him how he did it. Unless you want to find out how he did it.

Boyd is Back

The most recent sighting was in the corner of one of the libraries on his campus. He told a friend he was going to go brush up on a little Luwian lingo. In reality, he was just studying a little Hittite lingo. Slacker. Oh, and he was listening to Bryan Adams' "Waking up the Neighbors" on his iPod.

Let the Pictures Speak

I'm not saying the guy on top - Julio Evangelista (or whatever his name is) - isn't cool. That's beside the point. I'm just saying that taking the title away from Boyd is like taking candy from Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. It's just not a smart move. It's irresponsible. It's ... dare I say it ... inauthentic. So let's re-embrace truth and authenticity and leave Sam Boyd alone with his title. Don't steal it from him and give it to flowy hair man. If Sam Boyd can hold a bag of day old watermelon in a gallon-size freezer bag and look that cool, then there's no reason to continue talking about this conversation I'm having with myself. Oh, and not only does Sam own cowboy boots, he owns fly-fishing equipment - and uses it. I must be going ...

Boyd Quiz

What is Samuel Boyd's middle name?

Sam Boyd in 30 Years

Macguyver?

As we were leaving our visit with Sam Boyd yesterday my two-year-old son, Sam (named after Sam Boyd) asked us “That Macguyver?” We said, “No, son. That’s Indiana Jones.”