New reading material

I got an unexpected treat last week - I found out that one of my favorite former ESPN personalities is now writing a blog for MLB.com, Keith Olbermann. (Pictured here with Jason Bateman of the sitcom Arrested Development, along with some other chick) Regardless of what you may or may not think of his show Countdown, Keith is a huge baseball fan and I love the way he talks about sports in general. Before Dan Patrick left "the mothership" (a.k.a. ESPN) he had a daily radio show that Keith would join in for the middle hour. I still try to listen to DP as much as possible, and I really wish KO would join in again. I love the humor they are able to pull out of sports. Anyway, I tried to add KO's blog to my blogroll, but for some reason his blog won't let me. So if you wanna check it out, click here for Keith Olbermann's blog.

Adult Survey

Tired of all of those surveys made up by high school kids? (no offense). Here are questions for the people who are a little older. Copy and paste into your own note, then answer the questions. Finally, tag your friends including me, please!

1. What bill do you hate paying the most? Credit cards

2. Do you miss being a child? I miss not having anything to worry about, so I guess

3. Chore you hate the most? cleaning (broad enough ain't it :-)

4. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner? Stoney River

5. If you could go back and change one thing what would it be? I would have finished college the first time

6. Name of your first grade teacher? Mrs. Corrum

7. What do you really want to be doing right now? I'm waiting for friends to arrive to play games, so I'm just what I want to

8. What did you want to be when you grew up? that changed almost every day, but all the popular ones were in there - fireman, police man, fighter pilot, pro baseball player

9. How many colleges did you attend? 3 - Oklahoma Christian U., Harding U., currently Kennesaw State U.

10. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now? comfortable and lightweight

11. What are your thoughts on gas prices? bearable

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning? "yeah, i'll go ahead and get up"

13. Last thought before going to sleep last night? "I'm not getting up until 9:00 am"

14. What famous person would you like to have dinner with? Tom Glavine

15. Have you ever crashed your vehicle? yep

16. If you didn't have to work, would you volunteer? Yes, or I'd work but donate my entire salary

17. Get up early or sleep in? sleep in, but no later than 9, i really enjoy getting stuff done before noon

18. What is your favorite cartoon character? too many to choose, but Optimus Prime probably tops the list

20. When did you first start feeling old? when I went back to college at 28 years old

21. Favorite lunch meat? pepperoni

22. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart? i refuse to go to Wal-Mart

23. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual? absolutely not, but I believe that it is heavily under fire from our society

24. Favorite movie you wouldn't want anyone to find out about? I have no idea, I'm pretty open about my movie taste

25. What's your favorite drink? Dr. Pepper

26. Who[m] from high school would you like to run in to? Sean, Melanie, Brian

27. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now? XM radio - ESPN radio

28. Sopranos or Desperate Housewives? neither, 24

29. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back? none - those mistakes have taught me a lot

30. Do you like the person that sits directly across from you at work? I don't sit at work

31. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purposes? nope

32. Last book you finished reading? Living on the Black - John Feinstein

33. Do you have a teddy bear? no

34. Do you go to church? yes

35. How old are you? 30

Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for Dave Ramsey. His message tonight on Town Hall for HOPE was great. Our country needs to restore hope, and he reminded us that is up to US to restore that hope, the government won't.

I am thankful for Carrie Prejean. I have never paid any attention whatsoever to beauty pageants. But the more I have learned about Prejean's comments about her views on gay marriage to a nationwide audience, the more impressed with her I have become. I'll admit that I don't usually give models a lot of credit. However, I am so impressed with the way she "matter-of-fact" spoke of her religious convictions and her loyalty to God. More than that however, I have been even more impressed with how she's back up her words in the days following the contest. She has been attacked from almost every angle about her refusal to be "politically correct" and give a "safe answer" just so she could win a title. To look so at peace and say, "God had a different plan for me that night," is awesome. Here's the best way I know to say it, if I had a daughter right now, I'd point her towards Miss California and have no problem saying, "There's a true role model." Please watch the interview below from NBC's Today Show if you haven't seen it yet.
(Note: the video is approx. 5 minutes in length and starts with the judge who asked her the question on gay marriage."


I am thankful for taking tennis this semester. I have truly enjoyed the class, and I've even taken to playing it outside of class now. Not only that, but Sarah now plays with me, and we now have something else to get us outside and active.

I am also thankful that I'll get to take golf this summer. I really enjoyed playing it several years ago, and working a golf tournament last Friday on a beautiful day was awesome.

I am so thankful that Sarah is a sports fan. And when I say sports fan, I mean that she really knows what's going on in sports. To put it in perspective, I can totally leave with her the responsibility of getting tickets to a a game and know with full certainty that she'll come back with awesome tickets. I know there are a lot of guys out there who couldn't trust another guy, much less their spouse, to get the right seats. Sarah always comes through. I also love that I don't have to worry about being distracted from a game to explain everything that's going on. She knows what's going on, and enjoys sports for herself, not just for me. (Notice I also didn't say "AS MUCH as me.") I'm just thankful that she embraces my love of sports and is able to enjoy sports with me. It really means a lot.