Martin Luther King had a dream.
I'm sure he would want you to have one as well.
What is it? Go get it.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
A Weekend In January
Well well well, nice to talk to you again. It's been a while.
I got this weekend off somehow, didn't have a Bethel basketball game and used it to my full advantage to exploit some good old entertainment.
Friday night after work Katy and I ate with Dad and Grandma. It was a very nice visit with Dad in town and Grandma doing the cooking. We heard Dad's great story about how he took the blow and downed too much...oh boy...what was it? Fish oil? In any case, Dad did a great job reading and John did a great job writing about it. It was a great piece. Ask Dad about it. :)
Saturday I got a haircut and did alot of football watching while hanging out with Katy all day and getting Buca's to go. We saw a great Packers game where they took a blow in the first five or six minutes before tying it up at 14 before the end of the first quarter and then blowing out the Seahawks. Katy was gracious enough to then watch the Jags and Pats too. That turned out to be a pretty good watch too.
Today, we went to church, ran some errands at Sports Authority, Banana Republic and came back for the end of the Chargers and Colts and then the full Giants Cowboys game. Now, it's 9:12pm on Sunday night and I'm still staring at a screen.
Honestly, I can't wait to not be looking at a screen.
Oh, also Friday I talked to James and I'll be at just four days a week for a couple months. Let's hope I can be productive during that time. Encourage me to do that please! I do really need a new job where I have a chance to do something I want to do and take care of things in life in all aspects.
How's project 365 coming? Here's some of my evidence from this weekend.
Friday Night at Grandma's
Nice Vest! My tribute to Eric. :)
PS-your nice gray button up vest is on sale. I just have to wait for the right time!
I got this weekend off somehow, didn't have a Bethel basketball game and used it to my full advantage to exploit some good old entertainment.
Friday night after work Katy and I ate with Dad and Grandma. It was a very nice visit with Dad in town and Grandma doing the cooking. We heard Dad's great story about how he took the blow and downed too much...oh boy...what was it? Fish oil? In any case, Dad did a great job reading and John did a great job writing about it. It was a great piece. Ask Dad about it. :)
Saturday I got a haircut and did alot of football watching while hanging out with Katy all day and getting Buca's to go. We saw a great Packers game where they took a blow in the first five or six minutes before tying it up at 14 before the end of the first quarter and then blowing out the Seahawks. Katy was gracious enough to then watch the Jags and Pats too. That turned out to be a pretty good watch too.
Today, we went to church, ran some errands at Sports Authority, Banana Republic and came back for the end of the Chargers and Colts and then the full Giants Cowboys game. Now, it's 9:12pm on Sunday night and I'm still staring at a screen.
Honestly, I can't wait to not be looking at a screen.
Oh, also Friday I talked to James and I'll be at just four days a week for a couple months. Let's hope I can be productive during that time. Encourage me to do that please! I do really need a new job where I have a chance to do something I want to do and take care of things in life in all aspects.
How's project 365 coming? Here's some of my evidence from this weekend.
Friday Night at Grandma's
Nice Vest! My tribute to Eric. :)
PS-your nice gray button up vest is on sale. I just have to wait for the right time!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
It's a New Year
New Year's took us to Nick and Becca's place for The Illusionist, some television, good food and better company.
It was a low key New Year but it was spent in good company. Here's the evidence.
Me and Kathryn
Paul, Me, Katy, Nick and Becca
The New Year started a new project my sister and I are doing. Some might call it Project 365. I might call it that in the end too but it's not going to be a shot of me every day like some projects. It's going to be shots of my life. People, events, scenery, special days are all going to be in the mix. I'll post a picture occasionally, I hope, of my picture of the day. At the end of the year, hopefully Em and I will have 365 days of photos we can compile together in a book. Feel free to suggest ideas off of this Project 365 idea on how I can change or improve upon it.
It was a low key New Year but it was spent in good company. Here's the evidence.
Me and Kathryn
Paul, Me, Katy, Nick and Becca
The New Year started a new project my sister and I are doing. Some might call it Project 365. I might call it that in the end too but it's not going to be a shot of me every day like some projects. It's going to be shots of my life. People, events, scenery, special days are all going to be in the mix. I'll post a picture occasionally, I hope, of my picture of the day. At the end of the year, hopefully Em and I will have 365 days of photos we can compile together in a book. Feel free to suggest ideas off of this Project 365 idea on how I can change or improve upon it.
Home for Christmas!
Finally a chance to share about going home for Christmas...
I had a great time being home for Christmas. Though it was a brief visit and I wished I could have stayed longer I was very appreciative to Em and Mom for getting me home. Thank you. :)
Megan and Eleanor
Sisters
M2
I was excited that Megan called and emailed with excitement when she got the email of my itinerary about me coming home.
Family...Five to Eight plus one!
I was happy to get home and see the reaction on the presents they received. I was happy to finally find something for Mark, and he even liked it!
Eleanor
Christmas Eve
The Kids On Christmas
I had a great time...if only I could have stayed a couple more days...thanks for your gifts!
I had a great time being home for Christmas. Though it was a brief visit and I wished I could have stayed longer I was very appreciative to Em and Mom for getting me home. Thank you. :)
Megan and Eleanor
Sisters
M2
I was excited that Megan called and emailed with excitement when she got the email of my itinerary about me coming home.
Family...Five to Eight plus one!
I was happy to get home and see the reaction on the presents they received. I was happy to finally find something for Mark, and he even liked it!
Eleanor
Christmas Eve
The Kids On Christmas
I had a great time...if only I could have stayed a couple more days...thanks for your gifts!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Time Flies
How is it already Wednesday?
Another early morning. Work by 7 every day this week and 5:30 am on Saturday. At least I get out when it's still light out. It's all this rush rush rush for another week and on December 26th it's all over. No one remembers why we were there 80 bazillion extra hours in December on the day after Christmas. They started taking down Christmas decorations today at work. What are you putting up next!?!?!? Swimsuits? Oh wait, they're coming, we have some already. Oh work makes me tired, bitter and hungry for a new challenge.
I can't wait to come home, let's be honest. I can't wait to get away from work. It's tiring me out. This whole season is all about amateur shoppers. Even before working retail I don't think I made the person at the register this nuts. I'm pretty sure I roll my eyes after half of all customers. How could they be so stupid? If I get another question about where socks are and I tell them to look 6 feet away from where they are I might explode.
I can't wait until I go home. I want to chat about work; what I'm good at, what kind of environment I want to work in, who I want to work for, how I can grow more confident in interviewing and setting them up. I want to get out of Herbs and turn the page, not erase it, not tear it out, just turn it.
I also want to play in the snow, take pictures, eat fruit soup! and mom's breakfast!. I want to watch football with Eric and talk to Mark about steroids and the NY Yankees. I want to hang out with Eleanor, talk to Em about anything and get Meg whatever she needs! (for a day or two anyway) I want to create a new outfit for Dad to wear when he comes to MN and help Mom cook Christmas Eve and Christmas Dinner.
I just wish Katy could have come too. I will miss her family fun and tradition as well. I'd get to open my presents early with her family!
Let's just hope I don't wake up tomorrow and have it be next Wednesday!
Time Flies.
Dear Lord,
I pray that you will watch over and take care of Grams. But if now is the time...at least she will be with my Grandpa.
Love you Grandma K...
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your ultimate Christmas gift. How I realize it more and more each year.
Amen
Another early morning. Work by 7 every day this week and 5:30 am on Saturday. At least I get out when it's still light out. It's all this rush rush rush for another week and on December 26th it's all over. No one remembers why we were there 80 bazillion extra hours in December on the day after Christmas. They started taking down Christmas decorations today at work. What are you putting up next!?!?!? Swimsuits? Oh wait, they're coming, we have some already. Oh work makes me tired, bitter and hungry for a new challenge.
I can't wait to come home, let's be honest. I can't wait to get away from work. It's tiring me out. This whole season is all about amateur shoppers. Even before working retail I don't think I made the person at the register this nuts. I'm pretty sure I roll my eyes after half of all customers. How could they be so stupid? If I get another question about where socks are and I tell them to look 6 feet away from where they are I might explode.
I can't wait until I go home. I want to chat about work; what I'm good at, what kind of environment I want to work in, who I want to work for, how I can grow more confident in interviewing and setting them up. I want to get out of Herbs and turn the page, not erase it, not tear it out, just turn it.
I also want to play in the snow, take pictures, eat fruit soup! and mom's breakfast!. I want to watch football with Eric and talk to Mark about steroids and the NY Yankees. I want to hang out with Eleanor, talk to Em about anything and get Meg whatever she needs! (for a day or two anyway) I want to create a new outfit for Dad to wear when he comes to MN and help Mom cook Christmas Eve and Christmas Dinner.
I just wish Katy could have come too. I will miss her family fun and tradition as well. I'd get to open my presents early with her family!
Let's just hope I don't wake up tomorrow and have it be next Wednesday!
Time Flies.
Dear Lord,
I pray that you will watch over and take care of Grams. But if now is the time...at least she will be with my Grandpa.
Love you Grandma K...
Dear Lord,
Thank you for your ultimate Christmas gift. How I realize it more and more each year.
Amen
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Someone Dropped A Bomb On Baseball
George Mitchell, a former US Senator from Maine finally came out with his report on steroids in Major League Baseball. It was quite a long list of names including MVP's, Cy Young winners and All-Stars among the numerous insignificant players. I was looking forward to it this morning as I was talking to a younger manager at Herbs. He was interested in seeing who was on the list, as was I.
Anyway, here are random thoughts randomly ordered.
When will some one be honest, be humble, and come forward and tell the truth? Step up someone!
Why does a former United States Senator, George Mitchell, hand names to the public and those players still deny what they did? Is the stereotype of athletes being stupid coming true here? They all "didn't know" what they or others were poking them in the butt with? I will not purchase that argument. I don't think that you should either.
Well then. If we should assume that all athletes are so dumb that they just do what they are told then why do we have so many loud mouths and irresponsible athletes out there shooting at, getting shot at and doing stupid things. Should the investigation move to the training staffs, athletic trainers and doctors of the teams? Should we do two years of researching and interviewing to find out motives and interests of every doctor and trainer?
ESPN Baseball Analyst John Kruk said that the players names should all be kept in house. (within MLB, I'm assuming but "in house") How does Kruk think this should be in house? There's onflict of interest with drug testing "in house" as he wants. It can't happen fairly. Why should the names NOT be released? I need to do some further thinking on that one.
I think Kruk just might want to protect his friends from the union. I don't know. I haven't been a MLB baseball player nor will I ever become one or probably ever understand them completely. But I do know that releasing the names might make one or two of these guys accountable to someone or something.
Do any of these guys have charity organizations set up? What's that organization looking like now?
It was a "soft" report. I still feel, or the media still feels, that this aren't proven facts. It seems to be reported recollections of conversations and memory. Tony Kornheiser is troubled with the lack of proof and so am I as he stated on his TV show on ESPN, Pardon The Interruption.
There are 78 names on this list and not one of them will man up and tell society what really happened? AT LEAST in his own personal case?
Most players listed were marginal players, let's be honest. There were some pretty darn good players on this list, however, they would not make a great All-Time Team. They could field a team, and a pretty good team but you've got a ton of Mark Carreon's, Steven Randolph's, Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich's in there. Who are they? I know of David Segui, Hal Morris, Ryan Franklin, Chuck Knoblauch, Jack Cust are though. Evidence suggests that with or without enhancement, they're still a pretty normal group of players. Steroids didn't bring them to greatness, it seems it just kept them in the game longer or productive for another couple years. So then, the question presents itself, why did you take steroids? Or why at least is your name associated with steroids? Can any one of these fine gentlemen tell us anything new and informative?
As my brother in law would say, "craziness!" Can't wait to hear more about it and read some of this 409 page pdf I have on my desktop.
See all of the players here.
Anyway, here are random thoughts randomly ordered.
When will some one be honest, be humble, and come forward and tell the truth? Step up someone!
Why does a former United States Senator, George Mitchell, hand names to the public and those players still deny what they did? Is the stereotype of athletes being stupid coming true here? They all "didn't know" what they or others were poking them in the butt with? I will not purchase that argument. I don't think that you should either.
Well then. If we should assume that all athletes are so dumb that they just do what they are told then why do we have so many loud mouths and irresponsible athletes out there shooting at, getting shot at and doing stupid things. Should the investigation move to the training staffs, athletic trainers and doctors of the teams? Should we do two years of researching and interviewing to find out motives and interests of every doctor and trainer?
ESPN Baseball Analyst John Kruk said that the players names should all be kept in house. (within MLB, I'm assuming but "in house") How does Kruk think this should be in house? There's onflict of interest with drug testing "in house" as he wants. It can't happen fairly. Why should the names NOT be released? I need to do some further thinking on that one.
I think Kruk just might want to protect his friends from the union. I don't know. I haven't been a MLB baseball player nor will I ever become one or probably ever understand them completely. But I do know that releasing the names might make one or two of these guys accountable to someone or something.
Do any of these guys have charity organizations set up? What's that organization looking like now?
It was a "soft" report. I still feel, or the media still feels, that this aren't proven facts. It seems to be reported recollections of conversations and memory. Tony Kornheiser is troubled with the lack of proof and so am I as he stated on his TV show on ESPN, Pardon The Interruption.
There are 78 names on this list and not one of them will man up and tell society what really happened? AT LEAST in his own personal case?
Most players listed were marginal players, let's be honest. There were some pretty darn good players on this list, however, they would not make a great All-Time Team. They could field a team, and a pretty good team but you've got a ton of Mark Carreon's, Steven Randolph's, Adam Riggs, Bart Miadich's in there. Who are they? I know of David Segui, Hal Morris, Ryan Franklin, Chuck Knoblauch, Jack Cust are though. Evidence suggests that with or without enhancement, they're still a pretty normal group of players. Steroids didn't bring them to greatness, it seems it just kept them in the game longer or productive for another couple years. So then, the question presents itself, why did you take steroids? Or why at least is your name associated with steroids? Can any one of these fine gentlemen tell us anything new and informative?
As my brother in law would say, "craziness!" Can't wait to hear more about it and read some of this 409 page pdf I have on my desktop.
See all of the players here.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Off Task
I'm supposed to be prepping for Bethel's basketball game vs. North Central on Wednesday but I can't concentrate on it.
I've created somewhat of a template for getting ready for games but it's still not making it go any faster because Bethel's new new athletics website that isn't completely loaded with all of the history that's needed and because North Central's athletics website is terrible. Now St. Thomas' athletics website is much better, maybe I should have gone there.
Ok, so I've had today off. I got some things done this morning/afternoon but I started prepping for the Bethel game again and all I saw was dust. Dust dust dust. Got it? I think it's one of my pet peeves. I can't stand it. I have too much clutter and junk around my desk and this 25 square foot apartment that I need a bigger space to spread out the junk, and the dust. Nothing is easy to clean so as I sat here in front of my computer with the sun shining on my desk, all I could see was dust. And it annoyed me. I cleaned it. And earlier today I vacuumed the place. Again though, there's junk all over and you can't move that monstrous vacuum around easy enough.
I want to come home for Christmas. I want to quit so bad, just because I want to be home for Christmas.
I want to hang out with E3 alot as well as M3 (?). I think I'm calling her Maya. Ok Meg? :)
Anyway, I want to be home and come with Katy and sit at the table with everyone and eat fruit soup and that egg and bread bake, Mom puts together.
I want to test my patience on how long I can wait to open presents. I want to see people's reactions to what I got them. It's priceless. I want to steal one of Dad's cordial cherries, look at the clock and see 10:33 am. I want to see if Megan is as crabby as Emily was last year when she was prego. I want to SEE it; not HEAR about it.
I just want to be together for Christmas.
Time to go...prep for Bethel's game and wait for Nick to call. I'm supposed to help him move in.
I've created somewhat of a template for getting ready for games but it's still not making it go any faster because Bethel's new new athletics website that isn't completely loaded with all of the history that's needed and because North Central's athletics website is terrible. Now St. Thomas' athletics website is much better, maybe I should have gone there.
Ok, so I've had today off. I got some things done this morning/afternoon but I started prepping for the Bethel game again and all I saw was dust. Dust dust dust. Got it? I think it's one of my pet peeves. I can't stand it. I have too much clutter and junk around my desk and this 25 square foot apartment that I need a bigger space to spread out the junk, and the dust. Nothing is easy to clean so as I sat here in front of my computer with the sun shining on my desk, all I could see was dust. And it annoyed me. I cleaned it. And earlier today I vacuumed the place. Again though, there's junk all over and you can't move that monstrous vacuum around easy enough.
I want to come home for Christmas. I want to quit so bad, just because I want to be home for Christmas.
I want to hang out with E3 alot as well as M3 (?). I think I'm calling her Maya. Ok Meg? :)
Anyway, I want to be home and come with Katy and sit at the table with everyone and eat fruit soup and that egg and bread bake, Mom puts together.
I want to test my patience on how long I can wait to open presents. I want to see people's reactions to what I got them. It's priceless. I want to steal one of Dad's cordial cherries, look at the clock and see 10:33 am. I want to see if Megan is as crabby as Emily was last year when she was prego. I want to SEE it; not HEAR about it.
I just want to be together for Christmas.
Time to go...prep for Bethel's game and wait for Nick to call. I'm supposed to help him move in.
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