As a child, I woke up early one morning while I was spending the night at a friend’s house. It was one of the first times that I had spent the night away from home and my parents (I cannot remember exactly how old I was at the time). I was the [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Yesterday was a sad day in the world of sports. Steve McNair announced his retirement from the NFL. This comes as a huge surprise because McNair had every intention of playing quarterback this year for the Baltimore Ravens. However, his body was telling him something different. McNair said during his press conference, “My mind was [...]
Here is a list of 6 of the best inventions ever according to my brain: THE INTERNET. Unlimited information on any topic. You want to study quantum physics, google it. You want to know who starred in the 1992 classic Encino Man, you can find it at www.imdb.com in a matter of seconds. Thanks [...]
Do I really care? This is a question that resounded deep in my heart one night last summer that I will never forget. Last summer I had the privilege to lead 25 teenagers and adults on a mission trip to New York City. One night we planned on going to the top of the Empire State [...]
Joba Chamberlain is a dominant relief pitcher for the New York Yankees. He is known for throwing up to 100mph fastballs and breaking off nasty sliders to strike out opposing batters. However, Sunday night the last thing he cared about was throwing a baseball. He found out late Sunday night that his father, Harlan, was [...]
Hey guys. I want to change the picture that is at the top of my blog. I am not a huge fan of the rainbow colored paint swatches picture. There’s nothing wrong with it, I just want something different. I need your help finding a different picture that will fit in its place. I can [...]
C.S. Lewis wrote, “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art…It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival.” I officially have the best friends in the entire world. You may be sitting there thinking that you may have friends that possess that title, but I’m sorry to break the news [...]
After thinking through my post entitled “Working with the Deck Stacked Against You”, I realized that I left out a very funny part of my childhood that will put on the proverbial exclamation point on my embarrassing physical features of my younger years. Like I shared earlier, I had very [...]
Heather and I don’t normally go out and see movies in the theater that much. We normally wait a little bit longer and rent the movie when it comes out on DVD. That way we can watch the movie through our sound system on our comfortable couch and cuddled up with our dogs. However, last [...]
If you have been consistently reading the blog, you know that I have no problem making fun of myself. From past posts like Guilty Pleasures to Am I a “Real” Man? I have no problem injecting some humility into my life. Here we go again down that wonderful path again but this time a message [...]
