Understanding the Struggle

Pros Vs. Joes

Last night I saw the show Pros Vs. Joes for the first time and I must admit it's quite amusing. It's a bunch of regular dudes (Joes) matched up against former pro athletes in various mini competitions.

This is the perfect show for my brother. Bob, go sign up:-)

Link: The NEW SpikeTV.com > Shows > Pros Vs. Joes 2.

Six months already?!

Has it really been six months already since the last time I waxed my car? I couldn't believe it, but it has been almost that long. With a new coat of wax on the Benz its looking good again:-)

Learn

The other day I was thinking a lot about where I am in life and where I want to go. I thought about the journey. The great times and the times that made eating lemons seem like a sweet thing to do. Has my impact been felt? Can I do more, will I do more, what exactly is it that I want to do? All questions we probably ask ourselves every now and then...I've just been asking a little more regularly.

My personality isn't one that gives me the ability to be content. It's overwhelming to think I may never be satisfied. I set goals with the determination to shatter them. I set them higher and remained determined. As the pieces fall and a new goal is set, the time for reflection of the accomplishment isn't one that I really feel I should take or that I even have. That would in turn disrupt the path to the next achievement and that can't happen.

I'm thankful beyond belief for where I am in life. The credit goes to the creator. No doubt about it. I just feel I should always be doing something or something more. Now I'm not talking about doing the lawn or washing my car...those are things that need to be done, but this isn't my issue. I'm talking about life or perhaps what is important to me in life. This is about where I will be when I'm 40. What more can I learn before that time?

LEARN is my word for 2007. I've been thinking about learning new things a lot for a few days now and thanks to Mark Lee's Blog, I'm making learn my word. I want to learn something new, something more. I want to be better today than I was a day ago. I want to set goals not only in business but in life in general. The things I want to learn may carry no significant weight in the World, but this is about the journey.

How good/great could I be at Tennis if I really dedicated myself? How much better would my song writing abilities be if I could actually play an instrument? What would I learn if I started up my own T-Shirt company? There are so many little and big things that carry my thoughts throughout each day and this year I want to embark on knowing these things, not just thinking about them. I want to succeed or fail, but do one or the other. Doing nothing is not learning...it's nothing.

Life keeps running, if you're lucky. You don't come with an expiration date at birth and we should give thanks to God for that. If we did however, how much more would we learn? The thought of "I'll do it tomorrow" is one that should be locked up and tossed in the deep end.

Off to learning something I go....

Moving on

Yesterday Rob and Vangie led worship at Church in the Son for the last time before their move to North Carolina. So much to say on this, just not ready to say it...or type it. Perhaps at a later time....

The journey continues...

This is why TV Dinners were made!

January marks the beginning of another year of course, but it also re-ignites show after show after show on the impression tube. For probably the first time in my life I am really into a few different shows and can't wait for them to start up again (In years past it was all sports).

Here is a look at the lineup I will be planning my week around:-)

Heroes, American Idol, LOST (Feb. 7), The Apprentice, What About Brian and now 24!

Back on the court

Tonight I made my way back on the court, which if you've seen me lately is quite a feat. Two weeks ago I banged up my heel in a bad way. Just this week I have been able to put weight on it. Now my goal tonight was to shoot with my brother, but due to a competitive spirit all it took was a couple of guys asking us to play and I was game.

So much fun! I won the shooting contest before we began playing by hitting 10 of 15 three pointers. We then won three games before I called it a night. I could have kept playing, but I was trying not to overdue it.

Highlight of the night was Bob going crazy in game three. He dropped 7 points in a row (in a real game it's like scoring 14-16) and then hit a 27 foot game winner:-) HOTTTTT!!!

Time to start playing soccer?!

David Beckham gets to spend the rest of his life carelessly wasting money...or at least he could. Today he signed a deal with Los Angeles Galaxy for what is reported to be 250 million over 5 years! A million bucks a week!! Crazy!!

I wonder how many balls and jerseys the team has to sell to make that money back? OK time to go kick some soccer balls around:-)

Link: SI.com - Soccer - Beckham will play for MLS' Galaxy in $250M deal - Thursday January 11, 2007 2:47PM.

YourSpace Now

1/10/2007 I officially ended my run with MySpace. Peace out!

iPhone cost to range between $499 and $699

CNET has more information on Apple's new (not even available yet) iPhone. According to CNET the phone will range from $499 for the 4GB version all the way to $599 for the 8GB version...with a 2 year contract of course:-) While that seems quite high for what you're really getting (phone and iPod), I'm sure a line out the building will be made when it is released in June. Who knows, I might even be in line:-D

Link: Apple iPhone Reviews. Smartphones Reviews by CNET..

Apple TV!

Tired of watching your iTunes downloaded movies and tv shows on your computer or hate having compatibility problems/quality problems when hooking up to your widescreen tv? Worry no more...Apple presents Apple TV. Read on...

Link: Apple - Apple TV.