Archive for October, 2008
Essay Contest Results
Back in July, I announced this essay contest I was entering, and since then have been patiently and curiously waiting the results (judging results were due at the end of August).
And the results are in. Drum roll please…..
Nobody won!
The word is that there wasn’t enough essays submitted. I don’t [...]
Team Hoyt: Father and Son Inspiration
I came across this story yesterday that has to be one of the most inspirational sports moments ever.
Trust me, you want to take the time to watch this story. If you don’t have time, then save it and watch it later. It is truly inspiring!
Have you heard of Ironman? It’s the [...]
White Men Can Jump
Ladies and Gentlemen… introducing a white boy that can jump… Aaron Proffitt!
This is the real deal. We were former teammates and roommates in college.
Aaron is not on steroids, HGH, or any other performance enhancing drugs.
God has just gifted him with some serious hops.
I wish I had some.
Anyways, enjoy the show.
Me Gusta Cheesecake Factory
It’s no big surprise that we went to the Cheesecake Factory for my birthday last night. Love me some Cheesecake!
Thanks to all for your gifts, notes wishing me a happy birthday, and even your singing of the happy birthday song. I had a great day!
Doesn’t this look good? It was!
12 pounds, 6 ounces, 24 inches
The figures above (12 pounds, 6 ounces, 24 inches) are not how much I gained after killing this cake on my first birthday. They represent how much I weighted when I was born!
Much of that can be attributed to the fact that I was three weeks late, and that my mom craved Mexican [...]
Hip Hop Concert @ New Dawn
We had a good turn out for our service/concert yesterday. We did have a few visitors from the community and also another church in our county that came to join us.
The youth loved it, but I’m not so sure some of the older folk were into it (there were a few that were [...]
Off to the Races
The video caption on our camera is definitely not the best, but when I upload it to YouTube it is even worse. I would love to get a quality HD video camera. Nevertheless, here is some footage before the race and at the starting line.
Full StoryDay Before Half Marathon
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, then you know that I let the cat out of the bag all ready.
I ran a half-marathon (13.1 miles) this morning. The thing is, the race is tomorrow!
Let me explain. I ended up having a schedule conflict between the race that [...]
Deadlines, Out-of-State Transfers, Cali
You ever have one of those days in which the ordinary stress’s in life have been slowly piling up on your plate and then suddenly hit you with a flood gate of emotion?
Well, yesterday was one of those days for me.
The last couple of days I have been occupied with [...]
New Creation
New Creation from FC Post on Vimeo.
I came across this video and I had to share it with you all.
The guy singing is Dex Alexander. I know Dex from my time living in Southern California, connections at CBU (where we went to college), and from loving his former band called “All Together [...]
John Wooden
Peter R. Casey
Ron Harvey
Stuart Weir
Tony Dungy
