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i love sports, which is nothing new for the 7 readers of this blog. whether it's the nba, nfl, mlb, tennis, fifa, nhl, etc the greatest triumph for any of teams or players involved is for them to win the championship in their area or sport. after the victory of winning the championship there comes the continuous roaring cheers from the crowd, and the downpour from the champagne being sprayed everywhere, These are rituals that are part of the thrill of the victory. with that introduction, i know your either checking another blog by now or sitting on the edge of your seat wondering what's the anchor gonna say next after that. we'll i am married to a wonder women who's feelings of great accomplishment & having won a championship comes from winning awards for her blog. as you know by now if your reading this blog, there is no awards coming this way to the blog anytime soon. i like to think of my blog as the troma to my wife and her fellow blogger's blogs as hollywood. that's just for comparisons only, and for a little disclaimer, from my thoughts only. not really is my blog anywhere near as cool as troma. i had to throw that out there for legal compliance. my wife won a blog award for something or another, and as part of her award she had to list 7 things about her. so with that thought in mind, i thought how cool would it be to open up this great exterior of an anchor, and share with my 7 followers 7 things about me that they may not (or may) know. i love steven seagal movies, just kidding. i really do love seagal's movies almost as much as one of my fellow followers stephanie (but not quite as much), but with all my posts on the subject you should already know that.

1. the first thing about me is that i am truly convinced that in a past life i was a musician of some sorts. unfortunately it's not this life.

2. i have zero talents (seriously)

3. i am a 80's fanatic. i love the shows/music/movies/pop culture/literature/and sports of the 80's.

4. even though it's not quite the 80's, i am an unabashed fan of saved by the bell. going back to when it was good morning miss bliss, to the college years, and the wedding in vegas. i didn't like new class though, but even watched it most the time just because. i even read dustin diamond's book "behind the bell". which if you read my post about it know it's not worth your time.



5. i am an eagle scout. that was my first real accomplishment in my life to that time (and it came in just under my 18th b-day). see told ya i have no talent


6. something current about me is that i really love listening to those mel gibson's taped phone calls. as bad as the content is on them, they are hours of endless laughs (for those like me and mel who are going to he double hockey sticks).



7. this one i am turning over to my wife as a guest columnist (since she's the one with blog awards) to finish out this post, here you go
Jodie lacks confidence in himself. He has so many abilities and a great sense of humor. He's also a great husband - he does most of the cleaning and laundry, and cooks dinner every weeknight. I think he should give himself more credit, and if he feels he has no talents, then he should do something about it!



so there you go. 7 things for my 7 readers that you may or may not have known about me. now amy is $100.00 richer after writing that glowing review of me. so as they say at the end of each episode of cribs, time for you to get out. till next time people.

world cup 2014

every four years the whole world comes together to watch, and fight about fifa world cup soccer. now that all the hype, excitement, and my wallet being $4.00 lighter is now over for the 2010 world cup its time to reflect on what changes can be made to help improve this tournment for 2014. as i pondered this question over the past month or so i have come to the conclusion that they have to level the playing field (no pun intended) for all teams involved. i wondered how this could be done in such a manner that all the teams (in the world) would feel as if their team has the same fighting chance as all the others. there can only be one way to level that playing that field for all. this idea i know my not be perfect, but i feel all leaders (and dictators) from kim jung il, fidel castro, chancellor merkel, and the rest would be on board once it's presented to them. what i propose is this for the 2014 fifa world cup tournment: we will have all the teams of the world come together to create one uber soccer / futbol team, and they will compete against non other than chuck norris. i know that the $$$$ will down cause after one game with chuck there will be no one else left standing. so ad revenue as well as ticket sales for multiple games will be more of a thing of the past. a plus is that their would be no vuvuzela's, cause chuck will only allow the sounds of grunts and groans as he destroys all those on the field with him (refs are included which isn't such a bad thing). we all know that four years isn't time for the world to put together a team that could withstand the awesome force of chuck, but we got to start somewhere. with all that being said about 2014, i leave you with a piece of advice i wish someone would have told me prior to this year's world cup "don't ever bet on portugal or uruguay". i could have saved some $$$ ($4.00 to be exact) this year. congrats to those who bet on spain, you bet wisely (this time around), but for 2014 i'm putting all my $$$ on chuck (if the world thinks there ready for the slaughter).

p.s. notice this has nothing to do with the prior post:
our thoughts and prayers are with rich dad (one of the six/seven readers of this great blog) as you get better and recover. we love you.

busy

happy 4th of july to all 7 readers of this blog. yes we have grown to 7 readers (or so i've been told by a select few). so welcome aboard all 7 readers. hope we are all enjoying the birthday of our country. it's been sometime since i last posted (over a month to be exact), and life for me has been very busy. starting towards the end of may, and going into the june there where visits from three good old friends. to find out more about those visits you can read my wife's blog. with those visits, and some traveling to family's homes for other events life has been very busy for me. so for today i will keep it short and sweet. i am trying to get back into the swing of things. last night i was supposed to go and see the dbacks play against the dodgers. after eating some grub with a friend, i boarded the light rail to head towards chase field to see the game. things went all wrong shortly after leaving the restaurant. right before i got on to light rail, my wife called, and asked me to talk to my son because threw his drink out the window just because he spilled a little bit of it. i spoke to him about it, but had to cut him short cause my gut was telling me something was wrong. after i got onto the light rail i sat there feeling this sensation that i feel every few months or so, and that is............. throwing up. yes, right on the light rail i threw up all over myself. fortunately i was able to get off at the next stop, and got back on to a different light rail that was headed right back to where i had gotten on. as soon as i got off at that stop, and started to walk to my car i began to threw up a some more. i was able to get in my car and drive home with just a few minor stops along the way. needless to say it was one of the longest drives home. there isn't much more to say about last night without repeating what i previously told you so i will end it on that note. so i will try harder to keep my 7 readers in the loop with what this anchor is up to (whether you want to know it or not). hopefully by my next post we'll be up to 8 readers. enjoy your 4th of july, and please eat lots of good grub on my behalf, since i will be eating chicken noodle soup and saltine crackers today.