Wow what an effort

Man if you want to see an example of hard work look no farther than the New York Yankees. They have played two great games lately last night in Tampa Bay losing only 7-5 and tonight in Seattle losing only 3-1. Man they are gritty, it is awesome to watch the likes of Alex Rodriguez hustle to first after a double play ground ball that ends an inning. It is great to see rookie pitchers from the other team almost throw a no hitter against one of the supposedly most powerful lineups in baseball. This team is sure exciting to watch like last night in Tampa getting behind 7-0 until the 9th inning when they scored 5 runs because they finally decided they gave a rat's donkey. And wow they had a great offensive apporach to this Bone Marrow or whatever his name was for the Mariners. it was the guys first frickin start in Major League baseball and the Yankees rudely welcomed him by getting their first hit in the eighth inning. Way to go Yankees your sense of urgency, hustle, enthusiasm, timely hitting, great defense has surely inspired me this baseball season. I am looking forward to see how you do in the playoffs once you overcome the 8 and 1/2 games you are behind in the wild card. I have never been more proud of my Yankees than I Have this season, way to go , SCHMUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

It's been a while

It has been a while since I have blogged luckily we haven't had many things in the news to report about. I would say that the news in America has been slow the last 10 days not much going on. I did read about some hurricane that hit Louisiana and there were a couple of conventions that took place and I even heard that someone from Alaska is the vice presidential candidate for John McCain. I even heard a rumor that it was a women. Hard to believe if you ask me, one I didn't think Alaska even had a government I thought they just lived on their own in eskimo villages and every now and then drilled a hole in the ground for oil to burn for winter heat. I also didn't know they had women in Alaska man was I surprised now I guess it is back to square one for the men in Alaska. Ok all kidding aside what an eventful last couple of days. When I first read that McCain picked this Governor, I thought what is he doing? Who is she? Well I think it is obvious that McCain is capable of making very good intelligent decision by this choice. She has generated a renewed excitement in the Republican Party and has created a lot more interest in this election than before she was nominated. I think this election is going to be a landslide. Barack Obama ( By the way the spell check on here says Barack O'bama is spelled wrong, that's because he doesn't belong)has run out of steam and now they will be forced to try and bring up dirt on Palin and say nasty things that will eventually wear thin with Americans. (The last two sentences is an opinion of the blogger not necessarily the opinion of blogspot.com although he is 100% correct)

In other events Syracuse Football is back and man what excitement it generated in my life. Last Saturday I anxiously awaited for 10:00 a.m. to watch SU play Northwestern on ESPN2. I was excited for a new season and was hoping to see improvement from last year. Opening kickoff SU marches down the field and eventually kicks a field goal but I was so amazed that the offense moved so efficiently nothing I had seen that last three seasons. Then I came crashing down to earth the next 3 hours and watched Northwestern make adjustments to SU and beat them 30-10. Luckily for me SU doesn't have another game on TV with the exception of the National Championship game they will play in January when they run the table and win the next 11 games finishing 11-1. Be right back time to take my medication for all the delusional thoughts I have been having lately. (Don't take Grape Seed Extract) Ok I am back, let's see what I wrote here, SU , 11-1 huh...? man was I drunk or something. I would be surprised if they win 3 games this year and I am totally serious. I feel for Greg Robinson the coach, but he should probably become an AMWAY salesman because he can sell a blind man contact lenses. He has fooled the Syracuse fans into thinking that SU actually has a football team. In all reality he is the head of the drama department and has staged practices that were filmed to make it appear that SU has a football team. His favorite type of plays are obviously tragedies and occasionally a comedy. Back to AMWAY, Greg I'll buy a case of shampoo and some soap just give me a call.

Don't get me started on the Yankees.

NFL starts and Buffalo plays the lowly Seattle Seahawks, who suck so bad that even the Hoover Vacuum cleaner company is scared of them. But the Bills will probably find a way to lose thus leaving me with no ammunition when a few of my friends attack me about this game.

Well thanks for stopping by and I will be better at keeping this updated more often than I have been.

Well, I did it again!

I said something totally stupid that could come back to haunt me, but if it does then maybe it is worth it. A bunch of guys here in Lusk get together once a year and have a drawing for fantasy football. It isn't complex it involves picking teams in college football and pro football and you get points if your selected team wins and you get points if your teams you selected to lose, lose. Anyways being a Syracuse fan usually can guarantee a few wisecracks from the people gathered there. Well someone said what would I do if Syracuse made it to a bowl game and without thinking I said ha! if they made it that far I wold walk from Lusk to Douglas,WY a distance of 55 miles. Well too many people heard me make that comment so if Syracuse makes it then I guess I have to do it. If they make it then that means SU football is getting better and that wouldn't be too bad but me and my big mouth. So to recap earlier you might have read that I said if the Yankees make the playoffs I would walk to Two Dot, MT. It is still mathematically possible for both scenarios to happen so pay attention the next couple of weeks.

We had U.S. Senator John Barrasso from Wyoming talk to our student body yesterday and it made me concerned about our young kids especially ones who are 18 and getting ready to vote for the first time. He started his discussion asking people who they were going to vote for and why they were and people got up and said, Barack Obama offers us choices, Or John McCain has the most experience. What gets me is that these kids have heard all of this rhetoric on TV and they are just spewing it out not even knowing what they are saying, and they are getting a say on yours and mine future. We need to get these youngsters more involved in the process and help them understand what issues are important and where exactly the candidates stand. Another part of the assembly that was interesting was a question he posed asking what would we do if we were president of the U.S. Some interesting answers but the one that made my jaw drop too the floor was when one girl said we need to stop drilling oil in Alaska and stop shipping it all to Iraq. Yup one of the 18 year old voters in this country. I so badly wanted to get up and say something but it was not my place. I guess in the end of all this political BS we just need to realize that we can't depend o our leaders. We must depend on God to protect us. All politicians are the same, windbags who refuse to conserve energy by shutting up.

In my final thought this assembly I was talking about earlier also brought up the idea of electric cars. I think this is a great idea. Use less gas and depend on electric instead. It sure would be nice to travel to my inlaws , a 20 mile trip, and not have to buy gas. The only thing I would get worried about is finding an extension cord that is 270 miles long and wouldn't get tangled if I took a curve too sharply or met another vehicle traveling the opposite way. I also can't imagine what it would cost for a 270 mile extension chord. I guess I will cross that bridge when I come to it. (OK I am not stupid I know you don't drive with the cord, just thought I would say it in case some of you thought I was serious)

Need I say more

Boston 11, NY 3. Good Night.

A New Story

Here is a story about a guy who is taking a trip in his car and has 162 miles to go. To protect this mans identity let's call him Alex. Anyways, Alex starts on his trip and decides that he doesn't need to use the bathroom before he goes. He keeps travelling and after 43 miles his tummy starts rumbling. he thinks this will get better no need to stop. He keeps driving. Mile 64 his tummy is feeling bad and he has gas. He thinks no problem this is going to pass and I will get to where I need to go. Mile 97 he is in excruciating pain but he goes on. Rest area at mile 108 but he decides that he doesn't need to stop he can hold. He is approaching mile 130 and he keeps going only to have a huge explosion and needless to say he is having a bad trip. He now has a mess and he isn't going to get to his destination on time, he has two choices keep going or stop and clean it up and hope for the best. What is the point of this story?

The above story=2008 New York Yankee Baseball Season.

Fisrt Day

Today was the first day of school for students and it was a nice day for me. I usually dread the first few day as a band director because there always surprises that come your way, like one kid moving or another kid dropping band but this year the only surprise I got were a few new kids in band. The first few weeks of band are not very pleasant to a directors ear. Of course all my kids practiced over the summer, but they sounded quite rusty for the first rehearsal, but... they sounded 800 times better than they did last year at the first rehearsal so if I can get over the first two weeks of listening to the likes of a car horn factory, then this will be a successful year. My choir sounded good to and my guitar classes have students who are complete beginners so this year I actually feel like I know more than they do since it is my second year teaching guitar. Tomorrow are my jazz groups so they should be entertaining this year.

Tonight is the last stand for the Yankees. They play a 3 game set with the Red Sox and frankly if they don't sweep I think you write this season off. I have to admit that they took care of business by sweeping the Orioles and finally are playing with a sense of urgency. In their defense they have had some bad injuries to pitchers this year. 60% of their original starting pitchers have been injured for a long period of time. If they were even to make it into the playoffs this year would prove to me that Babe Ruth does have some influence with God.

GIRLS TURN SIX MONTHS TODAY!!! hard to believe that is was six months ago, sometimes when I think about it the time flew by and sometimes I think wow this has been a long six months. The girls are doing great growing like weeds. They sleep through the night and both eat great. We definitely have been blessed and look forward to more blessings.

Finally the Buffalo Argonauts selected Marion Barber Running back, Dallas Cowboys as it's first pick in the Yahoo Fantasy Football league LEAGUE OF CHAMPIONS. I didn't think I drafted a strong team but I drafted a consistent quality team. Can't believe I stayed up for four hours doing the live draft. I guess I won't grow up at certain times. So root for the Buffalo Argonauts this year and be supportive of your Buffalo Argonauts. Go team!

It's Over

As I sit here tonight with the thought that I am contractually obligated to attend school inservice tomorrow, I have come to the realization that it is over. No more fun, no more optimism, no more excitement, of course I am talking about the New York Yankees baseball season. Somehow they are 11 games out of first place and 6.5 games out of the wild card. For the last three years I have been telling my wife that this is it for the Yankees, this is the year they don't make the playoffs. Well this year it is going to happen. If they actually make the playoffs, I will walk from Lusk Wyoming to Two Dot, Montana. It has been amazing what the Yankees have been able to do since I began teaching. When I was student teaching in West Yellowstone, MT in 1995 was the year the Yankees made the playoffs for the first time in many years. They lost to the Mariners in a thrilling series. After that they have been in the playoffs every year I have been teaching. So now what will I do with the time I have because frankly, I will not watch baseball unless the Yankees are playing, I find it boring. I know I actually said that. I must be getting old because I no longer like to watch NFL football as much as I did when I was younger. But I still have the weakness for Syracuse basketball.

I wanted to update you on my inflating tires situation. As you know Obama has informed the country that if we all inflated our tires we would get better gas mileage and would make up the difference in the new oil we are about to drill. Well I inflated my tires and I am proud to say I have averaged about .23467 more miles per gallon, which has saved me approximately 16 cents. So the saving keep racking up. Pretty soon I can afford that operation I have been saving up for.
I was very happy to see Republican California Governor Arnold Swartzenager (SP) get on board with this and tell people this. I feel like going out side and singing America The Beautiful since I am such a great citizen.

I do have to go back to school tomorrow thus ending my summer vacation. I am going to be sad that I am not going to get to spend as much time with Iris, Derek and the Girls but I am also excited to get back to school and start a new year. This year is going to be a much better year for me personally that last year. Last year I had these things going on. I moved to a new town, I tried to buy a house only to have the deal fall through at the last second because of a water leak that was not disclosed, my wife was pregnant with twins!, She was put on bed rest, we began the process of buying another house, this house was a mobile home on a huge lot so finding financing became more difficult because it was a mobile home, I had a tooth pulled, I had a new job, we finally got a loan for the new house, we moved on the coldest day of the year, my wife was on bed rest and my mother in law and mom came to help Iris out, The twins were born in Rapid City,SD on Feb. 26, 2008, They were taken to the NICU because they had some lazy breathing habits which is normal for premature kids, 10 days later my mom died in our house, I flew to NY for a funeral, and the last few months started to get normalized. I am finding it hard to believe I will have that much stuff going on in my life this year. Even with all of that going on I had a successful year with the music department, so I am definitely looking towards a better year this year, but I will miss being with my family. Ok enough whining, I Will survive.