I’m baaaack
Wow, that was WAY too long to be gone. Sorry about that! Sports This video inspired me to write today (you can skip ahead to 9:30). In responding to Jake Plummer’s comments about him, he likened his (Tim’s) constant references to his love for Jesus the way one would express their love for one’s spouse. [...]
Being a Grownup
Sports Am I the only person who put the NFL out of their mind during the whole lockout? I feel like since there was a chance the season would be postponed or cancelled, I just stopped thinking about all things football. Now that the season will carry on as originally scheduled, I’m in a huge [...]
Down to the Wire
Sports It is now 10 days until the Las Palomas triathlon. I’ve been doing a decent job of training, minus the week I took off for a combination of rest and muscle spasms. Up until two days ago, I felt great. I had just gotten clip-in pedals for my bike, and had finished a 23-mile [...]
It’s racing season!
Sports Really, all I can say is Go Rams! I worked at Virginia Commonwealth University from 2000-2004 as a public address announcer, internet play-by-play and radio color commentator. Oh, and voice of some Lady Rams basketball commercials – and let me tell you, it is weird to be doing dishes in the kitchen and hear [...]
Golden Voices and Living By The 80/20 Rule
Sports It looks like Ted Williams, the homeless man with the voice of gold, has several offers coming his way. The Cleveland Cavaliers confirmed that they’ve offered him a job, and it also seems the NFL is looking to do the same. I thought the best part of that video was how he described his [...]
This Is Outrageous
Sports Thank you to Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan for inspiring my post today. I’ve been in a post-Christmas non-blog-writing funk, but I’m back with a vengeance today. Here’s why. I’m sure many of you know by now about the Ohio State University football players who were found to have sold memorabilia to a tattoo [...]
Sentenced
Sports Andrew Gallo, the driver who ran a red light and killed Angel’s pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others, was sentenced to 51 years to life yesterday. Someone brought up to me that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth only received 30 days of jail time, 60 days of house arrest and eight years of probation [...]
To Combine or Not To Combine
Sports Last night I got into an interesting conversation with my well-respected acquaintance Kenn Tomasch about the University of Connecticut’s womens basketball team’s 89th straight win. His point was that we don’t compare Sandy Koufax’s records to Jennie Finch’s, so why would we compare UConn’s womens team to UCLA’s mens team? At first glance, I thought that [...]
Payback
Sports First, the ‘Payback’ title is not about Brett Favre, even though this section is (for the last time?). After seeing his starting streak stopped at 297 games, Favre returned to the frozen tundra of Lamb… ugh… TCF Bank Stadium. A concussion knocked him out in the second quarter, so there is a distinct possibility [...]
First-Come, First-Served
Sports The storm that dumped several feet of snow on much of the country, and damaged the roof of the Metrodome, seems to be the gift that keeps on giving. This week, Vikings fans helped clear out the University of Minnesota football stadium so the team could host their Monday Night Football game against the [...]