Oh What A Finish! – Gourcuff With Rooney Bonus

January 12th, 2009

Make sure to stay till the end.  Check out the footwork on the replay.  Amazing.

and as a bonus, check out this cheeky play by Rooney and the red devils.  Lame that the ref didn’t allow it, it appears legal.  What do you think? Make sure you get to the replay at the 40 second mark.

Respect Your Mutha

January 6th, 2009

Bounded Ambition

January 6th, 2009

Lisa wrote, er, posted an interesting video on the psychology of happiness and the human brain. Its a long video, but its worth a watch and its worth a discussion.

I Wish I Was A Little Bit Taller

January 4th, 2009

Darren Sproles wasn’t “Too Short.”  Last night he carried the chargers.  Sproles finished with 105 yards on 23 carries, 328 total yards and two touchdowns.   He is so gassed and confused, that he barely made it thru this post game interview.

Here are two pictures…one of him running away with it last night.  The other is one that really demonstrate how he is a boy among giants.  Did you know that he was 10 pounds when he was born?  So they nicknamed him “Tank?”

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Not Just Accessories

January 2nd, 2009

Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies.

And, fortunately, when there aren’t any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin, or a kind and loving gesture, or subtle encouragement, or a loving embrace, or an offer of comfort, not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs, an uneaten Danish, soft-spoken secrets, and Fender Stratocasters, and maybe the occasional piece of fiction.

And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are effective for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange, but I also know that it just so happens to be true.

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Happy New Year

December 31st, 2008

The thing we desperately need is to face the way it is.

-Theresa Mancuso

Worthwhile

December 31st, 2008

It was the morning of November 9th, and I woke up feeling really down.  The depression came on as I was feeling really unworthy in life and love, specifically in relationships with people and relationships with God.  I was keenly aware of not being on anyones lists of ideal outcomes, and it had me in down state.

So  I got up and went to church and had one of those moments, where its obvious that part of a sermon is directly relating to me.  It was a little dissappointing that my favorite regular pastor wasn’t preaching, however Doug2 was preaching on 2 Thessalonians 1:3-12.  He kept talking about us being worthy.  That we are worthwhile.  At the moment, I was still too wrapped up in my own thoughts and emotions and going-ons to fully wrap myself in the message God was directing at me.  However, I did take mental note that this was one of those moments — when God had something direct for me to hear — and in that I felt at least a bit happier.

11With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.

Fortune Fives

December 31st, 2008

I ate chinese food the night before my knee surgery.  For an unknown reason, be it nostalgia or vulnerability, I decided to hang onto the two fortunes.  Both fortunes included my favorite number on them, and both were hopeful messages.  Well, after I snide them, I can throw them away.

You will soon witness a miracle.
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You will enjoy doing something different this coming weekend.
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It’s A Magical World, There Is Treasure Everywhere.

December 23rd, 2008

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Oh What A Finish – Hulk

December 23rd, 2008
  • Who: Givanildo Vieira de Souza (aka Hulk), F.C. Porto
  • Opponent: Amadora
  • League/Tournament: Liga Sagres