Sunday Short Stuff

Yep. I really mean it this time. Short sweet and to the point.

Sun gone down on this Sunday and what a grand day it was (and still is!). Got the Praise on at Inspiring Body of Christ Church. I've enjoyed the lesson of what my mission is, that Pastor Rickie Rush has given. How to utilize the gifts God has given me. I know my speech and my words are part of those gifts. Before I had that pesky little open heart surgery thing on March 14, 2006, I had symptoms of a stroke, My speech was effected with slurred and skipped words. I was more afraid of not speaking like myself ever again, than whatever the diagnosis was. Since then I've been awakened how my words, verbal and written, have made people feel. A working gift in progress. .

Then the Dallas Cowboys Shut OUT the Philadelphia Eagles 24-0! LOVE IT!

Same teams. Next Week. Same stadium. Can the Boyz beat the Donovan and his Eagles 3 times this season? It's gonna be hard--yet CAN be done!

Great, GREAT Sunday. Now for a bit more Blue Bell Ice Cream to savour!

See--short, sweet and to the point...

Kinda. :)

Saunter Saturday

Let me get this right. I drink my 74 ounces of water yesterday and somewhere along the way dog fighter Michael Vick signs on with the Philadelphia Eagles as back up QB. Sure, other folks that have broken the law, served time and got a second NFL chance Ray Lewis anyone? Even tho he didn't go to jail eventho he had serious charges against him-but did reach an out of court settlement.

When I listened to Michael Vick, I heard no remorse. He says he knows he has an opportunity. For me, it's all about actions. I hate what he did. Maybe I'm too much of an animal lover. Maybe I let it get to me too bad. Maybe I know when Michael Vick throws his first long TD pass, folks will cheer. While Pete Rose remains banded from baseball. I still don't get that.

It makes me sick enough to know 74 ounces of water won't make me feel better.

Championship Sunday Part II

History tells us:

January 18, 1976 Donny and Marie debuted as the first brother and sister (teenagers at that!) duo to host their own variety show. Yep, I admit I stayed home on a Friday night long enough to watch.

January 1977 the mini-series other mini-series would be compared to, "Roots" began. My friends and I were glued to my TV. No vcr's then, so you HAD to be home.

January 18 1980 Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off of a live bat, while performing in Des Moines, Iowa. Gee, a concert I missed.

When each event happened, I still lived in Iowa. Just like Kurt Warner at the time. Big difference tho. While I was out partying and doing whatever else in the those years, fellow Iowan Kurt (born in 1971)grasped the rigors of grade school and, I'm sure, a love for the game of football.

January 18, 2009 QB Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals, guides his team over the Philadelphia Eagles for a trip to the Super Bowl on February 1.

Arizona. ARIZONA?!?! Not won a NFL Championship Game in 61 years.

Must be something about those Iowans.

Championship Sunday

The Arizona Cardinals are ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles 21-6 in the 2nd quarter.

REALLY?

The winner goes to the Super Bowl.

And this why they play the game.

Instead of popcorn, I got me some peach cobbler. Will check back later after I remember how the Dallas Cowboys lost to BOTH teams...gee.

NFL Playoffs

OK--let me see if I got this right. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Arizona Cardinals (with University of Northern Iowa alum Kurt Warner) will play for the right to the Super Bowl next week. WHAT?!??! We really saw that coming when training came got started, huh?

Last year's Champs, the NY Giants lost to the Eagles today. Arizona beat the Panthers--but come on....ARIZONA?!??! Weren't they 8-8? Didn't both Philadelphia and Arizona beat my Dallas Cowboys? And where are Tony (needs to get his head back on straight), Terrell (don't cut him. He's not the problem), Jason Witten (just give him MVP or some kind of medal) and Marion Barber (I still love him) doing after they finished 9-7? Right in front to their TVs like me.

Yep. And this is why they play the game.

Donovan or Kurt? Both still got a lot of show left in em.

Get your popcorn ready.

December 28, 1998 was a Monday

I had a book signing that night. Yep, in my Iowa hometown's library. One of my BEST nights ever. Class members, plus their parents and friends of my family turned out for it. I felt like Cinderella. I've had alot of good days since then, yet there was something about that night. Special really. Felt so good and right to talk about my written words. To autograph books for everyone. Back then, I just didn't sign my name, I pretty much wrote a novella to that person. A personal touch, I guess.

I'd self published my book in September 1998. The first and only book I've written. A story that nawed at my heart, and still does. The story idea is great, but the way it was written then--could be so much better. At the time, I needed to get it down. To get it in people's hands. I'd sent out query letters for possible publication. Had two bites to see the completed manuscript. Both turned me down, although one publisher gave me 40 minutes of his time, on the phone, how to improve the story. I still remember to this day. And then I've learned so much as a writer over this time.

In fact, I've started a re-do about 3 times and quit. I actually did quit writing altogether after the book came out. I'd sent my book to a site for a review and be featured on their site. Oh man...the guy tore it shreds. I felt like a failure. Ever wrote that in my journal "I am a failure. I cannot write." Wrote nothing else--except in my diaries--for a few years. I didn't even think about writing. Didn't want to. Ignored the question, "What have you written lately?"

Ten years have passed. Alot has happened, because it had too. Today I enjoy writing fiction short stories. Query to have them published. But to my one and only book--it still is in my home town's library. Heck, I still have a few in my closet. Quit selling them long ago. Will I write another book? Sure. When the time is write. Not my time, but God's time.

Eventhough it was great I wrote the book--and I Google the title and my name. There are used copies on sites, that I don't recognize the language. HOW did it get there? Especially the SIGNED copies? I digress. I am proud I wrote the book when I did. God was with me, yet I pushed it through at times. I wasn't patient. I learned alot and lost alot of money. I had no plan. To self publish, you a plan A thru at least T is needed. All in all, I wasn't ready.

He's making me ready now.

OK-so now we have....

the Dallas Cowboys..*sigh* .They are behind the Philadelphia Eagles 41-3 and the game isn't over yet! Nobody saw it coming THIS bad. The Cowboys had to win to be in the play-offs. Former Cowboy QB Hall of Fame Troy Aikman is calling the game. I wonder his thoughts. If he wishes he were still part of the fray. Yes, it's why the game is played, yet the Dallas Cowboys didn't quite play it well enough. December 28, 2008 will end their season. Let the finger points begin. Uh, who threw those interceptions?

My night in 1998 was more fun. I am blessed.

This Is Why They Play the Game

Some of it was pretty. Some of it was pretty ugly. Score says it all. Dallas 41, Philly 37


Marion Barber steppin' high!
2-0

Almost Time...

Did my walk.

Contacts out.

Trash by the curb.

Cats fed.

Stuck to my diet and didn't get fast food....drat!

Ice coffee cold.

Ready for the my Boyz and Donovan and his Eagles to do battle.

I am READY....are you?

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