To rise from the Dead or Not

Giving it a real thought, bringing this back from the dead. Not sure that anyone really missed it but there is a lot to talk about in my head

• wine 
• beer
• leaving Iowa
• Dallas Texas
• vinyl records
• home repairs
• getting healthy
• getting older
• working from home
• the terrible Vikings
• the worse cyclones
• a few movies that I have seen
• a few creative things I want to create

like I said, I am thinking about bring this back from the dead(that is me thinking).....

Song of the day "High Ball Stepper" from the great Jack White

Movie Invite for 8-11(this is tonight Thursday ;)

Joe's Pub in Johnston after work for beers and pizza!

Going to "Cowboys and Aliens" at the Cobblestone at 7PM.

Holler if you think you are coming.





Song/video of the day:

100th Post

I never thought that would be possible, after 2 real layoffs from blogging, I think I am back at it and done feeling sorry for myself or what ever that mood was I was in last year.

So in honor of the 100th posting here are 100 things I like:

1. The Vikings
2. The Sharks
3. Tissot Watches
4. Camaros
5. Basset Hounds
6. Niece Ella
7. Nephew James
8. Nephew Peter
9. Taki
10. Mad Fish
11. I-Cubs
12. Big Cubs (sometimes, I am sure they will get them next year)
13. I-State Football
14. I-State basketball
15. the Palm Pre
16. the World of Warcraft
17. HD TVs
18. Dexter
19. Tool
20. Lost
21. big pimpin' Lincolns
22. beards
23. moustaches
24. Pandora internet radio
25. Jamie Lou (even when she drops a bowl of dog food on my head)
26. Florida
27. Kansas City
28. T&D and the summer pool
29. Air Conditioning
30. Gold's Gym working out with Floyd
31. Tattoos, but not on the neck
32. Earrings
33. Gordon Ramsey
34. Chocolate Milk
35. The original Clash of the Titans
36. Paul Rudd
37. Nathan Fillion
38. Bruce Campbell
39. Die Hard
40. X-Box
41. X-Box Live
42. the OC with Cas and Tad Chilly
43. Bowling
44. Movies with Gubby
45. getting over Billy Joe's closing the movies down
46. the thought of new house windows
47. Tailgating with the fam and Ty and Jess
48. MMA
49. Car shows that produce amazing things
50. Simpson College
51. being employed
52. College football
53. the NFL
54. NBA Playoffs
55. this college basketball season finally being done
56. Attack of the Show
57. Michelle Beadle
58. Sports Nation
59. Castle
60. SoaD
61. my fan at work
62. headphones at work
63. golfing
64. being messy
65. driving 100
66. driving a golf ball 300
67. NY Times crosswords
68. Tuesdays at Francies
69. working out
70. trying to be more healthy
71. Lowering my blood pressure
72. not sweating the small stuff
73. the interwebs
74. Bretr Favre
75. Adrian Peterson
76. Jared Allen
77. Kevin William
78. Paul Rhoads
79. Sam Adams
80. Fat Tire
81. Maker's Mark
82. Sbrocco
83. Centro
84. blogging
85. flossing
86. Mexico
87. Europe
88. the Valentin Imperial Maya
89. Sixlets
90. BJ Penn
91. Peeps
92. Circus Peanuts
93. Daytona's
94. Original Mi Mexico Margaritas
95. FPS Doug
96. the ORLY owl
97. Clearwater
98. New Jersey
99. Megadeth
100. Stupid lists
101. Larry's rendition of MIA's "Paper Planes"
102. Day Old Donuts
103. Half Gallon of Chocolate Milk
104. 30 pounds in 30 days
105. Ford Contours
106. Shannon
107. 8:00 am psych 101 classes, and the profs daughter
108. The Oakland A's
109. Hari wanting Jamie Lou ranked above WoW
110. My lil sis Sara
     

There! 100, Suck on that Trebek!

I am sure there are a bunch more that I missed... feel free to leave them in the comments

Man, have I been lazy!?

Sorry, I would like to say I haven't been posting because a lot has been going on, but the troof is that I am incredibly lazy.

So here is a little something for you Cyclone fans.

Jamie Lou and I went to the "Meet the Coaches Night" for I-State at the 92.5 KJJY Event Center at 7 Flags Complex. Wow, that was a lot to type, but that was how it was listed on the brochure was a pretty fun night with a social hour at 5:30 (beer and wine). The Silent auction also started then. And now a rant about silent auctions. A silent auction should have ballot boxes and sheets of paper and you put you amount in the box so no one else can know what you are bidding. To simply have a sheet of paper and know how much everyone is bidding is lame. When the last one to bid wins, to me, it takes they fun out of the auction. But I digress....

Dinner was at 6:30 catering was by Christiani's. It was your standard fare, salad, pasta, beef, and deserts. All in all pretty good. 7:30 the live auction was to start, it really started closer to 7:00. The the coaches program started at 8:00 Emceed by John Walters. Speakers were Christy Johnson volleyball, Cael Sanderson Wrestling, Bill Fennelly Women's Basketball, Greg McDermott Men's Basketball, Gene Chizik Football, and Jamie Pollard Athletics Director.

It is amazing to me that in 30 minutes during the auction phase that made $17,300 with very little in the way of cost being involved from I-State's side.

The original wood carved Cy from the Jacabson building went for $1300.00

Golf in the Cyclone Challenge ($500.00 off the web site) 4-some with Jamie Pollard $600.00

Golf in the Cyclone Challenge ($500.00 off the web site) 4-some with Cael Sanderson $1300.00

Men's basketball trip for 2 to Texas $1800.00Football trip for 2 to Las Vegas $3000.00

Suite and 20 Tickets vs. Nebraska $4000.00Football trip for 2 to Iowa $1000.00

Women's Basketball trip for 2 to Iowa $700.00

Men's basketball trip for 2 to Iowa $1100.00

Sideline passes for 2 vs. Nebraska 1500.00

Women's basketball trip for 2 to KSU 1000.00

Coaches were great. Volleyball has a lot to be proud of, things really heading to where they have never been before.

Cael is funny. Not sure if he knows it, but he is. Looks like he can still compete.

Fennelly is the highlight every year.

McDermott looks like he is gettign over the loss of WJ.

Coach Chiz is all business all the time. But man did he have some cracks on Iowa. Always fun when they pander to the crowd.

And Pollard seems to be excited where things are going. I hope he stays to see the projects through.