Love me a cold

Over the past few weeks, I've had the chance to spend time with my family and a lot of time with my nephew Xavier. It has been great being able to spend time with everyone and I have really loved being able to play with Xavier. While the good is being able to play with him, chase him and wrestle on the floor together; the bad has to be the gift he gave me....a cold.

How is that Xavier is running around with a ton of energy and I am sneezing and blowing my nose every five minutes? Do kids possess some super strong resistance to colds? Whatever stregths he has, I am missing them because I got me a cold.

The say with the good comes the bad. And if a cold is the bad that comes with playing with my buddy Xavier, bring on Xavier, hot tea and Kleenex.

Elderly Woman Encounter

The other afternoon I am walking in a parking lot an elderly woman pulls next to me in some kind of Honda, rolls down her window and the following conversation occurs:

EW: Are you a Christian?

ME: Yes

EW: Well, I had all my ID stolen—driver’s license, credit cards-- do you have any money to help?

ME: Goosh, I don’t have my wallet on me.

EW: OK, Bye!

Maybe the woman was telling the truth and maybe she was not and maybe I did have my wallet on me. Nevertheless I did the Christian thing...kept my money and prayed she didn’t get pulled over by a cop for driving without a driver’s license.

V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.

The chant of "we're number #1" was being yelled as I slapped hands with friends and strangers, as the Detroit Lions brought a victory to the city of Detroit! I have the fortune, or some may say miss fortune, of having season tickets for the last 35 years and this was without a doubt a great win. Some of those seasons were tough, but you just had to believe. In fact, how many us believed a fat man in a red suite would fit down their chimney?

Matthew Stafford brought his A-game and although the defense was on the field a lot in the 4Q they held strong. With only 40,000 in attendance, the fans were as loud as a sellout crowd and now 40,000 can say "I was there when it happened; I was a witness". It was truly an electrifying experience capped off with no fights, unlike the Vikings game, and the players, after a locker room prayer, retiring to the field to celebrate with the fans.

D-town is on a roll and now most people here can spell V.I.C.T.O.R.Y.

They keep going and going...

People say 'youth is wasted on the young'. That may be true, but so is energy.

These past few days I have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with my nephew, Xavier. How is it after a morning of running around the park, climbing up and down a jungle gym, swinging across monkey bars; and then an afternoon of playing soccer, an evening of football and then crawling across the floor playing trucks not tier out a child? Like to think I am in shape. I go to Crossfit Eastside and eat right. However after chasing, lifting, jumping and wrestling with a 2 year old, I am beat.

Maybe we all need to go on a diet of sugary yogurt, meet and chips?

Ooooh that's scary

With summer activities winding down and fall right around the corner, it is time for us to get ready for a much loved adult and child holiday---Halloween. As kids we loved deciding who we were going to be...Football player, Princess, Superman, Dracula...And now we either make up a last minute costume, spend the big bucks on a costume or stay at home and dish out the candy.

Not sure what my Halloween holds this year, as I think it is time to retire the Pimp costume. Regardless seeing my nephew in his scary monster costume made it a good Halloween.

Do you have any Halloween memories or plans for this year?

Lions and the fat kids

Yeah, being the Monday morning quarterback is pretty simple. And It is easy to pick on the fat kid in grade school. Lately the Detorit Lions have been playing the role of
the fat kid.


Today the Detroit Lions suffered another defeat, despite a hard fought game. The team played excellent to start the game and had the lead at halftime. Second half started with a few mistakes and, in case the players didn't know, the fans were there to remind them of there errors. Yes, the players and coaches know of their mistakes, so do they need the fans to remind them. So why don't we stop picking on the fat kid and help them?

Greatest Athlete

No questioning the accomplishments of Michael Phelps. The past few weeks NBC and its media brothers and sisters have pounded into my head that Michael Phelps is the only Olympian, in the 112 year history of the Olympics, to win 8 gold medals at one Olympic game. There is no question Michael is a great swimmer, who has been physically blessed, and has the fortitude to train and the intensity to overcome obstacles. But is he the greatest athlete of our time? The original Michael was said to be the greatest athlete of our time and while dominating on the basketball court; he was only at best an average baseball player.

Can Phelps even be called the greatest Olympian? A solid case can be made for Phelps being the greatest Olympian Swimmer, but what about the accomplishments of Jim Thorpe? In the 1912 Olympics Thorpe won the gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon, taking gold in 8 of the 15 events. Phelps swam. Thorpe ran, threw and jumped. Which requires more athletic ability?
It is probably necessary to define an athlete, before picking the greatest athlete. An athlete is defined as a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.

Who is the greatest athlete?

What do you think?