yippee

I know as much about coaching football as I do about where to buy cigars, which is to say, not very much.  That being said, I still enjoy watching and rooting for my teams.  Unfortunately, both of them are pretty lackluster this season.  The Buckeyes are undefeated for now, but have looked incredibly unimpressive, and the Browns are defeated and despite playing better, don't seem ready to compete on the NFL level yet.  Throw in a bowl ban for OSU and any hope I might have had for this season is gone.  Here's hoping (again) that both teams build on this bad year and field more competitive teams next season.

Pa

This has been a very crazy week for me.  On Monday morning I got a call that they were taking my Dad to the hospital via ambulance for a possible heart attack.  By the time we got there he was already sitting up in his room and talking to everyone.  It turns out he did have one, and thanks to the very fast actions of the people he works with and the hospital, he was able to avoid major damage.

The type of attack he was having was very serious, but was able to be stopped in time.  From what the doctor said, 25% of people with this sort of attack never make it to the hospital.

Thank  you Lord for protecting my Dad, and thanks to all the people who did all they could for him that day.

Baseball?

I noticed something interesting this past Sunday.  We had a "wear your favorite team shirt" day and almost all the people that participated, wore football shirts.  I did see a few baseball shirts but not nearly as many.

Now clearly we are in the midst of football season so that could explain it but it could also be that baseball is simply not as popular as it once was.  Personally, I only watch postseason baseball and then only if there is an interesting storyline or one of the teams from my home state are involved.

Drop Ceiling Win

When we partially finished our basement, I made the choice to go with drop ceilings as opposed to drywall, just in case there would be a water problem at some point, and to provide access if we should ever need it to the components hidden in the ceiling. 

This past week, my choice paid off, as my daughter flooded our bathroom and subsequently her bedroom in the basement right underneath.  Instead of having to redrywal and repaint an entire cieling, I simply replaced the 5 wet tiles.

Drop ceiling = win

Plus you don't have to get the ugly industrial looking ones anymore.  The ones we used are beveled and 2x2 feet so they look really good.

NFL time again

The NFL season is off to a roaring start, and the Browns are well on their way to their next 1st overall pick in the draft in 2013.  The defense looked really good but if you can't score some points now and then you aren't going to win.

If you have portable bars for sale, you might want to set up in Cleveland as this team is the type that could drive people to drink.  I'm not going there, but I am pretty disappointed in Weeden and Richardson's debuts.  Richardson could get better as he missed all of training camp, but even if Weeden gets better, he's already nearing NFL retirement age as a rookie.  Not seeing a lot of upside there.  Here's hoping I'm wrong.