May 15, 2010
Clint Dempsey
I meant to post this before. ESPN’s E60 did a great video on Clint Dempsey.
Apr 21, 2010
World Cup 2010 Video
I got teary eyed watching this…only 50 more days!
Apr 5, 2010
Lunch with Heath Pearce
The City of Frisco held an auction to benefit the Haiti earthquake relief efforts. There were a dozen or so celebrities that you could bid on and I was the high bidder on Heath Pearce. For those of you who don’t know, he’s a soccer player currently playing for FC Dallas. He’s been called up for national duty 31 times and has a pretty good chance of making the squad for this year’s World Cup.
We went to Babe’s Chicken in Frisco. If you haven’t been, you need to go. Great food. Make sure you’re hungry when you go – they do it family portion style.
Heath’s a funny guy and I enjoyed just shooting the breeze with him. Good times.
Apr 3, 2010
Pit Stop at the Alamo
Jon, Brenda, and I made a pit stop in San Antonio on the way to Laredo today. As I write this, the Allen Americans are down 4-1 after the 2nd period. Hopefully I’ll be able to update this post later to say they pulled it back and won.
Edit: They didn’t. Allen lost 5-1 in a horrible performance.
Edit 2: I just noticed I’m wearing the same shirt as my last post! I promise, I *do* have more than one t-shirt! LOL
Mar 22, 2010
Times Square
When I landed in New York yesterday, I drove into the city to pick up 2 coworkers before driving up to Connecticut.
Mar 20, 2010
First day of spring
I was wearing shorts yesterday. Monday’s forecast shows upper 60s. This is now:
Mar 18, 2010
Sign for Brandon Straub
I drew this tonight. Should I have 1″ buttons made and pass them out, or should I just make a sign? I’m thinking buttons
Mar 17, 2010
Popcorn!
The Americans are up 2-0 after the first period. Brenda celebrates:
Mar 12, 2010
Couch Surfers
I saw a post on the “Last Minute Couch” community from a couple of students who needed a place to stay, so I offered up Casa de la Bell for the night. Mohammed and Gwen are on their spring break from the University of Memphis and they’re doing a 5-state road trip, surfing along the way. Gwen and her whole family are involved in Couch Surfing back home in France, so she was no stranger to the Couch Surfing Project, but this trip was Mohammed’s first experience. He said he’s been loving it so far. They were both very friendly and fun to talk to, but we didn’t get to spend much time around each other since it was a weekday.
The Couch Surfing Project never ceases to amaze me. I don’t know of a community you can join that exposes you to a more diverse group of cultures. It’s always so interesting – learning about the places other people live, their culture, their interests…their lives. I’ve never met anyone from Jordan before, much less heard them talk about what it’s like to live there.
After my long rant about the iPad vs the Kindle and how I don’t understand who Apple’s target audience is, you might call me a hypocrite. I can live with that.
Don’t get me wrong. I still think the Kindle is a better device for reading eBooks. Also, I won’t be buying one. I’m just saying I want one. The turning point for me occurred last night. I was getting into bed and thought of something I wanted to look up on the internet before I forgot. I didn’t want to boot up my laptop just to google something for 5 minutes, so I used the browser on my iPhone. It wasn’t the most pleasant of experiences. 2 minutes later, an email arrived in my inbox that I wanted to reply to. Like I said in my rant, it’s easy enough to do a quick reply – my emails aren’t that long. Still, a bigger screen would have been nice.
In the end, it’s a luxury I’d like to have…but I won’t be buying. If they add Flash support and allow 3rd party apps to run in the background, I’ll think about it.
So shiny!! Want Shiny!!
Mar 11, 2010
FOR SALE: 32″ HD TV/DVD & HD TiVo
Here’s a copy & paste from my Craigslist ad:
I am selling a 32″ RCA HD TV/DVD combo with a Series 2 HD TiVo. I’ve also got the wireless network adapter for the TiVo unit.
I am only selling these items together – I will not separate them. Both items are in terrific condition and work as if they were brand new.
Mar 9, 2010
Amazon!!
I got a nice parting gift in the mail from Bank of America today. It won’t regain my business, but I’ll take it!
(I already applied it to my account, so don’t bother stealing the number)
Mar 6, 2010
Jarret Lukin
The players all went to Boston’s after the game and I got Lukin to sign my jersey.
Mar 5, 2010
New Jersey
My new jersey with el capitán on the back :)
