I attended the US Open golf tournament yesterday. The open is being held at Torrey Pines which is about 20 mintues north of America's finest city. I'm speaking, of course, about San Diego.
Everything is nicer down there: The weather, the houses, the people, the dirt, the sky, the air, the water, the flowers, trees and bushes. EVERYTHING. The pace there is also nice. Come to think of it, I could do San Diego and it's environs. Not too shabby. Not shabby at all.
We arrived at the open around 9am, and proceeded to walk ourselves into oblivion by 4pm.
Did we see Tiger? Of course. We saw A LOT of golfers from all over the globe. We saw incredible shots made by the finest players in the world. We saw poor shots also made by the finest players the game has ever produced. It was a great experience to see the way each player made his way around the course.
The best part of the entire day however was the people watching. There were guys stomping around with their golf shoes on...as if the tournament would need a 4th?
There were people of all shapes and sizes.
Some examples:
1. Women wearing high heels, mini-skirts, and skimpy tops. Either they rolled last night into today, or else they were just stupid. High heels on a golf course? Some did look pretty nice though....they were just out of place.
2. Guys in golf shoes. I mentioned this before, but this behavior merits special attention. Who wears golf shoes to a golf tournament? It's like people who wear their tennis outfit to a tennis tourament. It's just stupid. We laugh out loud at people like this.
3. The ugly fat guys that run in packs: they're drunk of course, and always holler, "You da man," whenever Phil hits a shot. This was funny 10 years ago. It's stupid now.
4. Guys in suits. This isn't the British Open.
5. The handicapped people have it the best. They get moved to the front of all the lines. They get placed right next to the grandstands with outstanding views....and they always get the best parking spots.
6. The New Yorkers. No doubt about it, I can spot/hear a New Yawker a sand wedge away. They usually where alot of gold jewelry(they chains on the guys are always too small though), have closely cropped dark hair with stinky gel, cheap cologne, 1990's style short pants, and a diaglogue with their friends that is both profane and annoying at the same time.
7. The Goth people at the open threw me for a loop. Usually they sleep during the day and are considered "creatures of the night." On Friday however, several of them journeyed out of their cave to brave the sunshine and mingle among the golf crowd of mostly white, middle-class Americans. The tattoo's, dark clothing, and dark hair sort of gave them away. Goth people dig golf? Who knew?
Our group had fun and the hospitality experience that was put together made our clients feel very welcome. The food in the hospitality ballroom was great - we had big screen tvs to keep track of the tournament plus video golf instruction that allowed us to hit golf balls into a net and see how far and accurate we could hit. The joint also offered an open bar and for those in our group who wanted to party, they had a great time. Me? I imbibed on diet cokes.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Golf and The Magic Sleep Machine
Over the past 6 months I have been running on fumes.....
My 47 year-old body felt beat-up, run down, wiped out, buried, out of gas. In a word...SPENT.
Thanks to some great doctors and their diagnosis, I have been sleeping with my Magic Sleep Machine for a month now.
And what a month.
Pebble Beach, Valhalla, SLCC, and today.... a breakthrough BEAT DOWN of my golf pals. My round of 82 in extremely windy conditions took the belt back. Mike was 7 shots back and I fought Wade off on the last two holes to beat him by a stoke.
I could have gone another 18 if I had to. Easy game.
My driver is accurate but not as long as I would like (that's what she said - haha), but my irons and their laser-like precision are actually fun to hit. I don't care if it's a wedge, 7 iron, or 3 iron....I can hit 'em at the stick.
Putting remains so-so but the greens at TPC have gone from as slick as an ice rink to as slow as the living room carpet. With any sort of consistency, I think the mid-seventies should be an easy target within a month. This will likely mean a showdown with Davey. And you know what? I can beat him. His inconsistency will his downfall. I will grind out a victory....bet the house on it.
We had another pool gig at the house tonight when all the young women from church showed up. I had "dog duty" so I was able to keep an eye on the Laker-Celtic game while watching the dogs.
I was bummed to see the Lakers win. Have I said how much I dislike Kobe Bryant? Curt Schilling pitches for the Red Sox and keeps a blog - 38 pitches. He sat on the front row of game #2 in Boston. He stated, just as a matter of fact, what a whining POS Kobe is toward his teammates. No "let's get going," or anything like that. He spent 3 and 1/2 quarters bitching at his teammates during timeouts. Give me Dwayne Wade ANYDAY over this guy. Kobe can knock down 30 plus, but his teammates hate him and you know the front office only tolerates this behavior since they have to. Does anyone like working with a surly dude? Of course not.
And what's the deal with the celebrities in LA making a showing at the game? Jack Nicholson sits on the front row and feels he has the right to get into the face of the refs during the game. He's just another blowhard - a bloated 72 year-old that could keel over any second.
Anyway, it was a good day. A fine day at work, a nice competitive round of golf, a nice little party at the house....life is good. If the wind would just stop blowing, huh?
My 47 year-old body felt beat-up, run down, wiped out, buried, out of gas. In a word...SPENT.
Thanks to some great doctors and their diagnosis, I have been sleeping with my Magic Sleep Machine for a month now.
And what a month.
Pebble Beach, Valhalla, SLCC, and today.... a breakthrough BEAT DOWN of my golf pals. My round of 82 in extremely windy conditions took the belt back. Mike was 7 shots back and I fought Wade off on the last two holes to beat him by a stoke.
I could have gone another 18 if I had to. Easy game.
My driver is accurate but not as long as I would like (that's what she said - haha), but my irons and their laser-like precision are actually fun to hit. I don't care if it's a wedge, 7 iron, or 3 iron....I can hit 'em at the stick.
Putting remains so-so but the greens at TPC have gone from as slick as an ice rink to as slow as the living room carpet. With any sort of consistency, I think the mid-seventies should be an easy target within a month. This will likely mean a showdown with Davey. And you know what? I can beat him. His inconsistency will his downfall. I will grind out a victory....bet the house on it.
We had another pool gig at the house tonight when all the young women from church showed up. I had "dog duty" so I was able to keep an eye on the Laker-Celtic game while watching the dogs.
I was bummed to see the Lakers win. Have I said how much I dislike Kobe Bryant? Curt Schilling pitches for the Red Sox and keeps a blog - 38 pitches. He sat on the front row of game #2 in Boston. He stated, just as a matter of fact, what a whining POS Kobe is toward his teammates. No "let's get going," or anything like that. He spent 3 and 1/2 quarters bitching at his teammates during timeouts. Give me Dwayne Wade ANYDAY over this guy. Kobe can knock down 30 plus, but his teammates hate him and you know the front office only tolerates this behavior since they have to. Does anyone like working with a surly dude? Of course not.
And what's the deal with the celebrities in LA making a showing at the game? Jack Nicholson sits on the front row and feels he has the right to get into the face of the refs during the game. He's just another blowhard - a bloated 72 year-old that could keel over any second.
Anyway, it was a good day. A fine day at work, a nice competitive round of golf, a nice little party at the house....life is good. If the wind would just stop blowing, huh?
Monday, June 9, 2008
Sports Weekend
Okay, we had the Belmont Stakes, the finals at Roland Garros, and game #2 of the NBA finals all going on over the weekend. Let's recap shall we?
NBA Finals
Personally, I can't see why anyone can cheer for the Lakers as long as Kobe Bryant is on that team. Sure he's talented with the rock, but could there be a worse teammate in the history of the sport? Talk about throwing people under the bus! This is Kobe's hobby.
And who could forget the rape trial in Colorado a few years ago? Kobe was actually miffed that the jet the team got to fly him back and forth from LA to Colorado wasn't a "high-enough profile jet." I guess even among the jet-set there is "Jet Envy."
Last summer he was holding the Lakers hostage by saying, "Get me more players or trade me." I'm sure the front office of the Lakers loved that. I just don't ever recall MJ or Magic ever saying that and those are the guys Kobe wants to be compared to.
How about the way he got rid of the Big Diesel? Shaq was still performing at a high level but Kobe wanted the Lakers to be "his" team.
And whats the deal with the way he tries to act cool and does that thing with his tongue on the inside of his mouth? You know what I'm talking about.... Part of Kobe being Kobe is that he can't smile and must start each answer to a question with, "You know....."
Boston's up 2-0 and as much as I dislike "Title Town" (3 Super Bowls wins and 2 World Serious wins all this decade is a bit nauseating), I am pulling for them. I like KG very much. The guy is a class act and a great teammate. Ditto for Ray Allen. I hope they close it out in a sweep.
Roland Garros
This is actually the correct name of the tennis event that is often incorrectly called, "The French Open."
I've had the good fortune to attend this event 3 times in my life. Each time it just gets better. When I watch the matches on TV I always get a tinge of nostalgia and wish I was back there again.....wearing my beret and speaking French.
This year, like the past three years saw Rafael Nadal destroy the competition. The 22 year-old kid didn't lose a set and is now 28-0 at RG. Playing Roger Federer, arguably one of the greatest tennis players ever, Nadal lost 4 games. Granted, the red clay of RG is Federer's least favorite surface, but Nadal has beat him in the finals 3 years in a row now. Federer usually extracts his revenge on the slick grass surface of Wimbledon or the hard courts of the US Open. This is a great rivalry - appreciate it.
The Belmont Stakes
I'm not a fan of horse racing, but the fact that a horse comes along every now and then capable of winning the triple crown makes even non racing fans follow along.
The fact that Big Brown's trainer said that winning the Triple Crown was a "forgone conclusion" didn't endear him to anyone else in the horse racing community. Since BB lost, there's been all this chatter about the horse not being himself (????). In fact, the owner of the horse has ordered BB to have bloodwork done, x-rays, etc.... The horse lost - get over it. Now I fear that when the Celtics beat the Lakers, Kobe will use this same excuse, "I just wasn't myself."
US Open this week. I get to wrestle with the crowds on Friday.
NBA Finals
Personally, I can't see why anyone can cheer for the Lakers as long as Kobe Bryant is on that team. Sure he's talented with the rock, but could there be a worse teammate in the history of the sport? Talk about throwing people under the bus! This is Kobe's hobby.
And who could forget the rape trial in Colorado a few years ago? Kobe was actually miffed that the jet the team got to fly him back and forth from LA to Colorado wasn't a "high-enough profile jet." I guess even among the jet-set there is "Jet Envy."
Last summer he was holding the Lakers hostage by saying, "Get me more players or trade me." I'm sure the front office of the Lakers loved that. I just don't ever recall MJ or Magic ever saying that and those are the guys Kobe wants to be compared to.
How about the way he got rid of the Big Diesel? Shaq was still performing at a high level but Kobe wanted the Lakers to be "his" team.
And whats the deal with the way he tries to act cool and does that thing with his tongue on the inside of his mouth? You know what I'm talking about.... Part of Kobe being Kobe is that he can't smile and must start each answer to a question with, "You know....."
Boston's up 2-0 and as much as I dislike "Title Town" (3 Super Bowls wins and 2 World Serious wins all this decade is a bit nauseating), I am pulling for them. I like KG very much. The guy is a class act and a great teammate. Ditto for Ray Allen. I hope they close it out in a sweep.
Roland Garros
This is actually the correct name of the tennis event that is often incorrectly called, "The French Open."
I've had the good fortune to attend this event 3 times in my life. Each time it just gets better. When I watch the matches on TV I always get a tinge of nostalgia and wish I was back there again.....wearing my beret and speaking French.
This year, like the past three years saw Rafael Nadal destroy the competition. The 22 year-old kid didn't lose a set and is now 28-0 at RG. Playing Roger Federer, arguably one of the greatest tennis players ever, Nadal lost 4 games. Granted, the red clay of RG is Federer's least favorite surface, but Nadal has beat him in the finals 3 years in a row now. Federer usually extracts his revenge on the slick grass surface of Wimbledon or the hard courts of the US Open. This is a great rivalry - appreciate it.
The Belmont Stakes
I'm not a fan of horse racing, but the fact that a horse comes along every now and then capable of winning the triple crown makes even non racing fans follow along.
The fact that Big Brown's trainer said that winning the Triple Crown was a "forgone conclusion" didn't endear him to anyone else in the horse racing community. Since BB lost, there's been all this chatter about the horse not being himself (????). In fact, the owner of the horse has ordered BB to have bloodwork done, x-rays, etc.... The horse lost - get over it. Now I fear that when the Celtics beat the Lakers, Kobe will use this same excuse, "I just wasn't myself."
US Open this week. I get to wrestle with the crowds on Friday.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Golf Update
Amid all the political hubub, I forgot to comment on my golf game.
The second I decided to play golf today, the wind kicked up. The wind ALWAYS kicks up when I want to play golf, ergo, the wind blows every day (Ergo is Latin for "therefore").
83 today. Better than one opponent, worse than the other guy. Couple of bad holes into the wind created some problems me.....triple on # 13 really hurt. Still need to keep working on my putting.
Forecast for tomorrow: Wind
I tee off at 1:20
The second I decided to play golf today, the wind kicked up. The wind ALWAYS kicks up when I want to play golf, ergo, the wind blows every day (Ergo is Latin for "therefore").
83 today. Better than one opponent, worse than the other guy. Couple of bad holes into the wind created some problems me.....triple on # 13 really hurt. Still need to keep working on my putting.
Forecast for tomorrow: Wind
I tee off at 1:20
Political History is Made Tonight
WARNING: Only my son will make it to the end of this blog - out of respect for his father. I am ranting about politics....AGAIN. Sorry, but it's my blog.
I thank you in advance Alec.
Love
Dad
Hillary and Obama: Finally, it's over....or not...
Obama says he won (to his credit,he has earned and exceeded the number of delegates needed to win the nomination) or does Hillary have something up her sleeve? She wouldn't concede the nomination tonight and I thought she was pretty disrespectful of the process that elected her husband to two terms in the white house.
Hillary Clinton lost a competitive tough race yet she knew she was going to lose several months ago....why so much drama tonight?
And what's the deal with delegates, superdelegates and the whole electoral college garbage? Why don't we stack up the votes for each candidate and see who wins? My vote in Nevada (with only 5 electoral votes) would mean as much as one vote in Kalyfornia (with 55 electoral votes). I also prefer to spell Kalyfornia like Governor Schwarzenegger SAYS it.
We've even managed to complicate the voting process. The way it works now, a candidate could focus only on the large delegate states like California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, etc..and completely ignore the people in less populated states and win the presidential election. It doesn't make sense to me.
It's a raw deal that Al Gore had more votes in 2000 election than George Bush, but didn't win the electoral college. And I don't even like Al Gore but the numbers don't lie. In the 2000 election, more Americans wanted him to be president than George Bush - 543,000 more. But Gore had only 266 electoral votes to Bush's 271 (270 are needed to win). See why Florida with it's 25 electoral votes (now up to 27) was critical?
The electoral college (not named that initially) is part of the constitution of the United States and to change the constitution (ie eliminate the electoral college) would take, well, an act of congress and then some. As outdated as this method is, it will at least survive the rest of my lifetime on earth.
McCain? I have to vote for this guy. My wallet and head say I need to vote for him. He's boring. The guy probably takes a leak like 6 times a night and can't remember how to get out of his house in the morning but he's our guy. He looks like he is 100 years old. I seriously doubt he will have the stamina to hold up under the rigors of the office. I hope he picks a decent VP.
I like Obama as a person. He's very articulate (inside joke there) and would be a guy I'm postive I would enjoy spending 4 hours with playing a round of golf together. I just don't like his politics.
I'm thinking outside the box now....Wouldn't we would be better off with a sensible, average "Joe" businessman to be President than either of the choices the major parties are putting forth?
Seriously, "Joe" would try and balance the budget (does anybody even care about this in Washington?), cut wasteful spending (again, no one cares), drill for oil in Alaska (see you later enviromentalists, time to quit funding the people who hate us by buying their oil), tell the UN to leave (they are worthless), and to go kick some tail in the Middle East once and for all. It is only a matter of time until that crazy dude in Iran does something that will make us angry. I say enough with the sword fighting....bring out the nukes like Harry Truman did and get people's attention. Harry was a democrat by the way.
I'm old school. I fear that our country is slowly being dismantled, decentralized, and fragmented. Where is our patriotism? Our faith in God as a nation? The principles of our forebears who only wanted freedom and opportunity that America could provide? Now we have politician's who want to provide "good paying jobs" and "universal healthcare for all." These are great ideas but they can't be guaranteed in a capitalistic society. Here, you get what you earn. If we decide to be a socialist country, then doctors can earn what truck drivers earn and we can all live in the same sized houses and take public transportation to work AND have universal healthcare. That route extinguishes ambition. It's anti-American.
I don't have young kids anymore, but do grade school kids still say the Pledge of Allegiance and inlude the "under God" part? Do we hold our hands over our hearts when the national anthem is played? (I do) A lot of people don't even bother to take their hats off when this song is played. IT IS OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM. GET BEHIND IT.
Whoever gets elected President will have my support - 100%. The office is sacred. We need to make it an honorable job again. Too often we slam our leaders with jokes, cartoons, and other disrespectful things. Let's honor those who lead whether we agree with their policies or not....let's be American's first, honorable citizens second, hard workers, and then let's decide if we are republicans or democrats - that's the least important part of all.
I thank you in advance Alec.
Love
Dad
Hillary and Obama: Finally, it's over....or not...
Obama says he won (to his credit,he has earned and exceeded the number of delegates needed to win the nomination) or does Hillary have something up her sleeve? She wouldn't concede the nomination tonight and I thought she was pretty disrespectful of the process that elected her husband to two terms in the white house.
Hillary Clinton lost a competitive tough race yet she knew she was going to lose several months ago....why so much drama tonight?
And what's the deal with delegates, superdelegates and the whole electoral college garbage? Why don't we stack up the votes for each candidate and see who wins? My vote in Nevada (with only 5 electoral votes) would mean as much as one vote in Kalyfornia (with 55 electoral votes). I also prefer to spell Kalyfornia like Governor Schwarzenegger SAYS it.
We've even managed to complicate the voting process. The way it works now, a candidate could focus only on the large delegate states like California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, etc..and completely ignore the people in less populated states and win the presidential election. It doesn't make sense to me.
It's a raw deal that Al Gore had more votes in 2000 election than George Bush, but didn't win the electoral college. And I don't even like Al Gore but the numbers don't lie. In the 2000 election, more Americans wanted him to be president than George Bush - 543,000 more. But Gore had only 266 electoral votes to Bush's 271 (270 are needed to win). See why Florida with it's 25 electoral votes (now up to 27) was critical?
The electoral college (not named that initially) is part of the constitution of the United States and to change the constitution (ie eliminate the electoral college) would take, well, an act of congress and then some. As outdated as this method is, it will at least survive the rest of my lifetime on earth.
McCain? I have to vote for this guy. My wallet and head say I need to vote for him. He's boring. The guy probably takes a leak like 6 times a night and can't remember how to get out of his house in the morning but he's our guy. He looks like he is 100 years old. I seriously doubt he will have the stamina to hold up under the rigors of the office. I hope he picks a decent VP.
I like Obama as a person. He's very articulate (inside joke there) and would be a guy I'm postive I would enjoy spending 4 hours with playing a round of golf together. I just don't like his politics.
I'm thinking outside the box now....Wouldn't we would be better off with a sensible, average "Joe" businessman to be President than either of the choices the major parties are putting forth?
Seriously, "Joe" would try and balance the budget (does anybody even care about this in Washington?), cut wasteful spending (again, no one cares), drill for oil in Alaska (see you later enviromentalists, time to quit funding the people who hate us by buying their oil), tell the UN to leave (they are worthless), and to go kick some tail in the Middle East once and for all. It is only a matter of time until that crazy dude in Iran does something that will make us angry. I say enough with the sword fighting....bring out the nukes like Harry Truman did and get people's attention. Harry was a democrat by the way.
I'm old school. I fear that our country is slowly being dismantled, decentralized, and fragmented. Where is our patriotism? Our faith in God as a nation? The principles of our forebears who only wanted freedom and opportunity that America could provide? Now we have politician's who want to provide "good paying jobs" and "universal healthcare for all." These are great ideas but they can't be guaranteed in a capitalistic society. Here, you get what you earn. If we decide to be a socialist country, then doctors can earn what truck drivers earn and we can all live in the same sized houses and take public transportation to work AND have universal healthcare. That route extinguishes ambition. It's anti-American.
I don't have young kids anymore, but do grade school kids still say the Pledge of Allegiance and inlude the "under God" part? Do we hold our hands over our hearts when the national anthem is played? (I do) A lot of people don't even bother to take their hats off when this song is played. IT IS OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM. GET BEHIND IT.
Whoever gets elected President will have my support - 100%. The office is sacred. We need to make it an honorable job again. Too often we slam our leaders with jokes, cartoons, and other disrespectful things. Let's honor those who lead whether we agree with their policies or not....let's be American's first, honorable citizens second, hard workers, and then let's decide if we are republicans or democrats - that's the least important part of all.
Monday, June 2, 2008
The Beat Goes On
Monday. Blah!
The golf course is closed on Monday's so I can't bust out of here and play today...or even go and hit some balls. I do however plan on playing at least 3 days this week, maybe 4. I'm waaaay stoked to have my energy back and be able to play golf again. I'm also looking forward to playing some tennis. The guys in the office want to get a game going and I'm positively sure I will beat them - as long as my shoulders and hips don't ache too much. This should be fun.
I'm going to the US Open next week and taking some clients along. If I'm not playing golf, I'm watching golf. It's a good group of guys and I'm sure we'll have a great time. I've been to the US Open before (Olympia Fields, 2003)and it was a circus. You had to stand in line for an hour to walk through a metal detector and were instructed to go stand in yet another line to check your cell phone. The tour players can't be distracted with the sound of anything during their backswing. I didn't feel like standing in another line so I stuffed the phone down my pants and when the gal wanded me, I just said, "It's the zipper." I was in. I made sure to turn my phone off too. Or so I thought....
Tiger was putting and my phone starts ringing as I'm sitting in the bleachers surrounding the green. Back then I had the theme from "Mission Impossible" so at least it was a cool ring and not some faggy ringtone that Steve uses. My golf pals are looking at me like I'm from another planet and they disowned me in a heartbeat. I tried to silence the thing (it must have got switched to "on" accidentally) and you know how that always goes....fumbling, bumbling...more of the same...I finally got the phone picked up and answered it with a feeble, "hello?"
It was Janae!
I hung up quickly and with everyone staring at me like I had just backed my car over a child, I said, "It's okay, I'm a doctor." They all nodded in the affirmative, as if "Oh, that's okay." Jeez, tough crowd.
Jake tossed us a curve-ball and emailed us today...Monday is his new P-Day. Problem is, we all write him Monday night so he didn't have any emails to greet him today. Bummer. He was between emails so I was able to shoot him off a quick note and fill him in about Dixon's wedding, irresponsible bloggers and so forth. He's doing great. I posted a few of his pictures on my blog.
Looking forward to Tuesday.
The golf course is closed on Monday's so I can't bust out of here and play today...or even go and hit some balls. I do however plan on playing at least 3 days this week, maybe 4. I'm waaaay stoked to have my energy back and be able to play golf again. I'm also looking forward to playing some tennis. The guys in the office want to get a game going and I'm positively sure I will beat them - as long as my shoulders and hips don't ache too much. This should be fun.
I'm going to the US Open next week and taking some clients along. If I'm not playing golf, I'm watching golf. It's a good group of guys and I'm sure we'll have a great time. I've been to the US Open before (Olympia Fields, 2003)and it was a circus. You had to stand in line for an hour to walk through a metal detector and were instructed to go stand in yet another line to check your cell phone. The tour players can't be distracted with the sound of anything during their backswing. I didn't feel like standing in another line so I stuffed the phone down my pants and when the gal wanded me, I just said, "It's the zipper." I was in. I made sure to turn my phone off too. Or so I thought....
Tiger was putting and my phone starts ringing as I'm sitting in the bleachers surrounding the green. Back then I had the theme from "Mission Impossible" so at least it was a cool ring and not some faggy ringtone that Steve uses. My golf pals are looking at me like I'm from another planet and they disowned me in a heartbeat. I tried to silence the thing (it must have got switched to "on" accidentally) and you know how that always goes....fumbling, bumbling...more of the same...I finally got the phone picked up and answered it with a feeble, "hello?"
It was Janae!
I hung up quickly and with everyone staring at me like I had just backed my car over a child, I said, "It's okay, I'm a doctor." They all nodded in the affirmative, as if "Oh, that's okay." Jeez, tough crowd.
Jake tossed us a curve-ball and emailed us today...Monday is his new P-Day. Problem is, we all write him Monday night so he didn't have any emails to greet him today. Bummer. He was between emails so I was able to shoot him off a quick note and fill him in about Dixon's wedding, irresponsible bloggers and so forth. He's doing great. I posted a few of his pictures on my blog.
Looking forward to Tuesday.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Be a Responsible Blogger
Okay, you have set yourself up with a blog. Good for you.
Your own blog allows you to write about anything you want - You can write about stuff that inspires you or write about things that make you mad or people who make your life alittle better. You can write about life experiences that made you laugh, cry, or scream out with anger and frustration.
A blog is a great way to blow off steam and keep a public journal for all to see. A blog can be a cathartic experience and besides, it's fun to share a glimpse of your life with other people. Truly it gives new meaning to, "My Life is an Open Book."
I enjoy linking to other peoples blogs - friends, family, acqaintances - and then link to their "favorite" people. It's fun to see all the beauty, happiness, and folly that makes up the lives of people all over the world.
Most blogs are funny, fun, and drip with sarcasm. Some are downright clever and beautiful in the way their home pages are constructed. I love seeing pictures of the people who are blogging - it makes them human. Pictures are always cool.
So what do I mean by "Be a Responsible Blogger?" What do you think I mean?
If you have committed to setting up a blog, commit to updating on a frequent basis. Indeed life can be downright overwhelming some days and you think to yourself, "there just isn't enough time to squeeze in a decent blog post," but seriously - aren't the days you are so busy and overwhelmed with life the very best days to blog for a few minutes? No doubt your day was full of adventure, drama, hilarity and life experience.... Surely something memorable can be typed in for a few minutes. Huh? Yeah?
I notice that some blogs have not been updated for weeks or months....this makes me sad since there are many people I want to silently "drop in" to see how they are doing. J-Dog, you haven't posted a blog since October. Dest....it's been almost 2 months. Surely your wedding preparations have produced stories to share that will bust our sides with laughter. Get going girl.
So get posting people. Your fans need to hear from you.
Your own blog allows you to write about anything you want - You can write about stuff that inspires you or write about things that make you mad or people who make your life alittle better. You can write about life experiences that made you laugh, cry, or scream out with anger and frustration.
A blog is a great way to blow off steam and keep a public journal for all to see. A blog can be a cathartic experience and besides, it's fun to share a glimpse of your life with other people. Truly it gives new meaning to, "My Life is an Open Book."
I enjoy linking to other peoples blogs - friends, family, acqaintances - and then link to their "favorite" people. It's fun to see all the beauty, happiness, and folly that makes up the lives of people all over the world.
Most blogs are funny, fun, and drip with sarcasm. Some are downright clever and beautiful in the way their home pages are constructed. I love seeing pictures of the people who are blogging - it makes them human. Pictures are always cool.
So what do I mean by "Be a Responsible Blogger?" What do you think I mean?
If you have committed to setting up a blog, commit to updating on a frequent basis. Indeed life can be downright overwhelming some days and you think to yourself, "there just isn't enough time to squeeze in a decent blog post," but seriously - aren't the days you are so busy and overwhelmed with life the very best days to blog for a few minutes? No doubt your day was full of adventure, drama, hilarity and life experience.... Surely something memorable can be typed in for a few minutes. Huh? Yeah?
I notice that some blogs have not been updated for weeks or months....this makes me sad since there are many people I want to silently "drop in" to see how they are doing. J-Dog, you haven't posted a blog since October. Dest....it's been almost 2 months. Surely your wedding preparations have produced stories to share that will bust our sides with laughter. Get going girl.
So get posting people. Your fans need to hear from you.
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