You Might Be a Redneck if...

Flyer from the window of the public
library in Schertz, Texas.

Accountability & a Math Teacher Who Can't Count

Well today was interesting. I met Bucky this morning to go for a run. We planned on doing a 6 mile run. Eight miles later I realized that being a math teacher doesn't necessarily mean you can count. At any rate...I was glad we did it. I would never have done it by myself. I would have quit around mile 4. Goes to show how with a little accountability we all tend to do way more than we would otherwise.

Chasing Erwin

These are the official pictures from realstudnetlife.com. What'sWho's missing?












I know he was there...I saw him. But apparently there is no photographic evidence to prove it.

SECTION 2 ROW P SEAT 3

I got a ticket today. Actually I got a lot of tickets today and printed on them was a surprise. For years we've ordered season tickets to FSU baseball games. Each year we would add a note to the ticket order requesting to be upgraded from genereal admission to reserved seating in the grand stands. And each year we got general admission in the bleachers. So you can understand my delight to see printed on my tickets...SECTION 2 ROW P SEAT 3. So if you happen to be out at Dick Howser Stadium during a 'Noles game...you'll know where to find me. You won't have to ask, 'first or third base side today?'. I'll be at SECTION 2 ROW P SEAT 3. I feel like I own a time share at Dick Howser. FrAHY!

Speaking of surprises...
Thanks Calyn for lunch. It was excellent. I was expecting either something cooked at home with a Slavic twist or Taco Bell. PoBoy's didn't even cross the radar. Dont' get me wrong. I'd be grateful for a half pound burrito or a bowl of Borsch. But it really is hard to beat PoBoy's. It was awesome. I'd even say...FrAHY!

Back in Time and Blogging Rules

There is a rumor going around that I retracted my last blog and thus broke the golden rule of blogging - that once a blog is posted it can never be retracted. In actuality what happend was I used the new technology, as discovered by some of the people I work with, and went back to the time before I posted that blog and posted a different blog instead. So technically the blog was not retracted, rather it was never posted.

Back in Time

This was a great movie. Laurie doesn't think it was quite that funny so that's all I'm saying about it...

Surfside High

Student Life Tour '06

We'll be heading to Birmingham in just a couple hours for Student Life Tour '06. Pray for us. I know God's has somehting in store. Can't wait to see what it is. Have a great weekend.


tags: Student Life Tour

Post 12

This is the twelth post I've written in the last 60 seconds. Some of the topics I spared you from having to read about are...

frustration(and I'm not sure why)Letterman (what a great escape)anger (that has no object)emotions (ignoring them until they go away)Sabath rest(when? where? how?)the Patriarchs (God used them so there's hope for us)Job (what an arrogant fellow)Student Life Tour(go God) engineer's vs. astronauts (astronauts have more fun but can't do a thing without an engineer)FSU baseball(14 days...YES!)John Ventry (what a courageous guy)

So instead of publishing any of those I'll just play with my html discovery (blink!)

Let's See Leno Do This

I still contend that Leno may have funny material but Letterman is a funny guy. Being a funny guy takes intelligence cleverly disguised as being a complete idiot. I think being an Ambassador to the U.N. proves this point.

tags: Letterman Leno

Ups!

Drew Slams One Down for Two!

Apparently the boy has got Ups (that's slang for he can jump really high, Jenshka) just like his dad.



tags: Drew

Stretch My Van?

I thought today would be fairly simple. I needed to put two new tires on the van. So I drove down to Tire Kingdom and told them what I wanted. “Mr. Sapp. You really need to get this van aligned.” How could I disagree? If I’m going to pay for new tires I should at least assure the van is in alignment.

So an hour and a half later I return and pick up the van. They muttered something about needing a break job and muttered something about getting that done real soon and I was on my way. Until I realized that the van is pulling to the right. That’s odd. It wasn’t pulling to the right before I got it aligned. So I drove it back and explained the problem to them. “Oh, yes, that’s because your rear end is out of toe and there is no way to adjust the toe on your rear end”. Well, thanks for telling me before I left. I responded, “It wasn’t pulling to the right before you ‘aligned it’”. So they agreed to put it back on the rack and take a look at it.


The interview that followed…
Tire Kingdom: Mr. Sapp. Has the van been in an accident?
Me: No, we are the only one’s who have ever driven the van.
Tire Kingdom: Do you have kids
Me: Yes, but they don’t drive.
Tire Kingdom: It looks as though someone has run into the back of your van. The back wheel is tilted as if it’s been in an accident. Did you buy it as a program car?
Me: I bought the van brand new. We special ordered it. We are the only one’s to have ever driven it.
Tire Kingdom: Well the rear end is the problem. You can have the frame stretched to fix the problem in the back.
Me: There wasn’t a problem when I drove it here this morning and now my frame needs to be stretched?
Tire Kingdom: Sometimes new tires will reveal pre-existing problems. The old tires were probably worn into a pattern that masked the problem.
Me: (to myself) So I have an evolutionary van.
Tire Kingdom: If you have it stretched we’ll realign it at no charge.
Me: Gee thanks.

So the long and short of it…this morning I had two well worn tires. Now I have an out of whack frame in need of stretching.

Quess the Movie Title Part II

O.k. For those who didn't get it last time the following picture represents a movie title. And no Henry Anonymous, it's not brokeback anything.

What Are You Known For?

Sorry, Ukraine wasn't included. If it was it would say...

• Generosity
• Hospitality
• Producing rich complex lyrics
• Beauty
• Strong Friendships
• Stubborness

I wonder what a map of Tallahassee would look like if it had a box pointing to each of our houses and said, "Bob is known for...".

tags: World Countries Ukraine Prejudice

FBI Today

Guess the Movie Title

Drew's Movie Debut

My NFL Credentials

Brad Childress was named the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings today. Among other things he listed, 'I watched the Rose Bowl two nights ago', as one of his qualifying factors. With that said I now feel I am one step closer to being qualified to be an NFL head coach. Heck, I even watched the Tour De France. I'm sure Lance is concerned.

tags: NFL Brad Childress MinnesotaVikings

Remakes

This guy has been reading Calyn's Blog


tags: Letterman Movies

Why is Joe so Angry?

I've never watched much Penn State football. I've always thought, based on what I hear in the media, the Joe Paterno was a pretty good guy. After watching the game tonight...I have my doubts. He was crying on every play. Screaming at camera men, assistant coaches, players and refs. I know, who cares if he screams at the refs? But the camera man? Give me a break. Relax Joe. It's a game. It's for entertainment. It's actually more for the entertainment of the fans than it is for the entertainment of those playing. That's what I love about Bobby Bowden. He seems to get that. I'm sure he speaks differently to his players than he does the media and probably takes losses a lot harder than he let's on. But it makes us weirdos who get so wrapped up in a game we have no effect on feel a little better when Bowden reminds us that life does not rise and fall over a game.

And on the subject of Jeff Bowden. Bobby would rather lose a few games and give his son the benefit of the doubt rather than cave to the pressure and fire his own son. I know there are serious questions concerning the competence of his son. But really would you admire a man more who would fire his own son for a few wins than a man who will take the arrows on behalf of giving his son a chance? Anyone with that point of view either takes football way too seriously or doesn't have a son.

So...congrats to Penn State. Your kicker missed one less than our kicker. And thanks for reminding us that a few down seasons doesn't mean that things can't come back around. I feel pretty confident that football FSU is going to be brighter in the very near future.

Tallahassee's Best Hand Dryers

You haven't lived until you've had a 45 minute convesation with Brian Winsett about where the good hand dryers in town are. Here's a hint...the Shell station on N. Monroe has the best in town. It's worth it even if you don't need to go to the rest room to just go in and experience the hand dryer. He doesn't recommend small children go in without their parents, however. He is a walking Seinfeld episode. The really funny part is I don't think he's kidding.

For more on the type of dryer you can go to Exceldryer.com. They really do make a pretty good hand dryer.

P.S. My resolution for '06 was to go deeper with this blog. How am I doing?

Happy New Year...or is it so new?

Well, 2005 pretty much ended in the same irony I lived it all year (I apologize in advance if this does not fit into the precise definition of irony - I don't want to Morissette ya'). Got up...went running with Bucky...set some goals for upcoming races...felt good...felt motivated...felt like setting some new personal bests this year...and than went to the Cunningham's and absolutely pigged out on kielbasa. I didn't intend to pig out but people drifted into the party at different times throughout the night and Kirk felt obligated, as a good host, to eat with each guest as they arrived. Well I felt obligated as a good guest to not put the entire burden on the good host so I decided I'd eat with each new arrival as well. Truth be told the Cunningham's just know how to do kielbasa. I hope you each have a great '06 and that you live and enjoy God's presence (that presence not presents - Santa Day is over - move on!) this year.