Ten things that make me say, "Life is good!" EDIT: added those I have tagged

Carly, of Ellipsis...Suddenly Carly, tagged me to play a delightful meme where I must list then things that make me say, "Life is good!" So, here we go!

1. Keeping score of a ballgame. It is amazingly relaxing.

2. Notting Hill, a fabulous Sunday afternoon movie.

3. The Eucharist. I love receiving communion.

4. Golf. God's happiest when his children are at play and every course is a creation of beauty and love.

5. The color green because it reminds me of life, growth, and renewal.

6. A twenty-four ounce porterhouse steak, cooked medium-rare.

7. Coldstone Creamery ice-cream. You pick every aspect of your creation and it tastes like sunshine.

8. Corn on the cob slathered in butter on a hot summer day.

9. Fishing, a new sport that I'm beginning to love.

10. Reading National Geographic, because it reminds me of how wonderful our world is every day in every corner of existence.

Now, I tag Nat, Amanda, Laura, Lily, and Christy

From Blogthings:

 

Your Bumper Sticker Should Be

If you can read this, I can stop suddenly and sue you

 

What Bumper Sticker Should Be On Your Car?

All the news not fit to print, June 3, 2006

Oh no...another one.

I am so glad that he's clean.

l'll get you , my pretty!

Ever lose your wallet or purse?

I'm waaaatching you!

Saturday Six, a nice-cool-day style

Patrick, of Patrick's Weekender, hosts 'The Saturday Six.' To play, answer these six questions in your journal or blog and then link to his entry.

1. Have you made any plans for summer vacation? Will rising gas prices have any direct impact on your plans? Jillian and I haven't made any plans for summer vacation as we just took a trip for our anniversary.

2. What quality do you hope most readers will observe in you through your primary blog? This is a hard question. I think I write hoping to find courage in others that I can borrow. I hope others see the imprtance of always searching their minds and souls for good and truth.

3. What quality do you think you possess that comes through the least effectively through your primary blog? Faith.

4. Take the quiz: Who were you in high school? All American Kid

Popular but not plastic. Athletic but not a jock. Smart but not a brain.


You were well rounded and well liked in high school.

Who Were You In High School?

5. What logo or message is on the last container you drank from? Diet Pepsi.

6. You find out that a co-worker you consider a close friend is stealing supplies from work. You know that if you tell your boss, your friend will likely be fired. If you began to think that your boss suspected that you might be the person stealing the supplies, would you tell on your friend? I would tell my co-worker that they needed to stop stealing or else I would be obligated to tell our supervisor, particularly knowing that being aware of his/her stealing is grounds for my own dismissal. Doing the right thing is not the easy thing.

Tag: Saturday Six

The Friday Five, '80s style!

After some urging, the Friday Five is B A C K!

For those of you that haven't played before, all you have to do is answer theses five questions in the comments below or in your own journal (but don't forget to link back here!). The first player of the week will have her or his journal promoted next week. Also, we always accept questions or themes from our players! Enjoy!

1) Favorite movie of the 1980s? Without doubt it is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Not only did it take the 'action' genre to a new level, Harrison Ford is h-double-o-t.

2) Favorite musician/group of the 1980s? U2. Let us not forget their saving rock and roll with their breakthrough album, The Joshua Tree.

3) Favorite TV show of the 1980s? I have to stick with Mr. Belvedere. I loved the way that portly ole English chap buttled.

4) Favorite invention of the 1980s? Can there be any question?!?!? Nintendo!

5) World Event from the 1980s that stands out in your mind? The very first world event that registers in my consciousness is Ronald Reagan infamous 'Evil Empire' speech. He redefined international relations, the Cold War, and the future of two nations in that one moment. While many took offense, in this country and around the world, that moment is the very first time I became scared of dying. Nuclear war between the super-powers was still a tangible threat that pre-occupied political and international relations. I remember being afraid of the bomb and afraid of nuclear war. Here's his speech (prompted by the Soviet downing of Korean Air Flight 007:

[L]et us be aware that, while [the Soviet leaders] preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world.

. . . .

So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride - the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil.

Tag: Friday Five

Weekend Assignment # 114 - things you like now, but not then (EDIT: Player now works)

John Scalzi (By the Way) posted this weekend's assignment earlier today. To play we have to name a thing we like today, that our younger selves would probably roll our eyes at. People, places, things, ideas, philosophies -- all of it is up for consideration.

Extra Credit: Name something you didn't like then that you still don't like now.

For me, I have to say the easiest answer is golf. I adore this sport now and loathed it as a child and teenager. I swore that I would never play this 'old person's' game. I'm not even thirty and I am addicted. I have been addicted from the first swing I took, ever, on the first tee at Caledonia public golf course.

One of the most memorable sporting moments I have ever seen happened during a fabulous round between Chris DiMarco and Tiger Woods during the 2005 Master's Championship at Augusta National in Georgia. In a bunker, twenty-five feet from the cup on the sixteenth hole, Woods held only a one stroke lead. He made a spectacular chip, thrilling the crowd and adding to his already intimidating mystique. Watch it and see if it gives you chills like it does me.

Tiger Woods mock Nike commercial, Augusta 2005

Extra credit: Lima beans. Ick.

Thursday Thirteen, June 2, 2006

Weekly memes provide me with a sense of stability and comfort. I particularly enjoy those that have high participation rates, such as those found at Patrick's Weekender. Laura, of Adventures in Juggling, provides another superb meme titled, The Thursday Thirteen. To play you must list thirteen somethings in your blog. There is no rhyme or reason to what you can choose, but after you make your post be sure to leave a comment in her journal.

Yesterday I made mention of a particular passion of mine, scoring baseball games. While that also makes me a dork, it allows me to leave you my thirteen favorite baseball players.

1. Lou Gehrig - the Iron Horse
2. Derek Jeter - only the eleventh captain of the New York Yankees
3. Bernie Williams - has played his entire professional career with the Yankees
4. Donnie Baseball - you might know him as Don Mattingly
5. Cal Ripken - he played hard, every day
6. Stan 'The Man' Musial - quite possibly the best all around player, ever
7. Jackie Robinson - the epitome of class and dignity
8. Mariano Rivera - the best relief pitcher, ever
9. Edgar Martinez - the consumate professional hitter
10. Albert Pujols - the best baseball player in the world today, and quite possibly its best person as well; a true role model
11. Satchel Paige - born in 1906, the famed Negro League and Major League pitcher (he pitched competitively on a regular basis until 1957) was one of the best pitchers of all time
12. Babe Ruth - the first larger than life sports figure
13. Bob Gibson - he was so good that baesball had to change the rules..or so rumor has it!

Tag: Thursday Thirteen