It's been a few weeks since I've posted anything. It's not that I haven't had anything to share, but I've been spending my extra time getting back on the exercise wagon. I'd essentially fallen of the wagon, so to speak, toward the end of last year and it took a couple visits to the doctor to get me back on track.
1). I had picked up a cold back in December so I visited my doctor just to make sure. While there he saw that my blood pressure was higher than it should and said that this had been something he had noticed for the better part of a year. I had attributed my high bp in December to not having done much of any exercising in the previous month or so. But why did I stop working out to begin with? I really do not know. Perhaps it had to do with my aunt's passing in October or maybe letting the eye rolling I'd get everytime I'd go workout get the better of me. Either way, I'm on medication now and have gotten back into the exercising groove of things. There's nothing better than waking up sore the morning after a good workout.
If you've got some iffy health issues going on, please go get yourself checked out and be proactive about it. Talk to your friends and family and go from there.
2). Actor Heath Ledger passed away quite unexpectedly today. It is a tremendous shock to any movie fan. I've only seen a few of his movies, although none of his newer flicks, but I do know that we've lost a great actor and person. Please say a little prayer for him and his family. It is certainly a sad day for us all.
3). Hopefully the Dallas Cowboys have a better year next year. To be honest with you, I did not think they'd be this "good" this year. I thought they'd be 10-6 or even 11-5, but not the 13-3 the pulled off this regular season. Knowing how well they did this, however, I'm expecting them to do alot more than to have a great regular season, and get to the playoffs. Nothing short of making it to the Super Bowl next year will be unacceptable. Good thing that Jerry Jones re-signed Jason Garrett. They'd go nowhere without him into the future. Now if Tony Romo could find himself an honest, likeable, no-name girlfriend...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
New Year's Day Sports at Its Finest
From about 10:30 am, local time New Year's Day, until the start of the Rose Bowl, I endured what one could call, sports heaven. I put my remote to the ultimate test yesterday with all the games a guy can handle. For starters, the Cotton Bowl game between Missouri and Arkansas was a great game, especially if you were pulling for Mizzou. Sorry Hogs fans, my burnt Orange blood was a little too thick to root for you yesterday. Then at 12pm, the game of the day came on from Orchard Park, New York. Eh, what?! Yes, you heard me, I watched the Pittsburgh Penguins versus Buffalo Sabres game played outside in the elements.
What a wonderful concept. Though I didn't catch the first time the NHL played an outdoor game a few years back, I made a point to watch this one. First of all, it the game was played in front of 73,000+ plus fans. Secondly and more importantly, they played in the snow. The lake effect snow machine was in full force, okay, I exaggerate, but it snowed for most of the game. If you didn't see the game, you missed something special.
During and after this game were too equally intriguing bowl games, Michigan vs Florida and Virginia vs Texas Tech. Although I could have had a split loyalty for each team in the first set of games, my rooting for Michigan superceded any small allegiance I had for Florida. What a way to send off outgoing headcoach Lloyd Carr. In what was one of the biggest upsets of the day, Big Blue sent the cocky Gators on a long drive up the interstate from Orlando to Gainesville.
Texas Tech spent most of their game playing catch-up with Virginia. But thanks to heroics by their stud quarterback Graham Harrell and his offense, Tech was able to surpass the Cavaliers with a game-winning field goal with a couple seconds left.
(On a related note, I don't know about you, but I think the Big 12 will have a great season next year. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas Tech among others will return most of their starting line-ups. Can't wait for that!)
If it wasn't for the two blowouts in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl, New Year's Day 2008 could've been a perfect way to start the sports year.
What a wonderful concept. Though I didn't catch the first time the NHL played an outdoor game a few years back, I made a point to watch this one. First of all, it the game was played in front of 73,000+ plus fans. Secondly and more importantly, they played in the snow. The lake effect snow machine was in full force, okay, I exaggerate, but it snowed for most of the game. If you didn't see the game, you missed something special.
During and after this game were too equally intriguing bowl games, Michigan vs Florida and Virginia vs Texas Tech. Although I could have had a split loyalty for each team in the first set of games, my rooting for Michigan superceded any small allegiance I had for Florida. What a way to send off outgoing headcoach Lloyd Carr. In what was one of the biggest upsets of the day, Big Blue sent the cocky Gators on a long drive up the interstate from Orlando to Gainesville.
Texas Tech spent most of their game playing catch-up with Virginia. But thanks to heroics by their stud quarterback Graham Harrell and his offense, Tech was able to surpass the Cavaliers with a game-winning field goal with a couple seconds left.
(On a related note, I don't know about you, but I think the Big 12 will have a great season next year. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas Tech among others will return most of their starting line-ups. Can't wait for that!)
If it wasn't for the two blowouts in the Rose Bowl and the Sugar Bowl, New Year's Day 2008 could've been a perfect way to start the sports year.
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