Is it spring yet?

... Wait - is it even winter yet? At least the daylight is getting longer now. Just waiting on a groundhog to give me my winter weather forecast.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

'The Champ'

Best engineering flow chart ever:

via @neiltyson

Does the Elf on the Shelf actually work for people?

Because it ain't working on my children. Just sayin' ...

- Charles Monroe Schulz

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“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

- Maria Robinson

Louis Vuitton ... that is all.

(really? ... no caption necessary ... )

I installed a skylight in my apartment... the people who live above me are furious!

- Stephen Wright

Go ahead, take another day off.

Take the day off.

Nobody will mind.

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

- Yogi Berra

Bliss?

Wishing I were ... knee deep.

Who are these people? ... and why are they happy? Who cares!?!? Be happy, too!

"Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”

- Groucho Marx

I SEE YOU

Two thoughts:

California is a long way away ... from many places.

AND

College football is WAY too exciting not to go to a live game at least once each year.

"There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person."

- Anais Nin


... and your meaning is?

Mountains High Valleys Low

Tired of the hate

I know, not everyone hates. But some days it is hard to believe it. Whites hate blacks. Blacks hate whites. Replublicans hate democrats. People on the left hate people on the right. Religious fanatics hate each other or someone else. Frankly, I am tired of all the bullshit and the hatred in our country. The only thing I really feel like I can try to do about it, though, is to not give in to it - or at least try. Time is wasted being angry and hating people (or groups of people).

Life is precious. And it is not a competition (though everything we do speaks to us that it is). Life is a team sport - and we are ALL on the same team. Surround yourself with positive, motivated, successful people and get something done - for the good of all. Think of your neighbors. Move forward ... and together. Believe. Act. Serve. Inspire.

Love.

American Football Infraction: False Start

definition: An infraction in which an offensive player moves before the ball is snapped.

example: During the last drive against the University of Wisconsin, the Michigan State left tackle moved forward before the ball was snapped - without, in fact, drawing a penalty flag that was required by the above definition.

Goatee. Shaving. Template.

Seriously? ... I mean, really? ... Hilarious.

For those seriously interested ... here's the link: http://goateesaver.com/

Frogs in the bathtub ... that is all.

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us but by how we react to what happens, not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst, a spark that creates extraordinary results."

- Anonymous

A Thing of Beauty (Endymion)

- by John Keats

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its lovliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o'er-darkn'd ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
'Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven's brink.

Steve Scheibner's life objective

To seek, trust, and glorify God, through humble service and continual prayer. To raise up qualified disciples as quickly as possible. So that one day I might hear God say, "Well-done my good and faithful servant!"  - Steve

(pilot bumped from flying American Airlines flight 11 on September 11, 2001 - and thus saved)

http://www.youtube.com/user/peterscheibner#p/a/u/0/cLj4akmncsA

Free your heart from hatred. 

Free your mind from worries. 

Live simply. 

Give more.

Expect less.

Doesn't this just say it all ...

... and if you thought this blog was family-friendly: sorry for the cursing.

The NBA - it's FANtastic

... or not.

I'm trying to decide whether I'm rooting for the players or the owners. It's kind of like the NHL. I grew up with hockey all around me - except no NHL team for whom to root. So, who do I root for?

Right now, I'm rooting for the fans! I liked the NFL players' commercials: "Let us play!"
http://www.youtube.com/embed/Jl9BpUgYljQ

For the NBA, I want to go with something similar: "Let them stay!"

Take a year off. I don't care. Maybe GOOD basketball will come back. Maybe not. But really, who cares?! Except maybe fans can actually gain from this ... by not spending all their hard-earned money on an inferior product.

 The NBA - it's FANtastic!

Stupid signs

Are our prisons really that easy from which to escape? Really? Should I be scared?

Don't know about that 'INSTANT DEATH' but I don't want to pay a $200 fine, so I ain't touching those wires.

Not sure about the dog, but I certainly feel "Lucky" now ... after reading his description.

Frustration personified ...

When you don't even know what you're talking about anymore ...

... or you're just dumb enough (and bull-headed enough) to continue arguing ...

... and common sense would be a better choice than sticking to the 'rules', guidelines or platform ...

... use your brain before you talk, please (or ... print a sign, apparently).

The better way to 'simplify' in math class

What is it that set's us free?

What is it that gives us the strength to be ourselves? Is it our ability to love, with no strings attached? Is it that love that will save us?

- Keeping Katherine by Susan Zimmerman

My son cried at football practice

It's not like it was a bawling cry. He didn't keep practice from continuing with a full onslaught of tears and screams. He didnt' stand in the middle of the field and wail, with his hands over his eyes.

But it also wasn't a cry of pain. He didn't get hurt. He didn't just lose the last game of his college career. He's in flag football. It was practice. He got disciplined by a coach because he wasn't following directions.

So, my take on this all: Maybe we shouldn't be playing 2nd grade flag football. Maybe it's too soon.

I don't know. I'm just a guy who would love for kids to pay attention to coaches and be able to follow directions so that they can learn how to have fun PLAYING the game. My son did tell me that Thursday's practice was better than Tuesday's because, "We learned to not 'pig-pile' in the end zone." Yes, son. That's nice. But ... dude ...

What is, is.

procrastination and motivation rhyme