quotes of my own

A while back I blogged about some quotes I read off the wall at Jimmy Johns. I saw another list on their wall the other day. They all started with I believe….They were good but I decided to list a few of my own. Most of them are mine but I’m sure a few are ones I heard and just can’t remember before.
I believe starting to smoke is the single worst decision someone can make.
I believe in enjoying simple pleasures like watching football and playing my PS2 at the same time on my big screen TV.
I believe you can be a Democrat and a Christian.
I believe the significance of Jesus lies as much in his life as in his death.
I believe the best way to address the national healthcare crisis is for everyone to take responsibility for their own health. Each individual should stop smoking, exercise, and eat a healthy diet. This would help prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other problems; saving our society millions.
I believe I need to start working out again.
I believe it was perfectly fine for Han Solo to fire first at Greedo.
I believe someday being a father will be the most challenging and rewarding thing I ever do.
I believe Sarah will be an amazing mother which will make my job easier.
I believe too many people blame the circumstances of their upbringing for not reaching their full potential.
I believe that not every priesthood member is called to preach on Sundays.
I believe the last words of a dying church are either “we’ve always done it this way” or “we’ve never done it that way.”
I believe that with adult decisions come adult consequences. ( I tell my teen-aged patients this when they don’t want to get a PAP smear after choosing to be sexually active but it applies to other areas of life too)
I believe that friends can impact our life as much as our family can.

Lego Star Wars II

I just wasted several hours this weekend playing a new game: Lego Star Wars II. My friend Mark and I played Fri night, Sat night, and Sunday afternoon. ( Sarah was gone for the weekend )Honestly I don’t play my PS2 very often. I get in a few Madden or Tiger Woods games in when friends come over but I love this game. The premise is that you control Star Wars Lego characters and you go through the original three movies. The whole world is constructed out of legos and when you hit something or you get hit you fall apart into little Lego pieces. The game play is very cool and the game allows many options and a variety of characters so it never gets old. If you are a gamer looking for a fun new game, give this one a try.

Grey’s Anatomy

This show has quickly become one of my favorites. Sarah and I have rented the DVDs via Netflix and we both love it. I am so glad to see that it looks like it has more staying power than the more hyped Desperate Housewives. It will somewhat fill my “must see TV” void that was left by Friends now that it has moved to Thursdays. It along with Project Runway, Scrubs, and Las Vegas are my current favorite shows. It was starting to get hard for me to find a show I really liked so it’s nice to discover this one.

the state of sports in my life

There is lots going on in my personal sports world right now. Michigan looks to be back. They destroyed Notre Dame on the road and then took care of business at home against Wisconsin. I enjoy still having Big ten title and BCS aspirations for my favorite team. More surprising is the Tigers just clinched a playoff spot for the first time is 19 years. To go from one of the worst teams in history 3 years ago to the playoffs is amazing. I am hoping they can hang on for the central division title but the wild card is also awesome. Plus they are young so they sould be good for years to come. The other day when Detroit was beating the Royals, I told some friends about the “we want donuts” chants that happen at Royals games as part of the Krispy Kreme promotion. They loved it. Not all is well though. The Pistons lost Ben wallace and will likely be taking a step back this year but we’ll see. Of course the Lions stink out loud. They are not just bad but losing to the lowly Packers at home pretty much cements there place as the worst team in the NFL. The franchise is so dysfunctional on every level. I may never live to see a winning Lions team. Go Blue! Go Tigers!

Sept 11th

Sept 11th has two meanings for me. It will forever be remembered for the attack on the World trade Center. The date also holds good memories for me though. 10 years ago I asked a beautiful woman out for our first date. We saw the movie 9 months. The movie wasn’t all that memorable but the girl was. So I decided to marry her. That was the best decision of my life. I love you Sarah. Happy 10 year anniversary.

The DKL season is over

We played our last game of the season in our Detroit kickball league. we actually made it to the finals. Yesterday we won our semi-final game against a higher ranked team but then lost badly in the final. It was fun and I am glad I played. They are trying to recruit me to play again in the fall but I think I’ll probably just sub when needed. I hear they may broadcast some of our games on the the ESPN 8 (the Ocho), so keep a look out for those.

Quotes from an unlikely source

I read a bunch of quotes off the wall while eating lunch at Jimmy Johns. Here are a few I enjoyed that I remember. Of course I am paraphrasing
Don’t be afraid to try new things. remember a lone amateur built the arc and a group of experts built the titanic
The number one thing keeping the human race from reaching its full potential in a word –meetings
The one universal thing that spans all races, religions, genders is the fact that we all think we are above average drivers
The thing with the greatest potential to do harm is “gossip”
never lick a steak knife
never, ever, ask a woman if she is pregnant unless you see a human coming out of her at that moment

If I can remember more, I may do a part 2 to this post later.

camping

Sarah and I just finished up our annual camping trip. We have spent most of the past several Labor day weekends with our friends John & Kristi and Karen & her boyfriend Ian. Sarah isn’t a huge fan of camping but she goes every year because she knows I love it. I’m sure she would like it more if she didn’t swell up a the sight of every mosquito. I went out and purchased her some $15.00 benadryl cream but at that point the mosquitos had already left their mark. Like her grandma used to tell her, they must pick on you because you are so sweet. This year’s trip found us at Wheatley ( a provincial park in Canada). It was a great campsite. It was very quiet and away from other sites. I recently purchased a new tent. It is a 7 person tent, actually it has enough room for one queen size air mattress and all of our stuff. It also has a screened-in porch to help with the above mosquito issue. I love to be in nature away from the “real” world just relaxing around a campfire. The only thing I would change is to not try and set up our tent in the dark. Next time, we’ll just come early the next morning.