WDW Pre-Cursor

You know what - I never talked about Disney World and the whirlwind tour my son and I took of the WDW Resort over Labor Day weekend. Remind me sometime to re-attack that story. . . .

Underdogs rule

WAR EAGLE! GO YELLOW JACKETS! I love watching an underdog win a big game. It just makes everything else go away for a little bit. Like the 320k+ mile Jeep I own that is now in the shop or the crabgrass that is still lingering in my lawn. Most important, and this is true in football as it is in just about everything else, the story of a successful underdog is a continual reminder that all things can be made possible through Christ. I have realized that I am an underdog. Satan is up, 453-2 (I picked up a safety back in Elementary School), yet I am assured a victory if I continue to press on toward the goal. The points don't matter and the time left is unknown (kind of like soccer). All that counts is the scoreboard in the end, and just like the sign that loomed over the hedges in Athens, GA following the GA Tech victory in 1998 (21-19), the scoreboard of life will also be in my favor. If you want to know more about this, please contact me. God Bless!

Lone Survivor, Marcus Luttrell

This is a good day, just like all days. It really comes down more to what we make of the days than what we think of the days. I'm reading a terrific book, Lone Survivor, by Marcus Luttrell, a Navy SEAL. It's pretty remarkable what these guys go through to be SEALs - definitely not a walk in the park. I can say assuredly that it is well more intense than anything I've done or probably ever will do and I'm not really sure if that comforts me or makes me feel worthless. Regardless, you should decide for yourself and check the book out. Like an impatient ninny, I bought the book in hardback, brand new, with 10% sales tax yet I am very pleased with the investment so far.


On a side note, I think the site needs a redesign. The pictures aren't very well organized and the overall appearance is somewhat archaic. Please feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions.

GA Tech vs. UVA - a sad tale

I'm totally depressed that my Yellow Jackets couldn't pull out a win this week. They lost to the Virginia Cavaliers, 28-23, after a fatal fumble during a punt - of all things. Ironically, there are few things that have been truly consistent about Ga Tech's football over the last ten years (the last season they accomplished anything truly significant), yet their special teams has always seemed to stay the course. Even today their place kicker hit a 51-yarder and their punter drove a punt over 60 yards, yet they (literally) dropped the ball this one time and UVA took the next play and turned it into the touchdown that would put them over the top for the win. It wouldn't be so bad except that Tech wasn't able to squeak out a win (much less any offensive yardage) again Boston College last week, either. So, now we are 2-2, 0-2 (ACC) and on our way down the road of what we will all call a "rebuilding" season. Hogwash. I don't know what it is, but Division 1-A college football programs do not need to be wasting ticket dollars and alumni donations with years spent "rebuilding". Tech's defense needs to get back to their roots - zone defense, blitz everytime, and put up a wall against the rush. Tech's offense needs to rebuild the option that took Joe Hamilton to near-Heisman status and the team to a shared spot as ACC Co-Champs. Finally, the special teams needs to keep doing what they've been doing and not screw up again. Yes, they did not lose this game - if anyone did, it was the defense for letting UVA get that fast one past them immediately following the fumble recovery, late in the 4th quarter, but it is an understatement at this point that only perfection will keep such a fragile lead, as Tech had in their hands prior to that fumble, alive. That is of course, just the words of a naive couch-potato coach, so take them for what they're worth - or not. Regardless, this should count as a legitimate post for all those who've been complaining about my prolonged absence of late. God bless you all and good night!