I am not nearing the end to my first semeseter at college. During the semester I have been able to experience activiities that some folks can only dream about. These events have been being able to play football for the SMU mustangs under the leadership of Coach Jones. I have also been able to live in the great citiy of Dallas. I have experienced charted planes, 5 star hotels, and I have been police escorted in four different states. However college is not just about expericencing sporting perks, it is also about finding a career field. And after one semester I have narrowed it down to two.
The one that seems truly amazing is to be a radio talk show host. It would be amazing to have the freedom to talk about anything I want. My show would consist of politics, sports, and anything else that is on my mind. Politics would be difficult, but there are many listeners who love to get angry. Sports would be my strength. Football would dominate the show. However, the topic that would add uniqueness would be the aspect of UFC. Mixed martial arts is an up and coming sport in America that will be in great demand.
The other job is working side by side with my dad, selling roofing. There is only few thing in life more exciting than selling some roofing materials. There is nothing really more to say about the second job choice.
After this semester, we will only have seven more semesters to find our careers. And I can promise anyone that my jobs of choice change about sixty seven times.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Two Worlds
The Dallas/Fort Worth is home to over seven million people. SEVEN MILLION! The state in which I recently moved from is home to just over two and a half million. If the math is done correctly, that would mean that the two cities of Dallas and Forth Worth are nearly triple the population of my entire state of Arkansas. And while the state population is low, my city population is laughable, three thousand eight hundred. As small as that sounds, it was a large improvement from when I moved from a city that did not even put a population number beside the city sign. With all of that said, there are many opportunities in Dallas that are not present in Sheridan, AR.
DFW provides clubs, concerts, every restaurant imaginable, aquariums, malls, shopping centers, movie theatres, professional sports, and countless other forms of entertainment and fun. At SMU, it seems as though the day does not even begin until ten twelve at night. Clubbing, and parties will go until the wee hours in the morning. Six Flags is only twenty minutes away from campus, and they have every thrill ride imaginable. Not only is North Park mall available, but the Galleria is nationally known as well. The movie theatres are on every corner, so no matter how popular a movie is, there is always a ticket. Dallas is home to “America’s Team” in the Cowboys, along with the Mavericks, Rangers, and Stars. There is never a break from society and there is always something to participate in.
Sheridan, Arkansas is drastically different. Sheridan is home to two local sit-down restaurants, the Ice House and Big’s Bar-B-Que. There are no clubs, movie theatres, malls, or professional teams. For entertainment similar to Dallas, one must travel about an hour and a half. So for entertainment, we all go out to the woods. In the woods an individual can hunt, fish, climb trees, paintball, ride four-wheelers, and play hide-n-go-seek. There are family reunions every year that consists of fist fights and fish fry’s. The Rec-Center is home to the public pool and a public basketball court. On Friday nights, all of the young people will go out and ride four-wheelers and just sit around a camp fire watching stars. There was one “night ride” in which about forty-nine kids went along on four-wheelers. Everyone goes to the High School games, and the town will shut down if we have a good team. The greatest difference between the two forms of fun are that Dallas begins at eleven p.m., and Sheridan shuts down at ten p.m. When I come home from my girlfriend’s house, there would be maybe three cars on the streets, not three million.
DFW provides clubs, concerts, every restaurant imaginable, aquariums, malls, shopping centers, movie theatres, professional sports, and countless other forms of entertainment and fun. At SMU, it seems as though the day does not even begin until ten twelve at night. Clubbing, and parties will go until the wee hours in the morning. Six Flags is only twenty minutes away from campus, and they have every thrill ride imaginable. Not only is North Park mall available, but the Galleria is nationally known as well. The movie theatres are on every corner, so no matter how popular a movie is, there is always a ticket. Dallas is home to “America’s Team” in the Cowboys, along with the Mavericks, Rangers, and Stars. There is never a break from society and there is always something to participate in.
Sheridan, Arkansas is drastically different. Sheridan is home to two local sit-down restaurants, the Ice House and Big’s Bar-B-Que. There are no clubs, movie theatres, malls, or professional teams. For entertainment similar to Dallas, one must travel about an hour and a half. So for entertainment, we all go out to the woods. In the woods an individual can hunt, fish, climb trees, paintball, ride four-wheelers, and play hide-n-go-seek. There are family reunions every year that consists of fist fights and fish fry’s. The Rec-Center is home to the public pool and a public basketball court. On Friday nights, all of the young people will go out and ride four-wheelers and just sit around a camp fire watching stars. There was one “night ride” in which about forty-nine kids went along on four-wheelers. Everyone goes to the High School games, and the town will shut down if we have a good team. The greatest difference between the two forms of fun are that Dallas begins at eleven p.m., and Sheridan shuts down at ten p.m. When I come home from my girlfriend’s house, there would be maybe three cars on the streets, not three million.
Monday, October 13, 2008
100 Years and Counting 10-13-08
The Chicago Cubs finished the 2008 season with a record of 94-67. For those of you who do not follow baseball, 94 is the total number of wins and and 67 is the total number of losses. The Cubbies had the National League's best record and received the number one seed in the playoffs. The cubs played the weakest team in that qualified for the playoffs in the National League, the Dodgers. The team formerly know as the White Stockings even received home field advantage throughout the playoffs. On paper, this team should be on track for the World Series. However, there is one attribute that the Cubs posses that is not desired by any team in the MLB, a curse.
The Curse of the Billy Goat was brought upon the Cubs when man named Billy Sianis was told to leave the 1945 World Series because his pet goat was disrupting some fans. Billy did leave Wrigley Field, but not before he placed a curse on the Cubs. The curse has made its presence felt ever since 1945. In 1969, the Cubs blew a 8.5 game lead in August to the Mets and lose the division. In 1984 the Cubs lose a National League championship to the the Padres due to a ball going under the legs of their first baseman.(ESPN.com) In 2003, the Cubs were ahead in the National League Championship Series 3 games to 1. In the 8th inning there was a foul ball hit towards the left field foul line. Instead of Moises Alou making the third out with a catch, a fan by the name of
Steve Bartman leaned over the railing and caught the foul ball. The cubs would later lose the series and Bartman has disappeared from society. He has even turned down millions in interview request from major new companies.
The latest impact the curse has had on the Cubs was in the current postseason. The Dodgers swept the Cubs 3-0 . The number one team throughout the entire season was swept. The result was not lack of talent. One of the greatest hitters in the league, Alfonso Soriano, currently plays for Chicago. The pitching staff was un-hittable in 2008. Carlos Zambrono through a no-hitter only a month ago. There is only one logical explanation for the loss, a curse.
Will the curse ever be broken? How do you break the spell? Can the Cubs ever win in Wrigley? These question can only be answered with time. If you really someone really wants to know the answer, they better be ready for a long wait. The Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908.
The Curse of the Billy Goat was brought upon the Cubs when man named Billy Sianis was told to leave the 1945 World Series because his pet goat was disrupting some fans. Billy did leave Wrigley Field, but not before he placed a curse on the Cubs. The curse has made its presence felt ever since 1945. In 1969, the Cubs blew a 8.5 game lead in August to the Mets and lose the division. In 1984 the Cubs lose a National League championship to the the Padres due to a ball going under the legs of their first baseman.(ESPN.com) In 2003, the Cubs were ahead in the National League Championship Series 3 games to 1. In the 8th inning there was a foul ball hit towards the left field foul line. Instead of Moises Alou making the third out with a catch, a fan by the name of
Steve Bartman leaned over the railing and caught the foul ball. The cubs would later lose the series and Bartman has disappeared from society. He has even turned down millions in interview request from major new companies.
The latest impact the curse has had on the Cubs was in the current postseason. The Dodgers swept the Cubs 3-0 . The number one team throughout the entire season was swept. The result was not lack of talent. One of the greatest hitters in the league, Alfonso Soriano, currently plays for Chicago. The pitching staff was un-hittable in 2008. Carlos Zambrono through a no-hitter only a month ago. There is only one logical explanation for the loss, a curse.
Will the curse ever be broken? How do you break the spell? Can the Cubs ever win in Wrigley? These question can only be answered with time. If you really someone really wants to know the answer, they better be ready for a long wait. The Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Halloween
Halloween is coming up soon, and that means it is time for some free candy! Or is it? I am from a small town where I know every single person that lives there. Every Halloween I am able to rack up at least a hundred dollars worth of free candy, plus an apple and an orange from my Grandma. I knew which houses gave to good stuff, which houses gave the cheap stuff, and which houses had the random dude hiding in the bushes ready to scare you silly. I also knew not to go to Bill Remow's house because rumor had it that he greeted you with his assault rifle. I never worked up enough guts to ring his doorbell. I had it made back home for Halloween.
However, I am now in a new world. There is no longer life long family and friends to trick-or-treat with. I no longer know who deals out the king size snickers instead of the snack size. I don't even know if anybody dresses up here. So I am blogging for answers. I need to know what the trick-or-treat hot spots are. I need buddies to get candy with and teach me the routes of Highland park. Heck judging from the cars and houses I expect them to give out candy baskets with hundred dollar bills in the wrappers. And if no one dresses up in this area, please let me know before I am the only one in a Halloween costume.
However, I am now in a new world. There is no longer life long family and friends to trick-or-treat with. I no longer know who deals out the king size snickers instead of the snack size. I don't even know if anybody dresses up here. So I am blogging for answers. I need to know what the trick-or-treat hot spots are. I need buddies to get candy with and teach me the routes of Highland park. Heck judging from the cars and houses I expect them to give out candy baskets with hundred dollar bills in the wrappers. And if no one dresses up in this area, please let me know before I am the only one in a Halloween costume.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Confusion
Well it turns out that I may have gotten a little ahead of myself on my blogging. So I am going to re blog a post about writing things down. When I first decided to blog for my assignment, I thought it was about the Lauer reading. Well as it turns out, it wasn't. It can be about anything we want. So technically I am not wrong, but technically I completely messed up the whole fun blogging assignment. I write that if I am wrong. If I was right, and we were supposed to blog about the Lauer assignment then I am the greatest Rhetoric homosapien in the world. Now, for future nights I am going to write down exactly what I am supposed to write about. That include how to see everyone writing, because it took me two hours to figure that step out. Well now that I have confused everyone, I will sign off. Have a great day.
9/22/08 Lauer Interview
There are many who may disagree with me about my issue, but too me it was the most important aspect throughout the interview. This man, Lincoln Hall, put his own dreams and goals before his wife and kids. Now, I admire anyone who trains their bodies endlessly to make goals, and I say this beacause I work physically everyday to be prepared for college football. And while my adrenaline rush could possibly lead to some serious side effects, the death rate for college football is much less than climbing Mount Everest. This man has a family. He has teenage sons who will provide him with grandkids, and a wife at home who should have at least another 25 years in her. He has no reason to be risking life or death.
I was blessed to be raised with a close knit family, and two of the greatest impacts on my life are my grandpa's. I could not imagine a world without them. But I will tell you this, I would not respect any man, who puts his mountain quest in front of seeing his wife. He will have lost some respect from his sons, who have heard the words "Your dad is dead". I don't know any man who could even bear the thought of their sons hearing that they have died because he wanted to climb a mountain.
His wife may even question his happiness in life. She could feel like her life is perfect, and suddenly her husband wants to go on a life or death trip. Then she has to hear thouse words, and I just wonder if Lincoln understands what he put his wife through.
I may do some crazy things in my life, but I will always put my kids, and my wife first in life. Everyone should.
I was blessed to be raised with a close knit family, and two of the greatest impacts on my life are my grandpa's. I could not imagine a world without them. But I will tell you this, I would not respect any man, who puts his mountain quest in front of seeing his wife. He will have lost some respect from his sons, who have heard the words "Your dad is dead". I don't know any man who could even bear the thought of their sons hearing that they have died because he wanted to climb a mountain.
His wife may even question his happiness in life. She could feel like her life is perfect, and suddenly her husband wants to go on a life or death trip. Then she has to hear thouse words, and I just wonder if Lincoln understands what he put his wife through.
I may do some crazy things in my life, but I will always put my kids, and my wife first in life. Everyone should.
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