Northwestern beats Indiana University! Are you kidding me? Talk about sinking to the bottom of the barrel, IU is there.
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Indiana-promotes-manager-to-yes-play-basketbal?urn=ncaab,144306
How embarrassing!!!
The first Saturday in May is the community garage sale. ALL of my IU apparel will be given away on that Saturday, unless I burn it first!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
How Was Your Week?
How was your week? That question was asked of me this past Saturday. Right off the bat, I said, "It was good." I wasn't really even thinking about the answer I was giving, I just quickly remembered there wasn't nothing that was pressing on my mind. "Well," said the nice lady, "I've been praying for you and your family this week!" Whoa! Let me re-think my answer then, I thought!
As I thought about it, my week was a really GREAT one.
The lady explained to me her deacon at our church had a prayer schedule and my family was on the list of people to pray for that week. After thinking about that, I realized my week was one of the best weeks I had had in a long, long, long, time.
I thought it was very thoughtful for Juanita to take time out of her day to think of me and my family, and include us in her daily prayers. I'm going to check, but I pretty sure Ron and Juanita will have a great week this week, as they have been included in my daily prayers!
As I thought about it, my week was a really GREAT one.
The lady explained to me her deacon at our church had a prayer schedule and my family was on the list of people to pray for that week. After thinking about that, I realized my week was one of the best weeks I had had in a long, long, long, time.
I thought it was very thoughtful for Juanita to take time out of her day to think of me and my family, and include us in her daily prayers. I'm going to check, but I pretty sure Ron and Juanita will have a great week this week, as they have been included in my daily prayers!
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Robert Montgomery Knight
“The General” as most Indiana fans know him, retired on February 4, 2008. At that time I didn’t think that was the last we would hear of him, and I was right! Bob Knight’s name is now being tossed around all over the sports and news networks as a possibility as the next head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs! Georgia is in the Southeastern Conference with Arkansas (John Pelphrey), Florida (Billy Donovan), and Kentucky (Billy Gillispie)! I can already play out in my mind the match ups with these teams and coaches! LSU is also in the SEC. When Mr. Knight was coaching at Indiana, they met LSU in the regional finals, back when Shaquille O’Neal was a stand out there. IU stopped O’Neal and won the game, but there was controversy. It would be awesome to have some rivalry back in the college game, with Mr. Knight right in the middle of it all!
Coach Knight has won 902 games, more than any other NCAA Division I head coach. From 1971-2000, he coached at Indiana University. He led the Hoosiers to 3 NCAA Championships, 1 NIT, 11 Big Ten Conference Championships, and in 1984 he coached the Olympic Team who won the gold medal for the United States!
In 1976, the Hoosiers, under the direction of Coach Knight, were 32-0 for the entire season, winning the NCAA Championship as the only team to go the entire season undefeated. That feat has yet to be repeated and probably never will (IMHO). Tom Crean is now the head coach of the Hoosiers. They have lost 11 straight games, are 0-8 in the Big Ten, and stand at 5-15 overall. (this will be a topic for another BLOG at another time)
IU’s president in 2000 was Myles Brand. On September 10, 2000, Brand relieved Mr. Knight of his duties when he refused to retire. After a year off, he accepted the head coaching job at Texas Tech. As the Red Raiders head coach, Mr. Knight averaged 21 wins per season.
Georgia is buzzing about the possibility of The General turning their program around. The players are excited as well. Sources close to Bob Knight say he’s interested. If you happen to read this Mr. Knight, please say you’ll coach again!
Coach Knight has won 902 games, more than any other NCAA Division I head coach. From 1971-2000, he coached at Indiana University. He led the Hoosiers to 3 NCAA Championships, 1 NIT, 11 Big Ten Conference Championships, and in 1984 he coached the Olympic Team who won the gold medal for the United States!
In 1976, the Hoosiers, under the direction of Coach Knight, were 32-0 for the entire season, winning the NCAA Championship as the only team to go the entire season undefeated. That feat has yet to be repeated and probably never will (IMHO). Tom Crean is now the head coach of the Hoosiers. They have lost 11 straight games, are 0-8 in the Big Ten, and stand at 5-15 overall. (this will be a topic for another BLOG at another time)
IU’s president in 2000 was Myles Brand. On September 10, 2000, Brand relieved Mr. Knight of his duties when he refused to retire. After a year off, he accepted the head coaching job at Texas Tech. As the Red Raiders head coach, Mr. Knight averaged 21 wins per season.
Georgia is buzzing about the possibility of The General turning their program around. The players are excited as well. Sources close to Bob Knight say he’s interested. If you happen to read this Mr. Knight, please say you’ll coach again!
Monday, February 02, 2009
A Little Inconvenience?
Ok, so our little burg received some measurable snow this past week, with about an inch of ice to go along with it! I really enjoyed our first measurable snow of the winter season and got some good pictures of the beautiful, white stuff! (I’ll share them in another post later). Today’s temperature is suppose to reach 36 degrees, tonight is 17 degrees with a 30% chance of some flurries. On Tuesday afternoon the snow showers and flurries increase to 40% in the afternoon. So, sit tight folks, we might be getting some more! Yah!
It is already getting old listening to the complaints from folks about the trash pick-up from last week. The county was under a level one emergency, which meant only emergency personnel were allowed on the roads. Later, our county switched to a level two, which allowed emergency personnel and people on the road who were traveling to and from work. With our trash trucks coming from Columbus, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, they weren’t able to make it here.
Each morning I called Rumpke and spoke with Julie in dispatch to see if anyone was coming. Each morning she informed me they couldn’t make it. Actually, on Thursday, two trucks attempted to come here from Columbus, but turned around due to the bad roads and weather conditions.
This week our trash will be picked up on Tuesday. Our recycling materials will be picked up the following Tuesday, since we are on an every-other-week schedule. You would think residents would be grateful for the attempt the Rumpke employees made. Well, if you think that, you’re thinking wrong!
I’ve had one customer this morning, Sammy, who was a blessing. He asked when they would get his trash and I told him tomorrow. That was fine with him. He would set his recyclables back till next week. “No problem,” he said. Oh, if we just had more ‘Sammy’s’ in the world.
The customer before him, his initials is B.S., wanted to know "WHEN IS MY TRASH GOING TO BE PICKED UP!” I told him it would be tomorrow. Again, he shouted, “WHAT ABOUT MY RECYCLABLES?” Well, Mr. B.S., they will be picked up the following week, on February 10. Again, with my fingers in my ears, he screams, “WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITH MY RECYCLABLES TILL THEN?” Before I had a chance to answer his question, he answered himself. He said he would just bag it, and set it out with the normal trash. I didn’t have the heart to tell him to make sure not to go over the weekly limit, as it wouldn’t be picked up!
Another customer this morning had the gull to ask if the trash charge would be discounted this month, since they missed a week! OMG, I thought! My response was since the trash truck will run tomorrow, they will pick up last week’s missed trash, along with this week. Some people just totally amuse me!
I’ve heard the saying, “Stick around, things will change.” That is pertaining to the weather. It does change quite often. One thing I can count on of never changing is some people’s attitudes! Those, I feel sorry for!
It is already getting old listening to the complaints from folks about the trash pick-up from last week. The county was under a level one emergency, which meant only emergency personnel were allowed on the roads. Later, our county switched to a level two, which allowed emergency personnel and people on the road who were traveling to and from work. With our trash trucks coming from Columbus, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, they weren’t able to make it here.
Each morning I called Rumpke and spoke with Julie in dispatch to see if anyone was coming. Each morning she informed me they couldn’t make it. Actually, on Thursday, two trucks attempted to come here from Columbus, but turned around due to the bad roads and weather conditions.
This week our trash will be picked up on Tuesday. Our recycling materials will be picked up the following Tuesday, since we are on an every-other-week schedule. You would think residents would be grateful for the attempt the Rumpke employees made. Well, if you think that, you’re thinking wrong!
I’ve had one customer this morning, Sammy, who was a blessing. He asked when they would get his trash and I told him tomorrow. That was fine with him. He would set his recyclables back till next week. “No problem,” he said. Oh, if we just had more ‘Sammy’s’ in the world.
The customer before him, his initials is B.S., wanted to know "WHEN IS MY TRASH GOING TO BE PICKED UP!” I told him it would be tomorrow. Again, he shouted, “WHAT ABOUT MY RECYCLABLES?” Well, Mr. B.S., they will be picked up the following week, on February 10. Again, with my fingers in my ears, he screams, “WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITH MY RECYCLABLES TILL THEN?” Before I had a chance to answer his question, he answered himself. He said he would just bag it, and set it out with the normal trash. I didn’t have the heart to tell him to make sure not to go over the weekly limit, as it wouldn’t be picked up!
Another customer this morning had the gull to ask if the trash charge would be discounted this month, since they missed a week! OMG, I thought! My response was since the trash truck will run tomorrow, they will pick up last week’s missed trash, along with this week. Some people just totally amuse me!
I’ve heard the saying, “Stick around, things will change.” That is pertaining to the weather. It does change quite often. One thing I can count on of never changing is some people’s attitudes! Those, I feel sorry for!
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