I Got Nothing

Yeah, those of you who know me know, I never just have "nothing". But I have exceeded a 1,000 visits (1,014 to be exact) this blog, and should have planned for something bigger! I have found blogging very therapeutic, and feel very flattered that you all have visited. Here's to my best friends and new friends - cheers!

Again, I come with just random thought chunks. I should really carry a little note pad with me, to record ideas I get, since at least twice a day I say out loud "man, I'm blogging that!" - and then forget by the end of the day. Yeah, I am over 40. This means I am finding myself being lumped into the category: Old School. I have discussed this with my other friends (who are all over 25 years of age), and we have decided that Old School isn't all bad. Old School means you still have manners. You still have ethics. When did being polite and considerate start having such a negative connotation?

First chunk: today is Hank Aaron's birthday. I don't keep this marked on my calendar, but when I saw a "Day of" calendar, it was a listed event. ***warning, Old-School opinion to follow*** Hank Aaron IS the Home Run King. He set this record of hitting the most home runs (715) back in 1974. Anyone who cheats to break this record, *cough, Barry Bonds, cough* DOES NOT COUNT. I do not recognize this, and if it is printed in any record books, there should be an asterisk. A big, huge asterisk *. This particular asterisk meant you didn't have ethics.

Here is some "Schooling" for the youngsters: say please, say thank you, cover your mouth when you cough, expect me to stare when you have tattooed and pierced yourself into ridiculousness, get off that phone/text all the time (sorry, you're not really that important - all the time), give me courteous customer service when I come into a business to spend money that is keeping you employed, dress respectfully when you are at church/funeral/wedding.........I am sure I will think of more stuff. In the meantime, I think I'll make some t-shirts that say "Proud To Be Old School" ('cause apparently I can wear that to church/wedding/funeral).

And since I like my blog posts to have some pictures, I took some at the basketball game this week. That Purdue beat-down was terrific, wasnt it?! Ok, onto the pictures: I like to find some constant oddities and give them names. The girl in this picture I call Elvira. This picture doesn't even do her "hair" justice. It is so ridiculously jet black, it looks like a Halloween wig for Elvira (or maybe Morticia). I'm not questioning her "talent", just her choice of color & style.
Here is a picture that the WHOLE arena finds hysterical. We only refer to him as "Dancer Boy". OSU has a "dance team" (which I think is code for 'not good enough to be a real cheerleader'), and they come to dance during a time out. Its ALL girls......and one boy (in the lone black tshirt). Ya know, there probably isn't anything I could type here that you aren't all thinking in your heads, so I will leave it at that.
And last, but not least, here is "Little Richard". But, at least he is a cheerleader, right? Seriously, though, he looks (and acts) just like the real thing.
See what happens when I go a week without getting my blog out? Sometimes you get the UNsorted version.
I also forgot to mention that today is National Weatherperson Day. I'm not quite sure what to do with that information - is it just a title, or some kind of suggestion? Well, my suggestion is to MAKE IT WARMER!

...And Happy 75th Birthday to Hammerin' Hank Aaron!!!