I'm Psyched!!!!!

I was checking baseball scores on Yahoo, seeing St. Louis beating Houston 1-0 in 10 innings. A little later in yahoo sports news and read that St. Louis pitcher Mark Mulder pitched ALL 10 INNINGS!!!!! A Cardinals starting pitcher hasn't gone extra innings since 1989!!!! I was surprised and excited cause that's very rare in baseball today. Another thing is Mulder outlasted Roger Clemens which I think is great cause in my opinion that guy should have retired as a Yankee (YUK!!!, I seriously depise that team) back in '03, but who am I to judge. I just had to write how I felt about this event. I'm PSYCHED!!!! Until next time, Live Long and Prosper

A Really, REALLY GOOD Day

Today was very good day. I received my federal tax refund which will help cover costs on getting a new apartment. Also, I had an interview this morning and was hired for part time staff position at my current place of employment. Basically I'm getting promoted and a raise. I think that the promotion will surprise a lot of my coworkers since I kept my mouth shut over that last month or so. Normally I'm a talkative person with people I know but I wanted this position very bad so I was able to keep quite. As for an apartment I have one picked out and plan to sign the lease in about a week. Academics aside many things in my life are going well. I'm happy despite knowing that I am going to face some large challlenges in the near future. Well that is all for now Live Long and Prosper

Signs of Spring in SW Missouri

We'll it is definately Spring here in SW MO. We just had some heavy rain yesterday and Tuesday night which is not unusual for this part of the country. There was cloud to ground lightening and the thunder was loud while I was at work. I'm excited by the fact that baseball has started. My favorite team, the St. Louis Cardinals are sitting at 1-1 and are tied for third in the NL Central Division. Of course it's only the first week of major league baseball but it's still exciting.

Changing of the Guard and One Odd Week

Today is a sad day around the world as the citizens of this planet mourn the loss of a great and insperational man, Pope John Paul II. This the man who helped free his native land, Poland, from communism, travelled the world to spread the word of God, the teachings of Jesus Christ and his own message of peace. The coming days and weeks will be most difficult and taxing on Catholics around the world. I feel that Non-Catholic Christians, like myself, and Non-Christians should show our deepest condolences and respect to any and all Catholics that we, individually, know. It maybe a sad day but it is also a day of joy for all Christians; knowing that the Pope is released from his ills and has joined God and Christ in heaven.
Wow what a week it's been... well I really should say the past 9-10 days really. I went home to visit with my parents over Spring Holiday/Break between Thursday March 24 and Monday March 28 for Easter. During those 4-5 days I was able to see my grandparents on both sides of the family and my best friend. He and I saw the movie, Robots Saturday evening. The church that I have attended nearly my entire life had three services on Easter Sunday and the last one which my parents and I attended was nearly 95 minutes long!!!! A few members left after communion was served so I assume to prepare for family meals. I came back to Springfield, MO Monday. The trip usually only takes me 2 and a half hours but it was nearly 6 hours then. Of course it doesn't help getting lost twice trying to follow the remenants of Route 66 and getting a speeding ticket some 10 to 12 miles from home. Oh well. I'll pay the ticket right after I get paid which is in about a week.
Between Tuesday and Friday I worked four works in the morning doing the usual along with a few other things that the full time supervisors do since they wanted to be lazy. I spent a few of the afternoons hunting for an apartment after the end of the Spring semester. I think I've got it down to one place but there are a few others I'd like to look. I don't know if I'll have time since I haven't done any academic work this week at all. History has been made here in Springfield over the last few days. Thursday evening the Women's basketball team of Southwest Missouri State University, the Lady Bears, won the Women's National Invitational Tourament at Hammons Student Center at the Springfield Campus of SMSU. The ladies beat the West Virginia Mountaineers 86-80.
Today and Tomorrow at the (nearly) year old Hammons Field, two exhibition baseball games hosted by the new Springfield Cardinals Minor League Double-A baseball team. This new team is hosting its parent, the 2004 National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The first game ended with St. Louis beating Springfield 4-3. Springfield has not seen Cardinals baseball since the either the 1930s or 1950s. Truely an historic day with more than 10,400 attending the first game.
As I said what a week but I'm hitting the sack but not before I change the clocks around here for Daylight Savings Time. Until later, all are to "Live Long and Prosper"