Therapeutic Venting and Random Thoughts

Colin Cowhered has it right. By the way, I love Colin. He has a great radio show on ESPN. Often I feel that it is too bad I am so busy, because I would love to take 3 hours every morning to listen to him. He is smart, he is funny, sarcastic (now you know why he appeals to me), and usually on target with his opinions. His insight over various issues going on in the sports world, in my opinion, are usually dead on. Many don't like him because he calls it like it is. And as much as I hate to admit it, he has been correct in his analyses of my beloved Cowboys for the past year. He has been callling it all year that this was a train wreck waiting to happen. It happened about the 4th game of the season and has now come to it's full fruition. What a frustrating team to be so in love with. It hurts, man. They have way too many problems to try and dissect, so I am not even going to go there. I just can't. I know the players are supposed to play their game and they are ultimately responsible. But how does a coach let a group of prima donnas not show up like what we saw yesterday? How does a "leader" of a team wih that much talent allow his team to come out lethargic and with no urgency in the last game of the season, with everything on the line? How does a "leader" allow players under him to get by with acting like crybabies when they don't get the ball enough? How does a "leader" allow his team to become a soap opera by focusing on everything BUT football throughout the football season? I just don't get it. And apparently the owner doesn't either. How do you not change anything after this debacle?

Well, with this said, I want to thank the Cowboys. September was great, but the rest of the season was miserable, watching these guys underperform. But now that they have taken me out of my misery, I can now watch the playoffs with no expectations of this team that I have grown to hate to love. It should be great! Thank you Dallas Cowboys. Now I can move on and get my focus back on things that I should be more concerned about anyway....you know, like life?

Well, at least until September of 2009... ;-)


Well, we had a good Christmas. It is always good to be around family. We went to Gladewater for a couple of days to be with Cody's family and had a great time. Her dad was home for the first time in a couple of years after having been in Iraq. Her brother was home for Christmas for the first time in a couple of years also. We had a lot of fun.


Oh yeah, speaking of sports. This is a really cool story, written by Rick Reilly, of ESPN.com. What a great reminder to all of us about what should be most important in life!


I have recently become acquainted with someone that I already consider a friend. He has a great blogsite. I encourage you to check it out, here; he has some great thoughts and he has a unique way of challenging me to be a better Christian while at the same time, making me laugh. Here is something I found from his website. This is hilarious! I think I enjoyed it so much because it probably fits my counseling style in more ways than I would like to admit.


Speaking of counseling, I think this is very therapeutic. Perhaps this is what I need to listen to after the Cowboys lose. If this can't make you laugh, what can? Check it out:




I hope all are enjoying their holidays.