Jewtuszko over Warburton
X decision for Warburton
Hunt over Tuscherer
√Hunt Knockout Rd. 2
Reinhardt over Zhang
X Zhang quickly chokes Reihardt unconscious
Perosh over Blackledge
√ Perosh by rear naked choke
Ring over Fukuda
√ Ring takes it but Fukuda should have won
Gustafsson over Te Huna
√ Gustafsson choked him out
Fisher over Pearson
X Pearson wins a great fight
Noke over Camozzi
√ Noke looked amazing
Lytle over Ebersole
X Ebersole embarassed Lytle
Sotiropoulos over Siver (maybe fight of the night)
X Siver wins looked awesome against the aussie
Michael Bisping beats Rivera
√ Rivera lost because he took an illegal knee not a great fight.
Bisping once again proved he has no class.
Fitch pounds out another three round winner over Penn
A DRAW!!! Again! Penn may have won the 1st 2 rounds but Fitch whooped his butt in rd 3.
Fight of the Night went to Ebersole-Lytle.
Knockout of the night to Mark Hunt.
Submission of the night to Kyle Noke.
2/26/11
2/20/11
Spring
The seasons of life are a rude awakening. Spring rolls through quicker than we realize.
I was a completely forgettable kid. At school they had little groups that stuck together and didn't associate with the other groups. We had the popular people, the heads, the smart people, the weirdos, the goat ropers, poor kids and the people who didn't fit in. I was lucky because I could morph into any group for a short time. In addition, I was younger than everyone in my class and looked about two years younger. I had to fight a lot because I was picked on daily, mainly because I was such a small guy. It made me tough and aggressive. I suffered from "little guy" syndrome. I would hit guys for just making rude comments. I got whipped sometimes, but I usually won a scrap.
I was a friend to the kids that everyone made jokes about. I truly didn't want them to feel left out or hopeless. It wasn't because I felt sorry for them, it was the fact that they had thoughts that mattered too. At some point, I realized that I was included in that bunch of misfits to everyone else too!
Rob Johnson and I became quick friends just after I turned 12. He's been my best friend since then. We've been through more than most and I wouldn't trade him for anyone else. Everyone should know what its like to have a friend as true as he's been!
When I began racing motocross, I thought it only took talent. Kevin Farmer taught me to be ruthless! In my very first race, he ran over me on purpose to take 1st place. Nobody ever did that to me again, I was the aggressor from that day on. I won a national championship because I refused to let anyone beat me. I would wreck anyone without mercy. I rode recklessly just like my heroes Bob Hannah and Danny "Magoo" Chandler. I left the spring of my life as a national champ and being a total arrogant ass!
I was a completely forgettable kid. At school they had little groups that stuck together and didn't associate with the other groups. We had the popular people, the heads, the smart people, the weirdos, the goat ropers, poor kids and the people who didn't fit in. I was lucky because I could morph into any group for a short time. In addition, I was younger than everyone in my class and looked about two years younger. I had to fight a lot because I was picked on daily, mainly because I was such a small guy. It made me tough and aggressive. I suffered from "little guy" syndrome. I would hit guys for just making rude comments. I got whipped sometimes, but I usually won a scrap.
I was a friend to the kids that everyone made jokes about. I truly didn't want them to feel left out or hopeless. It wasn't because I felt sorry for them, it was the fact that they had thoughts that mattered too. At some point, I realized that I was included in that bunch of misfits to everyone else too!
Rob Johnson and I became quick friends just after I turned 12. He's been my best friend since then. We've been through more than most and I wouldn't trade him for anyone else. Everyone should know what its like to have a friend as true as he's been!
When I began racing motocross, I thought it only took talent. Kevin Farmer taught me to be ruthless! In my very first race, he ran over me on purpose to take 1st place. Nobody ever did that to me again, I was the aggressor from that day on. I won a national championship because I refused to let anyone beat me. I would wreck anyone without mercy. I rode recklessly just like my heroes Bob Hannah and Danny "Magoo" Chandler. I left the spring of my life as a national champ and being a total arrogant ass!
Summer
Being a little guy..I didn't have a bunch of girlfriends. It made it harder to get the girls, but it was a priority for me. I always dated girls that were at least 2 years younger than me because they were more my size. I played pool all the time and made a job of it for a while.
I had hot rod cars and found a great little girlfriend in Rachel. Everything was going pretty good for me and suddenly my Dad's business fell apart. He moved to Houston and I acted like a lost puppy. I went to Houston to visit and Dad took me to play pool for money again. We made money and he asked me to move there to just play pool and make a ton of cash. I left my girl and moved to Houston. Promptly, I met Sheila while playing darts at a bar. She spent the night with me on my 21st birthday. Against everyone's advice, I married her. We had a son in 1988, and were divorced in early 1990.
I went apeshit crazy for six years until I joined the Navy. During that six years, I led a life that is mostly clouded by alcohol consumption. I met some wonderful people but also a bunch that weren't worth my time. Susan, Terry, Amber, all women that I loved and I enjoyed having their love for a while. Susan was one of the most genuine women I ever met, she never made any promise she couldn't keep! Jenny and I became close friends while I was dating Susan. I was a dumbass and didn't treat her with the respect and admiration that Susan deserved. I blew that one! Terry had constant issues and turned out to be as fake and one dimensional as Sheila. Amber was the real deal. I loved her but I had to get my life back on track.
Life rolled into Fall.
I had hot rod cars and found a great little girlfriend in Rachel. Everything was going pretty good for me and suddenly my Dad's business fell apart. He moved to Houston and I acted like a lost puppy. I went to Houston to visit and Dad took me to play pool for money again. We made money and he asked me to move there to just play pool and make a ton of cash. I left my girl and moved to Houston. Promptly, I met Sheila while playing darts at a bar. She spent the night with me on my 21st birthday. Against everyone's advice, I married her. We had a son in 1988, and were divorced in early 1990.
I went apeshit crazy for six years until I joined the Navy. During that six years, I led a life that is mostly clouded by alcohol consumption. I met some wonderful people but also a bunch that weren't worth my time. Susan, Terry, Amber, all women that I loved and I enjoyed having their love for a while. Susan was one of the most genuine women I ever met, she never made any promise she couldn't keep! Jenny and I became close friends while I was dating Susan. I was a dumbass and didn't treat her with the respect and admiration that Susan deserved. I blew that one! Terry had constant issues and turned out to be as fake and one dimensional as Sheila. Amber was the real deal. I loved her but I had to get my life back on track.
Life rolled into Fall.
Fall
At 32, I turned over a new leaf and joined the Navy. I thought it was an opportunity to get an education. It turned out to be false promises. They kept you so busy working that school was not an option. I was frustrated by that and became an angry little grouch. I met some terrific people and learned that you bond with them very much like you would your family. It's hard to describe how you may not like someone as a person, but you would watch their back in dangerous situations. Everyone watches out for each other. The people that you do like..they become like a brother or sister to you.
While I was overseas, I came to appreciate my son Trey. I saved up all the time to buy him special things that probably don't matter to him now. At the time though, his eyes would sparkle when he got a great gift. Trey became my motivation. I nearly remarried a great gal named Sonoko at that time too. It didn't work out because I wouldn't move back to Japan and she wouldn't come to the states.
After my Navy days were complete, I moved back to Texas. I worked for about a year as a powdercoater and 9/11 happened. Shortly thereafter, I bought a house and moved to Illinois. I worked various jobs and struggled but I was happy. There I honed my computer skills and my friend Al, who opened my eyes to all the possibilities of computers. We brainstormed and came up with projects and made them happen. I had found my calling.
Dad's health began to falter after a few years and he asked me to move back to Texas. I came back and began installing floors again and doing general construction jobs. My knees were shot from my racing days and it was tough on my body. By now I was over 40 and I was constantly in some kind of pain. Dad's health continued to worsen and it became a requirement to stay home and take care of him. Trey and his girlfriend Wendi came to live with me for about 8 months and it brought me back to understanding how tough things are when you are young. He moved back to his mother's and began school, he should be graduating soon.
My Mom sold her house and moved here also to help with Dad. They remarried which surprised the heck out of me. Now Mom's health isn't great either. My only income is little jobs I can muster locally or fixing computers for people. If something happens to a relative, Mom drops everything and runs to their aid. She possesses a skill in that regard...I'm glad she's able to do that. It also places Dad's care squarely on my shoulders. My sister is here now and she helps a lot too. When a break is needed we take turns and step up for each other. Dad trusts me and my judgement so he normally wants me around when things get rough, and things are very rough right now.
My life has been shaped by the people around me and the attitudes they display. Financially, I'm not a big success..but I've becaome a pretty decent guy over the years. The things that really count...like love, truth and happiness...I have that in spades!
This is a rather condensed version of my life but I hope my friends and family will know me and understand me a little better now. Winter is coming and I'm dreading it.
While I was overseas, I came to appreciate my son Trey. I saved up all the time to buy him special things that probably don't matter to him now. At the time though, his eyes would sparkle when he got a great gift. Trey became my motivation. I nearly remarried a great gal named Sonoko at that time too. It didn't work out because I wouldn't move back to Japan and she wouldn't come to the states.
After my Navy days were complete, I moved back to Texas. I worked for about a year as a powdercoater and 9/11 happened. Shortly thereafter, I bought a house and moved to Illinois. I worked various jobs and struggled but I was happy. There I honed my computer skills and my friend Al, who opened my eyes to all the possibilities of computers. We brainstormed and came up with projects and made them happen. I had found my calling.
Dad's health began to falter after a few years and he asked me to move back to Texas. I came back and began installing floors again and doing general construction jobs. My knees were shot from my racing days and it was tough on my body. By now I was over 40 and I was constantly in some kind of pain. Dad's health continued to worsen and it became a requirement to stay home and take care of him. Trey and his girlfriend Wendi came to live with me for about 8 months and it brought me back to understanding how tough things are when you are young. He moved back to his mother's and began school, he should be graduating soon.
My Mom sold her house and moved here also to help with Dad. They remarried which surprised the heck out of me. Now Mom's health isn't great either. My only income is little jobs I can muster locally or fixing computers for people. If something happens to a relative, Mom drops everything and runs to their aid. She possesses a skill in that regard...I'm glad she's able to do that. It also places Dad's care squarely on my shoulders. My sister is here now and she helps a lot too. When a break is needed we take turns and step up for each other. Dad trusts me and my judgement so he normally wants me around when things get rough, and things are very rough right now.
My life has been shaped by the people around me and the attitudes they display. Financially, I'm not a big success..but I've becaome a pretty decent guy over the years. The things that really count...like love, truth and happiness...I have that in spades!
This is a rather condensed version of my life but I hope my friends and family will know me and understand me a little better now. Winter is coming and I'm dreading it.
2/19/11
Losing loved ones
I just want to express heartfelt condolences to Rusty Hill and his family. Nothing can be said that eases the pain of the loss of a loved one. Linda's memory will live on even though you don't have her physically, she lives on in the hearts of friends and family. Mourning your loss, Love you all!
2/11/11
Old Friends
Finding old friends or better yet, having them find you..is one of the most powerful things I've seen about social networking.
I've been in touch now with a woman that I wished I married. It brings me joy that she still loves to talk to me even though she's moved on with a family of her own. I lost touch for a long time and it bothered me immensely. Suddenly she found me on facebook and we talked like we never had been out of contact. We have a bond that I don't believe will ever be severed. We were great friends before we ever slept together. I miss her more everyday. I respect her family and don't want to screw up the life that she's built. She's probably the best woman I have met in my life.
It's weird as hell but I have another female friend who just two days ago contacted me. We've been great friends for even longer. Amazingly we are both interested in the same line of work, graphic art. I haven't spoken to her for 16 years but yet I feel like we just lost contact for a while. She's also one of the most fun persons I've ever been around. I missed her dearly too. I love her very much, never slept with her, never tried... and that's probably a good thing for both of us. I got to know her family well and they are some of the nicest people I ever met. In one day, all of them confirmed friend requests from me. Very good people indeed!
Life is strange and you never know what's going to happen. I say, live life to it's fullest and enjoy the people you know and love. Friends are treasures that you shouldn't lose over time. I'm grateful for my friends...male and female..because you've all made an impact in my life. Thanks for the wonderful ride that is life!
I've been in touch now with a woman that I wished I married. It brings me joy that she still loves to talk to me even though she's moved on with a family of her own. I lost touch for a long time and it bothered me immensely. Suddenly she found me on facebook and we talked like we never had been out of contact. We have a bond that I don't believe will ever be severed. We were great friends before we ever slept together. I miss her more everyday. I respect her family and don't want to screw up the life that she's built. She's probably the best woman I have met in my life.
It's weird as hell but I have another female friend who just two days ago contacted me. We've been great friends for even longer. Amazingly we are both interested in the same line of work, graphic art. I haven't spoken to her for 16 years but yet I feel like we just lost contact for a while. She's also one of the most fun persons I've ever been around. I missed her dearly too. I love her very much, never slept with her, never tried... and that's probably a good thing for both of us. I got to know her family well and they are some of the nicest people I ever met. In one day, all of them confirmed friend requests from me. Very good people indeed!
Life is strange and you never know what's going to happen. I say, live life to it's fullest and enjoy the people you know and love. Friends are treasures that you shouldn't lose over time. I'm grateful for my friends...male and female..because you've all made an impact in my life. Thanks for the wonderful ride that is life!
2/5/11
UFC 126 Picks
Paul Taylor over Gabe Ruediger
√ win by TKO
Kid Yamamoto over Demetrius Johnson
X lost by unanimous decision
Mendes over Omigawa
√ unanimous decision
Donald Cerrone beats Paul Kelly
√ rear naked choke
Torres destroys Banuelos
√ Torres 30-27 decision
Jon Jones to win over Ryan Bader
√ Jones by guillotine choke in round 2.
Forrest Griffin should outlast Rich Franklin
√ Unanimous decision for Griffin
Silva over Belfort
√ Silva head kick and finish 1st round again!
One loss out of eight..not bad.
√ win by TKO
Kid Yamamoto over Demetrius Johnson
X lost by unanimous decision
Mendes over Omigawa
√ unanimous decision
Donald Cerrone beats Paul Kelly
√ rear naked choke
Torres destroys Banuelos
√ Torres 30-27 decision
Jon Jones to win over Ryan Bader
√ Jones by guillotine choke in round 2.
Forrest Griffin should outlast Rich Franklin
√ Unanimous decision for Griffin
Silva over Belfort
√ Silva head kick and finish 1st round again!
One loss out of eight..not bad.
2/3/11
Help a friend
Does anyone know about ways to get help for a person in a wheelchair? A friend, Larry has an accessible van, but it is beginning to deteriorate and his income can't pay for needed maintenance on his van. He recently lost his father and is severely depressed. His house is also needing work. I can do any labor needed but can't afford to help financially. My goal is to get him some much needed help.
Larry is a good guy and I can't stand to see him unable to take care of himself. Any ideas or suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks!
Larry is a good guy and I can't stand to see him unable to take care of himself. Any ideas or suggestions would be welcomed. Thanks!
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