It’s official…  since 1999, when the “new” Browns joined the NFL, they have morphed into the Bengals of the 1990′s through the mid-2000′s.  They’re officially the worst team in the NFL.  Only one offensive touchdown has been scored in the last 9 games.  This is like watching the scab Browns of the strike-shortened season in [...]

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A couple of weeks ago, Notre Dame was cheated out of 2 seconds in the last minute of their game against Michigan.  They were down 4 at the time, and on their own 45 yard line.  Those 2 seconds would’ve given them at least a chance to win, but the home-town hero clock operator thought [...]

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The funeral was good.  I reconnected with family that in some cases I hadn’t seen in over 20 years.  It was an emotional roller coaster for three full days, as I regularly alternated between laughing and crying as we remembered PaPaw and all that he brought to our lives.  He was a great man.  My [...]

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There are four men who influenced who I am today: my dad, my grandfather (“PaPaw”), my high school coach, and my 5th grade teacher.  Unfortunately, I lost one of those men today… My grandfather taught me many things.  First and foremost, he taught me how to live a Christ-centered life.  I’ve never seen a man [...]

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Since my kids’ activities aren’t quite at the level they used to be at this time of year (no travel soccer – my son’s playing football, and my daughter is foregoing softball for marial arts, but we haven’t started that yet), I figured I’d have more time to do things, like write in a blog, [...]

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For the first time in about 5 years, I have been able to enjoy the first college football Saturday of the year without having to attend travel soccer games, recreational softball activities, a parade, or any other distraction.  And, let me tell you, I’ve enjoyed it! As you know, I’m a Buckeye fan since youth, [...]

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I’ve had my eye on Red Dead Redemption for a little while.  I’ve discussed my desire for a Wild West MMORPG (heck, or just an RPG) previously.  What’s intrigued me about this title is that Rockstar (of Grand Theft Auto fame/infamy) is the developer, and evidently they’re applying the open-ended-grand-scope-huge-playing-environment scheme to the Wild West [...]

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