"For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed,

revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one

at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will

discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself,

and the other for helping others."

There is a big freckle right in the middle of my right eyebrow. It's probably been there my whole life, or close to it, and I didn't ever notice it until tonight. I'm slow on the uptake...

In the Northwest section of the DMN, they have those little side bar sections like they do in that other section for high school kids, except these are for grown ups. One week, they did Burt Bryan, who, ironically, I didn't even recognize from church, but from Key Club, when he once played a French Santa Clause who scared all the kids away by telling them the French like cheese because they smell.

Then I read his profile, and it said he went to FUMC, and then I read who his family was, and I discovered, lo and behold, he used to help teach my sunday school class. Now, I'm actually embarassed. It makes me wonder if he remembers me and always thought I was weird for not remembering him.

As it turns out, my mom is actually saving the artice, to give to her mom. Grandma used to eat at this restaraunt all the time that his grandfather owned. If you read his profile, it's even his favorite place to eat. My mom knows that my Grandma knows the grandfather of my ex sunday school teacher who I met through key club. What a small world.

Tatu's an idiot. Take 20 of the best players in the entire league, and put them on a team together. Then give them Tatu as a coach and watch them lose 10-1 against a bunch of no-name Americans.

from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...

Tozer Defends Tattooing Tatu's Team

Milwaukee Wave coach Keith Tozer is not apologizing for the way his U.S. team performed in the Major Indoor Soccer League All-Star Game on Sunday in St. Louis.

In fact, he's wondering what all the fuss is about. His team, helped by the performance of five Wave players, scored a 10-1 blowout victory over an International squad led by Dallas Sidekicks coach and indoor legend Tatu.

After the game, Tatu seemed to question the approach of the U.S. team.

"All-star games are showcases; they're about going up and down the field and scoring goals," Tatu said in a news conference. "This was too serious."

Time out: Too serious? Hi, my name is Tatu, I'm some pansy from Brazil who doesn't have a last name because I think I'm cool like Madonna or someone and I don't know how to coach a team. I don't want this to be serious. After all, soccer is such a silly sport. Wow.

And, on a sad side note, I'd like to brag that the one goal we did score was by Alebic, the one and only Sidekicks player to remain healthy enough to play. He's also a defender... On second thought, maybe he should have been defending instead...

I don't eat much, I know. But when I do, it's usually chips, or chicken with a lot of salt on it. I've never been too big of a fan of sweet foods, except in moderation. Well. For two days I've had this cut on the inside of my mouth. I don't know how it got there; not the slightest idea,but I know that you can't put salt on cuts because it BURNS!! And so now I'm starving myself to death slowly...


P.S. Online homework checks are bad. Here is a list why.
1) You can answer only one question at a time, and you can't go back to any of the others. No checking your work when you're done, or figuring it out once you get to the end.
2) You have a time limit.
3) You have to do it all in one sitting.
4) If, for instance, you log on to blackboard, click the quiz button and your computer freezes, you can't take the quiz. If you restart your computer and go back and try to take it, it will say you already completed it. Zero.
5) Ditto if you get an IM and click the link, and it takes you to a new site in the browser you're already taking your quiz in. You can't finish.
6) If you hit refresh or use the back button on your browser, it also thinks you're dumb.

So, who is really dumb? Blackboard, for be such a user unfriendly site? Or my teacher, for be such a grade unfriendly guy?

The cool part: After you finish, if you get that far that is, it tells you the real answer and compares it to your answer. It also tells you your grade, which takes some teachers weeks to figure out *cough*CHALLENGE*cough* And it automatically puts all of your grades in the "Grades" tab of blackboard that I always thought was only there to humor me. Then I'll know my daily grade average, at least, any time I sign on.