OSU #1

Well, all the stars aligned and things worked out like they should. Ohio State is now #1 again and will be playing in the National Championship. I watched the Oklahoma vs Missouri and the Pitt vs West Virginia games and the outcome couldn't have been better for an OSU fan like me. We were hoping for one of the two games to go right and what do you know, both of them did. OSU vs LSU for it all. I can't wait to get my T-shirt.

GO BUCKS!

Watch Out This Weekend

Keep your eye on the Oklahoma vs. Missouri football game this weekend. it will decide weather or not the Bucks will be in the National Championship. Oklahoma has a chance to win. If so, we're in. West Virginia plays their last game this weekend too but it would be a shock if they would loose that game. Keep your fingers crossed!

Chips Must Fall In Place

Well, I broke down and got a new computer. I decided to go with the Intel chip. Of course the debate was between AMD and Intel. I tried to do my homework to decide which would be the best for me but most of the information I read was based on higher end chips. Ones I couldn't afford. i think I made a good choice and I am going with the thought that everything sold right now is better than what I had.

Bucks Win

Awesome, What a game. Big Ten champs and hello Rose Bowl. It;s not the National Championship but what the heck. Maybe it's even better than the National Championship. We get a parade before our game. It's such a shame that they lost to Illinois but it was still a great season. I hope that they don't loose their edge because of the time between now and the game. I doubt it though, Tressel will have them ready I'm sure.

It's hard to Stay #!

A disappointing game today. OSU gave it all they had but it wasn't enough today' Illinois came to take it away and they did. It sucks but that's the way it is at that level. Everyone is gunning for #1. Unfortunately a loss this late in the season will do you in. So much for the national championship. A win next week against Michigan however will still give them a trip to the Rose Bowl. Still a great season. Good luck next week. Go Bucks!

Bond Issue

We had a bond issue pass tonight for a new school. It was close and only passed by 47 votes. This is a good step in the right direction for our kids and communities future. This should have long term positive affects on the community.

Happy Halloween

Check out what you can do with a pumpkin carving kit that you can get for around 7 bucks. It didn't take that long and it was pretty fun. Try it next year.

The Pursuit of God

I started a new book called the Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer. So far, very interesting. It makes you think. I will update more when I get into it further. It won't be long. It's a short book.

Finished

I have finished Flags Of Our Fathers. The thing that really sticks out as a common theme throughout the book is that the marines involved in the battle of Iwo Jima had a common view of their role there. Most people would agree that what they did was heroic. They on the other hand seem to believe that they were not heroes. They say they did what they had to do. They say the only thing that kept them moving forward was the presence of their buddies. They took care of each other. They had too.

Isn't common view of a hero someone who does the extraordinary in the face of certain disaster? Maybe not. Maybe a hero is an ordinary person who is not afraid to the ordinary things that have to be done. Maybe it is as simple as that. The boys on Iwo Jima didn't do what they did because they wanted to. They did it because they had too. They didn't back away from the thing they had to do. For this they are heroes. Thanks to all of them!

Flags Of Our Fathers

I am getting close to the end of this book and I have learned a lot about the realities of WWII.  Although my opinion hasn't changed, that war is sometimes necessary, I was impacted by the severity of it during WWII.  The boys that were involved particularly in the invasion of Iwo Jima were exposed to some of the most brutal combat ever known.  They were only boys.  Boys that became calloused men over the span of about a month.  The winning of this small island played a pivotal role in our ability to overtake Japan.  The mission, however, took it's toll in the form of American boys.  Boys that overcame their fears to protect the homeland.  There were a lot of heroes among them.