Thursday Thirteen -- 03/15/07

Hey everyone! Welcome to another exciting edition of the Thursday 13. I dont know if you noticed or not, but there have been a couple improvements to the blog this week. Some new links for you to check out -- and I finally asked to be part of the BlogRoll for TT13!! Yeah, i figured since I was up near 25, yeah, I am pretty much a regular now....so without further adew, I give you 13 reasons why sports this weekend are going to be awesome!

1. First of all, in less that 14 hours, the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament starts. This is huge!!! I play in a bracket every year -- it is ALOT of fun
2. Tony Stewart (NASCAR #20) will find a wall - anytime he finds a wall, its good entertainment to watch who he is going to blame for the wreck -- yanno, failue to be a good driver is a flaw -- you might want to take some credit for THAT one!!
3. Baseball - I might actually get to watch a couple games this weekend - YES I KNOW -- Its just spring training, but I LOVE baseball!
4. This weekend, the #13 seed New Mexico State Aggies play the #4 seed Texas -- this is one of my upset picks this weekend in the Bracket. GO AGGIES!!!
5. Someone will inevitable get within 20 feet of Tony Stewart - he will then become the blame for Tony's problems -- Poor Tony :( I am almost sad for him
6. Another upset this weekend -- #11 seed VCU will take out the #6 seed Duke. Sorry Blue Devils fans - your team just ISNT THAT GOOD!!!!
7. Hopefully it is nice out still this weekend - that way the kids and I can play outside at the park! That is a sports related activity - tired of being stuck inside :) Time to get out and walk / play at the playground / etc.
8. Formula One (F1) is at the Austrailian Grand Prix -- in the US, you can watch it on the Speed Channel at 11pm Saturday night :)
9. I will not give away my final bracket (I have it saved online so if you wish to see a picture of it, click here). HOWEVER, I will say this -- Wisconsin Badger fans, get ready for a short trip home - You wont make it past St. Louis. I would like to say you wont make it out of Chicago, but I doubt Ga. Tech can beat you.
10. Pro's Vs. Joe's -- For those who have never seen this show on Spike TV - it is great! It takes Joe's (wanna be sports stars) and matches them up against Pro's (such as John Rocker, Morten Andersen, etc) in select sports and you have to beat them. Apparently, this week, Rob Dibble is there, and the Joe's are coaches from HS and College ranks, and Rob pitches one guy just a little close, and he charges the mound. I wanna SEE THIS!!!
11. NCAA Women's Tourney is also going on -- Not really happy with the happenings down at LSU and their women's BBall coach. I don't want to pass judgement, but there is a rat in the woodpile somewhere - something stinks -- and I hope they prove no wrong-doing. GO LSU!! I HOPE YOU TAKE IT ALL!!!
12. This weekend's NASCAR Busch Series race in Atlanta aught to prove interesting for Juan Pablo Montoya (JPM). JPM last week took out his own team-mate to win in Mexico. NASCAR said it was a legal move, but you just dont take out your own teammate to win!! He better have two spotters this week
13. MARYLAND WINS THE TOURNEY!!!!!

So there ya have it -- I hope you have enjoyed this! I will be back next week with another edition of the Thursday 13 -- Until then, be well - and GO TERPS!!!

J-Dawg

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Music that rocked

Good morning :)
I was out on YouTube (I dont know why this place is so addicting) and I went searching for videos. Growing up a (and still a huge) Stryper fan, I always wanted to drum like Robert Sweet. Well, here is a video of a guy who rocks the house....literally....and delivers a spot-on rendition of "Soldiers Under Command"...






Man! That guy can rock!!! he has almost 60 videos on his YouTube. Here are a couple more videos I liked:






Then there were the two videos that were shot for the song "Honestly"...the version they wanted (this version) and the one MTV wanted (the one where they are all just on a stage playing)...this is the one I liked more:






Then of course you have to have some Pantera but instead of the "anger management" video you may be expecting, this is a tribute to Dimebag Darrell Abbott (R.I.P. Darrell)






I will never forget the day that it happened, or how I found out...truly a musical genius taken from us unnecessarily.

And of course to get the dust off the old videos pile, here is a classic from back in the day -- SO, what's on YOUR mind? :)






Enjoy the rest of your day!

J-Dawg

Links have been fixed

Hey guys,
Sorry if you couldnt get the links to work
They have been fixed

J-Dawg

Seven Songs

Hey everyone!
My good friend Tom (Click here for Tom's site) has tagged me, so I intend on honoring the tag...it reads:

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what they are. They must be songs you are presently enjoying. Post these instructions in your MySpace / Blogger / Wordpad / Squarespace (or whatever it is you use) along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to. Include your sender as a non-tag.

So here are my 7 songs I am listening to right now (and links to their sights if you dont know who they are - it will open a new window for you):

1. Pantera -- 5 Minutes Alone (Click here for Pantera)
2. Lauren D'Aria -- Fly Away (Click here for Lauren Daria)
3. Kabury Lane -- Freight Train (Click here for Kabury Lane)
4. Christina Aguilera -- Candyman (Click here for Christina Aguilera)
5. Jose Satriani -- Up In The Sky (Click here for Joe Satriani)
6. Evanescence -- Tourniquet (Click here for Evansescence)
7. Eminem - Shake That (Click here for Eminem)

I am officially tagging Dawn (along the Broken Road), Will, Half-Pint, Kelli (SoBeIt), Raggedy, Haley (Cheaty Monkey), and Heather (in Beautiful BC)...everyone is welcome to join in! Just leave a comment and I hope you tag 7 people yourself :) HAVE FUN! And hopefull find some new songs you might like. My song tastes are all over the map...so dont be shocked.

J-Dawg

Thursday Thirteen -- 03/08/07

Hey everyone! Welcome to a late, but here, Thursday Thirteen. I believe this is my 23rd edition (I will have to verify, but I am pretty sure)....anywho.....I would like to that Amy for creating some masculine TT13 logos :) So with that being said, here are thirteen mostly random thoughts, in just about every category:

1. Always remember that it is the small things that matter :) Sorry if you are still waiting for the program Dawn --- it is coming!!!
2. For those of you into sports, you have to see what is BY FAR the worst telecast I have ever seen. Click here to check this out -- BOOM Goes the Dynamite!!
3. I have never seen Reno 911 except in passing...only because it is on the nights I work. So this weekend, decided to go see the movie Reno 911 : Miami - Oh my gawd I laughed from beginning to end. So now I have to go back and watch the show!
4. Still have yet to commit every week to visiting each person who has visited me here, but I am making progress :)
5. Stress in my life -- I am back to not sleeping (3 or less hours a night) again - this really sucks
6. I still cant figure out how to move my labels section of my blog underneath the line that says "Posted by me"or figure out how to change the font/color so it doesnt just BLEND.
7. Clutch went out on my truck this week (or so I thought). I was looking at over $870 in parts PLUS labor. Ended up being just one minor part...$150 INCLUDING labor! <>
8. Baseball is just around the corner ..... 25 days and counting....
9. NASCAR is back this week after the Busch race in Mexico City. Still think JPMontoya was just a bit aggressive on his teammate - but that is just me - you dont take out your teammates!
10. Speaking of NASCAR, have you checked out the new Cars Of Tomorrow (COT) that Nascar wants to debut? Its interesting the schedule they have for these. A couple races this year, most of the races next year. The only tracks that wont have them is the ISC tracks ... interesting how money talks! ISC gets what they want when they want. I still think the enw COTs look like the GTP and GTO cars they race at the 24 Hours of Daytona.
11. Joe Horn is no longer with the New Orleans Saints -- good riddance! Like Randy Moss to the Vikings and Raiders, he has been a cancer to this team. Him and his endzone "pull a cellphone out from under the goalpost" crap are no longer....CYUH! More money to sign Colston and a few others.
12. I am craving shrimp - at 1130 at night!!! I have no idea!
13. Thankfully, the TT13 will be continuing....and so shall mine! I hope you keep coming by!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

J-Dawg

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Spring Training is in FULL Swing

Hey
Just a quick post about my beloved

Baltimore Orioles...Spring training is in full swing, and we are already down a starting pitcher this year. Kris Benson's arm didnt last two weeks. At least Jaret Wright and Steve Trachsel are pitching in the spring. There was talk about their arms not being ready, but I think given the right amount of time to get ready, they will be. Opening day is just 27 days away! We open with 3 on the road at Minnesota, then an off day, then 3 more against the Yankees. First home game is a mid-day game Monday April 9th against the Detroit Tigers.

Is it April yet?? :)

J-Dawg

Random thoughts

No more BETA for this blog- I was forced (with my hands behind my back and a stabbing feeling in my side) to change to the new Blogger/Google. Oh well!

The only thing i dont like is my "Labels" section. I dont like that it is the same font as the rest of my blog, and it comes before the "posted by me" line with the number of comments. Would like it to be after, and stand out a bit -- anyone know how I can change that in my template?

Well today was another test pilot at work with the way we do our jobs (I tell the trucks in my company where to go to pick up freight and where to deliver it)...totally new concept on how we do this. Was a very good test run today, but it was exhausting by the end...just trying to get used to the new way. Came out from work, and my truck was caked with about 1-2 inches of ice! So I scrape and let the 'Yota warm up...get ready to leave and the windshield started going "DINK......DINK DINK....." then and onslaught of ICE!! It was coming down in SHEETS! It was so loud in my truck I could hardly hear myself....my normal 12 minute commute turned into almost 35 in 4WD --- it was a mess!! Then about 630 this evening it turned back over to snow, but just as it did, I was looking out my window and I saw a HUGE FLASH!!! I thought with the ice, a transformer had blown -- then BANG....RUMBLE....it was thundering and lightning! It was soooooooooo weird! I am a weather buff, so I was soaking this all up!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend...I will be back to doing my TT13 next week.

J