What’s rattling around in my head right now…

Happy December 29th!  I’m sure it’s a holiday somewhere.

The UPS truck pulled up to the house today while I was playing Tiger Woods golf on the Wii.  I was surprised because we weren’t expecting anything.  It was a CD called Adrienna Valentine by Trent Wagler and Jay Lapp.  It was a gift from a guy at work.  I had never heard of these guys before but they’re very good.  They play Americana Roots stuff.  I’ve only been able to listen to a few songs, but I really like it so far.  Jay is a mean mandolin player. 

My favorite Christmas present this year was from my brother Jason.  He was the only person that used my Christmas Wishlist post in selecting a gift for me.  He is hooking me up with a new WordPress blog that he is going to host on his server.  And he bought me my own domain – www.mandoron.com!  I’ve got some work to do to get things up and running over there, so look for the big switch in the next week or two.

We are looking forward to watching the OSU Cowboys play Oregon tomorrow in the Holiday Bowl.  Unfortunately, a trip to San Diego wasn’t in the Burgess budget.  Did you know that the Oregon ducks have 384 possible uniform variations?  That’s crazy!

On Wednesday, Andrea and I will be celebrating our 14th Anniversary.  I’m trying to figure out where to take her for dinner. 

On Friday, we’ll be attending a funeral.  We got a call on the day after Christmas that my step-mother’s middle son, Jay, had passed away in the night.  He was only 24.  It was unexpected and they still aren’t sure what happened.  As you can imagine, the family is in a great deal of shock.  Please pray for my step-mom Jana, and the rest of the family.

Please also pray for my brother Jason and his wife Chevy.  Chevy had a miscarriage the same day that Jay passed away.  That’s really got to suck…  It was a sad day.

Oklahoma State, #8

I am fully aware that none of you probably care about this, but you should be aware that I don’t care that you don’t care.  Jimmy crack corn, and I don’t care…

The new polls are out and the Oklahoma State Cowboys are ranked #8 in the poll after putting a whuppin’ on the Missouri Tigers Saturday.  Who would’ve thought OSU could beat #3 Missouri on the road with defense?  6-0 for the first time since 1997 and in the top 10 for the first time since 1988.

In other news, ABC announced today that it will broadcast the OSU-Texas showdown on October 25 at 2:30.

Go Pokes!

The first game in the newly finished Boone Pickens Stadium ended with OSU beating Houston 56-37.

The highlights:

• 699 yards of offense; second highest in school history
• first ever game with a 200 yard receiver and a 200 yard rusher
• only one punt (although it was sandwiched by 2 interceptions and a fumble)
• 6 straight touchdown drives, and the Cowboys ended the game on the Houston 1-yard line close to a seventh TD

Share-it Saturday, August 30

Happy Saturday from Altus, Oklahoma.  Andrea’s grandmother fell Thursday breaking her hip and dislocating her shoulder.  So we’ve gone down to visit for the weekend.

Fortunately for you, I brought a wireless router for my in-laws with me.  Share-It Saturday continues on…

For you viewing and listening pleasure, this week’s links:

• Enlightening (pardon the pun) video from Mute Math’s drummer.  He has lights that are keying off his drums. Cool stuff.
• Free song download from Anberlin, “Feel Good Drag“.  Great song!
• Freakonomics is at it again with useful Olympics analysis.  Apparently Jamaica won the most gold medals per capita in Beijing.
• Interesting post on the worst concerts ever.

It’s Time for Football

The time has finally arrived.  The OSU Cowboys kick off their season today at Washington State.

It will be interesting to see how the season goes.  It appears that they’ve got a pretty tough conference schedule this year.

I can’t wait!