Ok, so it's not one of the BIG 4 Leagues (NFL, MLB, NHL or NBA) but this morning my hometown is finally celebrating a championship, our first since the 1983 Sixers! Most of you are scratching your heads and thinking, who cares or what the F does he mean, or both. Well, yesterday afternoon the Philadelphia Soul (that's Arena Football folks) won Arena Bowl XXII in New Orleans. I watched most of it as I was in tremendous pain and on a pretty strong dose of Vicodin at the time, but Arena Football is fun to watch! Add on the fact that Jon Bon Jovi and Ron Jaworski own the team and I am fan. A few months ago I met Ron and we had a great conversation about the Soul and Philly in general. I am even working on a project with his daughter and one of their businesses so it was fun to fire off an email to them this morning congratulating them on the win. I'm sure there will be no ticker tape parade but hopefully this is a sign of things to come for Philly. A lot of people comment about my passion for Philly Sports as well as that of my Alma Mater, THE University of Florida. For me they are a part of me and I them. This time of year I jones for Mick Hubert saying "oh my" as Tebow plows through the FSU line or Percy Harvin rips a huge run again the Dawgs...I can't wait for Asante Samuel to pick off his first pass in an Eagles uniform or see Brian Westbrook break free for a game winning score.
In related news, the TV. I have been reticent to admit that there is a problem with my SONY GRAND WEGA. In fact, it's been quite awhile that an ugly blue haze has been slowly creeping in from the right side of the screen. At first, I blew it off but in the last couple of weeks its gotten worse and these very tiny blue dots started popping up like zits on 14 year old. Months ago I went to the web and found a bunch of people complaining about the problem but no solutions were out there. I was at my wits end and was thinking that I was going to have to sink $2500 into a new TV just 3years after getting this one. On top of that, we had the built in specially designed for the SONY specs so my options were going to be limited. At the last minute, Ilene suggested I google the problem again. Thank G-d for that one, as now I found the same people with the problem but also a SOLUTION, and a FREE one to boot. Turns out SONY had been notified of the problem and they are now including service as part of an extended warranty at NO CHARGE!!!!! Woo freakin hoo!!!!!!! Part should be in within a week or so and I will be back in full HD, digital view in time for the NFL PRESEASON!!!!!
No, Ilene does not get to take the $2,500 and spend it on something for her :)
Showing posts with label Ron Jaworksi. Show all posts
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
catching up
I apologize, loyal reader (all 3 of you) for not posting in a while. Life has moved a whirlwind pace and I have been slack.
On the weight front, now called the healthy front...I have not weighed in for a couple of weeks but I know my body is continuing to change. I bought a new pair of 'Lucky' jeans and they might already be too big! So far in March I have logged 40 miles on the treadmill. My goal this month is 60 miles. I have already run close to 120 miles in 2008 with a goal of 500 so I am right on track. I turned in my application for the Peachtree so all is good there.
On Tuesday night I had the rare opportunity to meet my childhood idol and have a real conversation with him, and the best part is I got to share it with my Dad! My childhood idol, if you are wondering is Ron Jaworski, who quarterbacked the Philadelphia Eagles to their only Super Bowl appearance until recently. As a kid growing up in Philly in the late 70's early 80's I had several sports idols; Jaworski, Mike Schmidt, Bobby Clarke, Dr. J and Andrew Toney to name a few, but for me it was Jaws who stood out. In my mind's eye I still see him staring at the sideline in his dark green #7 with a beard underneath his chinstrap. He was the 'Polish Rifle' and he took the Eagles to the top of the NFL. On Tuesday I found out not only was he all of those things but he is also genuine. He spent 15-20 minutes with us talking sports and business. He even listened as my Dad busted out stories of the 1960 Eagles.
On top of all of this coolness, we were at Philips Arena in the Club area and 6 of us were chosen to play 'Sumo Hockey'. I will post pictures when I get them but it was a BLAST! My team won 7-1 not that we kept score and I scored the 1st 3 goals of the game and leveled guys all over the ice and got leveled as well. Nothing like flopping helplessly on the ice in a 'fat suit' waiting to be picked up :)
On the weight front, now called the healthy front...I have not weighed in for a couple of weeks but I know my body is continuing to change. I bought a new pair of 'Lucky' jeans and they might already be too big! So far in March I have logged 40 miles on the treadmill. My goal this month is 60 miles. I have already run close to 120 miles in 2008 with a goal of 500 so I am right on track. I turned in my application for the Peachtree so all is good there.
On Tuesday night I had the rare opportunity to meet my childhood idol and have a real conversation with him, and the best part is I got to share it with my Dad! My childhood idol, if you are wondering is Ron Jaworski, who quarterbacked the Philadelphia Eagles to their only Super Bowl appearance until recently. As a kid growing up in Philly in the late 70's early 80's I had several sports idols; Jaworski, Mike Schmidt, Bobby Clarke, Dr. J and Andrew Toney to name a few, but for me it was Jaws who stood out. In my mind's eye I still see him staring at the sideline in his dark green #7 with a beard underneath his chinstrap. He was the 'Polish Rifle' and he took the Eagles to the top of the NFL. On Tuesday I found out not only was he all of those things but he is also genuine. He spent 15-20 minutes with us talking sports and business. He even listened as my Dad busted out stories of the 1960 Eagles.
On top of all of this coolness, we were at Philips Arena in the Club area and 6 of us were chosen to play 'Sumo Hockey'. I will post pictures when I get them but it was a BLAST! My team won 7-1 not that we kept score and I scored the 1st 3 goals of the game and leveled guys all over the ice and got leveled as well. Nothing like flopping helplessly on the ice in a 'fat suit' waiting to be picked up :)
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