The little things

It always amazes me how much gratification and pleasure comes so much more easily from the small things that life gives us. It has been a pretty rough last few days as I continue to sit in a holding pattern on the knee and a couple other minor hurdles were put out there, but yesterday I received a nice little package in the mail from the State of Georgia that helped put things in perspective.

Does that have you curious? What did Gil do? Is he being sued? Is he being summoned? Come on already just tell us...

My new LICENSE PLATE came in the mail. Earlier in the year The University of Florida FINALLY got their own plates here in GEORGIA. Usually I would be the first in line, and actually I was, but something got screwed up so I just waited until my tags were up for renewal, which was this month! Yesterday, I poked my head in the mailbox and there they were, 2 new license plates...I'll have to add the picture when I take one :); so 2 cars down with Gator Plates, one to go when the 3rd car's tags are up (January). My tag #'s are 3176 & 3177. It gives me great pleasure to know 3175 other Gators are pissing of Georgia Bulldog fans on a daily basis in their lovely Atlanta commutes.

So with that I once again see all the small things in life that outweigh all the crap:

- the way Cydney hugs me in the morning
- the way Rae Rae screams 'Daddy' when I walk in from a long day
- the way words from a friend or family member can touch my soul so deeply
- a late afternoon thunderstorm that blows the heat away
- the warm sun beating down, while the wind blows by as you drive
- the lyrics of a song that capture your mood.or your life to a 'T'


Today, like everyday is a renewal, and sometimes even a revival.

SEC dominance

Not sure why I took such pleasure in watching LSU win the BCS Title game last night...

Oh yeah, it was all those obnoxious Ohio State fans we encountered last year at the same game! Seriously, I love trash talking with my rival friends (Georgia, FSU, Miami, Tennessee, etc...) but as much as we do it there is a mutual respect that underlies all the trash talk. The Ohio State fans and probably all Big Ten fans have zero respect for anyone but their conference. I have never seen this level of arrogance. Last year we knocked them down a peg (a few times and a few pegs) yet there they were again brazen and bold as ever disrespecting LSU and the SEC. Did last night change their mind? I hope so. Don't get me wrong guys, keep bringing it, but at the end of the day give respect to those who earn it.

Here is an example where you can trash talk AND give respect:

Did you see the final polls? Wow, Georgia #2, congratulations little dawgies! Imagine if you didn't lose to Spurrier at home with a team that only wound up 6 and 6. He might not be at Florida anymore but St. Superior owns the Dawgs, that's gotta hurt. In all seriousness, I love Knowshon Moreno and watching your defense against Hawaii I was envious for what we should have flying around at UF, but at the end of the day, like Ricky Bobby said, "If you ain't first your last" so see you next year with the Heisman Trophy in hand and both of us undefeated going in Jax.

See, respect, dig, respect, dig and a mutual looking forward to next year...your turn sweater vest, pay some damn RESPECT!

Oh yeah - Troy Smith is a midget and just got sacked again!

SEC Championship 2007

Usually this game has a ton of fanfare! For the 2 Universities playing in the game (Tennessee & LSU) I guess it still does but this year it will certainly be lacking the drama. All in all the SEC puts on a good show and there are lots of festivities around downtown that make it a great weekend.

There is also a lot of subtext to this years match up and around the nation:

1. Will Les Miles bolt for the Michigan job?
2. Will LSU fans care and who would replace him? Does Jimbo Fisher leave FSU already?
3. What's the deal with Phillip Fulmer? I guess he keeps his job but are UT fans happy?
4. Which BCS game does Georgia get? Personally I'd like to see them meet USC in the Rose Bowl but that would mean Ohio State is back in a Championship game and that would be a re-run of last year just substitute West Virginia for Florida.

I'll take LSU to win a pretty tight battle.

I'll have a complete Bowl rundown once the match ups are made and you can bet I'll be talking Heisman as my fellow Gator, Tim Tebow, is certainly a finalist if not the front runner.