Life feels good...for the First time in awhile
Everyone goes through funks in life where things just don't feel right. I'm just waiting for that lucky break. Well, I feel like I've been in that mode since maybe October or so. At that point I found out I didn't make the cut for the interim trip to Europe, and I was bummed. After that, I decided I wanted to get an internship set up for the spring. And thus began a long and arduous search for the mystical internship.
Things were bleak. I applied to USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council), but didn't get an interview. I applied at Steelcase, and they manager told me my GPA scared him. Baffling. I interviewed with a different branch of Steelcase, and made the cut from 53 applicants down to 7 interviewees, but then got bombarded with questions from 6 people that I didn't handle too well. Needless to say, my confidence wasn't high.
But then I got an email from a local private club that was hoping for some help in marketing. After alot of phone tag with the head pro, I finally talked to him on Wednesday, and I will be starting next week. What a relief.
At the same time, a possible door opened for me for an internship at home this summer. It would be a dream internship, involving Golf, marketing, and my home course, Whistling Straits. We'll see what happens, but things look good. I'll keep everyone posted.
Needless to say, these two internships both landing this week made it a fantastic time to be me. I feel like I'm starting to catch some breaks, and I'm trying to savor every minute of it. God certainly has his own time frame, and usually for stuff I want, it's a whole lot slower than mine.
Scripture passage of the night - "They entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their hearts and souls." - 2 Chronicles 15:12
Sports - Chri-High, Bucks, Brewers, golf, and the NCAA tourney
Chri High - What a fantastic week for the boy's basketball team at Chri-High. Beating Randolph is a feat that I wasn't sure I'd ever see. It couldn't happen to a better group of guys. I've watched them grow up and go from pipsqueaks on the floor with me and my friends, to competing with us, to quite frankly, putting me and my friends (their brothers) in our place. It's too bad it came to an end tonight against Benton. These guys deserved more, but I'm proud of them, and I have a sense of pride knowing that I beat on them a little bit over the past few years, and maybe that helped them. At least that's what I like to think.
The VerVelde controversy - I don't really know what happened, but honestly this whole article and the comments posted on sheboyganpress.com makes the school look AWFUL. No matter what side you are on, you can't be pleased on how bad it makes SCCHS look. It is also unfortunate timing that it took a little luster off the guy's run through the tourney.
Bucks
Go ahead and just skip over this part, b/c no one is actually interested. Hey, somehow at 30-38, they are still hanging on for a playoff spot. Losing their two best players for the rest of the season hurts, but this month showed that Charlie V and Ramon Sessions can keep this team competitive.
This is what really hurts though.... With Charlie V and Sessions both putting up fantastic numbers, their stock has risen dramatically. And of course, they are both restricted free agents (always, always, in a contract year). So the Bucks can essentially sign only one of them this offseason because of cap issues. Suck.
Brewers
Spring training has come. The brewers are essentially the same, minus two all-star starting pitchers. I expect them to compete for the wild card, but fall short. I'm expecting and 85-77 record this year, just close enough to keep everyone interested. All star selections will include Yovanni Gallardo and Ryan Braun. Fielder is looking a whole lot slimmer at spring training, but the competish at first base is rather stiff. Let's hope Trevor Hoffman doesn't pitch like his age suggests he will.
Golf
Spring break next week! Going down to Kiawah Island, South Carolina. We will be playing the Ocean Course, designed by Mr. Pete Dye, as well as 3 other resort courses while staying in an 8 bedroom mansion. Likely to be my best spring break yet. We've got fantastic guys, all who seem to enjoy each others company. I'm going through a swing change...what's new. We'll see if this one works.
NCAA tourney
Marquette and Wisconsin are both down this year a bit, but both will make the tournament. This Thursday and Friday are honestly probably my two favorite days of the year, save for thanksgiving and Christmas...And they are REALLY REALLY close.
And here's some food for thought at the end of my blog...
My top 5 most visited websites (save for facebook)
5. www.brewcrewball.com - this guy must not have a job, but this is a fantastic blog about brewers baseball.
4. www.brewhoop.com - great blog about bucks basketball, fills me in every night on what went down. (since I can't watch it myself)
3. www.sheboyganpress.com - I know this is lame, but reading up on local sports and random stories about the deer in my backyard gets me smiling everytime.
2. craigslist - free section - Best 15 seconds I waste every day. I've already gotten my dresser from this, and I'm hoping to bag a free entertainment center soon. I was five minutes late for a free laptop. Shoot
1. ESPN - Bill Simmons columns and podcasts - This guy is absolutely hilarious. He puts out 3 or 4 podcasts a week, as well as a column a week. His writing makes me cry it's so funny. The podcasts are good, but PLEASE read his articles. His recent one about Mike Dunleavy's ineptitude coaching the Clippers kept me laughing all day.
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