Here is a list of some of the Charities that Carolyn and I have worked with / donated to. There is a website called "Network for Good" that has information on all of these charities. I've placed a link from this site for their donation page. You can get all of the charity financial information from links on that page.
1) Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
2) Cystic Fibrosis Services of North Texas
3) SPCA of Texas
4) American Diabetes Association
5) Habitat for Horses
6) North Texas German Shepherd Club
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
Favorite TV Shows...
Since I got such a nice note from my wife tonight I think I'll shock her and post for a 4th time in 3 days... I think it's pretty funny to take a point in time and list all of the TV programs that you watch then look again within 5 years and see the number that are no longer there or that you still watch. Here are my favorite 10 shows right now (not in any particular order).
1. Lost
2. Chuck
3. Law and Order SVU
4. How I Met Your Mother
5. Big Bang Theory
6. Cold Case
7. Gary Unmarried
8. Criminal Minds
9. Chelsea Lately
10. American Idol
1. Lost
2. Chuck
3. Law and Order SVU
4. How I Met Your Mother
5. Big Bang Theory
6. Cold Case
7. Gary Unmarried
8. Criminal Minds
9. Chelsea Lately
10. American Idol
One of my fondest memories of Branson
My fondest memory of Branson is when he was about 4 years old and he loved (like he still does) to be the center of attention. He used to dance around to songs just to get noticed. When we would laugh he would dance even more. We have some video of him doing this and it always makes me smile.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
One of my fondest memories of Kyler
Over the next couple of days I'm going to put some of my favorite memories from my kids. Tonight it's Kyler's turn....
One of my favorite memories of Kyler is last year when he started baseball. During practice he started out like most kids, he was a little scared of being hit by the ball when the pitcher threw it for him to hit. Also during practice he had issues really staying in the batter's box and giving it a good swing, hence it was very hard to make good contact with the ball.
Just before the game I told him that he needs to visualize staying in the batter's box and hitting the ball. He closed his eyes and said that was picturing it then.
Kyler was batting at the very bottom of the batting order and on his very first at bat in the game he got a base hit. He got the first hit and first run scored of the season for his team. He actually ran to second for a double. The best part was how excited he was. He was on cloud 9.
Every time he now mentions that he does not think he can do something I remind him of the visualization that he did on the hit and he always closes his eyes and says that he can now see it.
One of my favorite memories of Kyler is last year when he started baseball. During practice he started out like most kids, he was a little scared of being hit by the ball when the pitcher threw it for him to hit. Also during practice he had issues really staying in the batter's box and giving it a good swing, hence it was very hard to make good contact with the ball.
Just before the game I told him that he needs to visualize staying in the batter's box and hitting the ball. He closed his eyes and said that was picturing it then.
Kyler was batting at the very bottom of the batting order and on his very first at bat in the game he got a base hit. He got the first hit and first run scored of the season for his team. He actually ran to second for a double. The best part was how excited he was. He was on cloud 9.
Every time he now mentions that he does not think he can do something I remind him of the visualization that he did on the hit and he always closes his eyes and says that he can now see it.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
10 Things about me...
Ok... So it's been like 6 months since I've posted. I was tagged by my wife to do a blog about 10 things about me. I kind of like this idea of people giving me blogging ideas. So if you want to post in the comments ideas to blog about I'll work the suggestions into blog postings. Enjoy.....
---------------- 10 Things about Paul ----------------
1. I like movies, especially ones with happy endings. I am not a big fan of tragedies.
2. I normally go for the underdog.
3. I always wished that I could sing better and play instruments.
4. I am the middle child of 5. I have three sisters and a brother.
5. My favorite car is the classic Mustang. I've owned several.
6. I was diagnosed with Diabetes when I was 11
7. I don't mind doing yard work. (Funny when you consider that I've not mowed our lawn for at least 8 years).
8. I would love to run for a public office. Go figure, at times I feel as if I could do a better job than most politicians.
9. I am left handed
10. My wife is my favorite person in the world. Some of the qualities that I admire in her (to prove my point) are: She's... intelligent, thought provoking, inspiring, sexy, funny, hot, cool, caring, supportive, loyal, consistent, persistent, persuasive, animal friendly, a supermodel, a rock star, adventurism, loving, and of course most of all, she puts up with me :-)
---------------- 10 Things about Paul ----------------
1. I like movies, especially ones with happy endings. I am not a big fan of tragedies.
2. I normally go for the underdog.
3. I always wished that I could sing better and play instruments.
4. I am the middle child of 5. I have three sisters and a brother.
5. My favorite car is the classic Mustang. I've owned several.
6. I was diagnosed with Diabetes when I was 11
7. I don't mind doing yard work. (Funny when you consider that I've not mowed our lawn for at least 8 years).
8. I would love to run for a public office. Go figure, at times I feel as if I could do a better job than most politicians.
9. I am left handed
10. My wife is my favorite person in the world. Some of the qualities that I admire in her (to prove my point) are: She's... intelligent, thought provoking, inspiring, sexy, funny, hot, cool, caring, supportive, loyal, consistent, persistent, persuasive, animal friendly, a supermodel, a rock star, adventurism, loving, and of course most of all, she puts up with me :-)
Friday, August 8, 2008
Anniversary
11 years ago today we said "I do"....
And…
We Still Do!
It has been an amazing 11 years.
With smiles, tears, laughs, new lives, job changes, moves, basically…Growing up (Everything around us changes)!
We haven't always agreed.
But we have always been best friends!
Even more so today! This life... My Life, is precious to me….
We may not always get everything materially that we want, but we have an abundance of Love.
and money can't buy that! Thank you Carolyn, for being mine….
and giving me the best gift ever… You!
And…
We Still Do!
It has been an amazing 11 years.
With smiles, tears, laughs, new lives, job changes, moves, basically…Growing up (Everything around us changes)!
We haven't always agreed.
But we have always been best friends!
Even more so today! This life... My Life, is precious to me….
We may not always get everything materially that we want, but we have an abundance of Love.
and money can't buy that! Thank you Carolyn, for being mine….
and giving me the best gift ever… You!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Dog and Pony Show
So I was talking to my sister today about her division of her company being sold to a holding company and somehow we got on the topic of a "Dog and Pony Show", She asked why no cats and then proceeded to ask what does it mean and where did it come from.
So here it is, brought to you from wikipedia the origins of the phrase of "Dog and Pony Show"
So here it is, brought to you from wikipedia the origins of the phrase of "Dog and Pony Show"
Dog and pony show was a colloquial term used in the United States in the late-19th and early-20th centuries to refer to small traveling circuses that toured through small towns and rural areas. The name derives from the typical use of performing dogs and ponies as the main attractions of the events.
Performances were typically held in open-air arenas, such as race tracks or municipal parks, and in localities that were too small or remote to attract bigtop performances. In the latter part of the 20th century, the original meaning of the term has largely been lost. More recently, smaller areas of the mid-western United States have come to know the term as 'horse and pony show'. This term is not widely accepted in other areas of the country.
The term has come to mean any type of presentation or display that is somewhat pathetically contrived or overly intricate, or put on for purposes of gaining approval for a program, policy, etc. It is now often used in business to describe a period immediately prior to the initial public offering of a stock issue when the company's management travels extensively around the country to personally present their business to potential investors and thus attempt to create interest in purchasing shares of the IPO. In advertising the creative pitch is commonly referred to as the "Dog and Pony" show.
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