Day 100

I made it to 100. I'd put this in the minor miracle category, you? Sometimes it becomes a chore, but most of the time it is a pleasure to write about what is going on in my life, what I am feeling about current issues in my life and in the world. Lets see what I am thinking about today....

Went to Des Moines, Iowa yesterday for work. Let me tell you, nothing better than going to Iowa at 6 am the morning after a long weekend in San Francisco. It is funny to compare the two. San Francisco is so beautiful. The architecture and landscape are so different. Very old school, built in all of the hills. Amazing views of the bay. Then you compare that to Des Moines. Cold, flat, offers nothing. You wonder why anyone would live there when other than the fact that if you grew up there, you don't know differently. Then there are the people. San Francisco is very eclectic, all different races and people with their own styles. Des Moines is straight up white bread. At the show I was working yesterday, and I am not joking, I saw exactly one Black person. One. It was like going to the Paul McCartney concert all over again, minus the good looking people. It was quite the homely crowd at the show.

Big weekend approaching. Cousin Steve and his woman Julia, MD, and cousin Julie are all coming to town. We are very much anticipating the chaos that will surely occur Friday and Saturday nights. My mother in law will also be in town this weekend for Leah's cousin's shower, so we will have a ton on our plate. Throw in the big KU/Oklahoma game and the super Bowl, and you have the makings of an A-Plus weekend.

Speaking of my Jayhawks, we are on a serious roll and look like the team nobody will want to play come tournament time. I love peaking at the right time and we seem to be heading that way. We have won 11 of 13 and 4 straight since the infamous Moody free throw debacle at Missouri.

Cant believe we are at the end of January. Tomorrow I officially start the last month of my 20's. Let me tell you how much I am looking forward to it.

I haven't had the chance to weigh on on my opinion on the James Frey controversy, so I will. I take the cue from Mark P when I say that yes, while he did fabricate some of the details, the book was still viewed as great. I know Oprah was his biggest proponent and then had home on to scold him like a little school boy, but she did it only to make herself look good. Give Frey credit for going back to face the music, but the way she handled it was bullshit. Someone needs to knock her down a few pedestals. She acts and thinks she is the second coming. What a phony.

Song of the Day: "I've Gotta Have it" by Ed O.G. and The Bulldogs