I recently asked my friend Eric to send me a check for the Pacers/Timberwolves tickets I purchased for the both of us. This is what I get.
I’m not sure I’ve laughed at a piece of mail so hard in a long time.
It’s not quite a perfect season, but…
January 2nd, 2006
Unbeknownst to me, the Dolphins have been on quite a roll.
Six in a row to end the season, a win in New England, their first undefeated December since 1985, one game out of the playoff picture. Not bad for a team that was 3-7 and looking forward to a nice draft pick this summer.
And through all of this, I barely kept the team alive in the back of my mind. I had written the season off as another failed experiment – a decent defense with some good young offensive tools, marred by the media hoopla surrounding Ricky Williams, the unexceptional play of their piece-mail offensive line, and a revolving-door quarterbacking crew that seemed to consist only of ex-Vikings second-stringers.
Really, the Dolphins season was over for me when the NBA season started. I turned all of my professional sports attention to the hard court, where I’m currently watching the Pacers make a mockery of the season while failing to trade the biggest loony in the history of basketball.
But now I realize that Nick Saban and the Miami Dolphins turned themselves around to end the season on a high note. After suffering the first losing season in 20 years in 2004 (and on the verge of another one in 2005) the team stepped up, brandished their sports clichés, and reeled off six wins to finish 9-7. Not the greatest record, but then again this isn’t the greatest team. Not now, anyway.
Give NFL Coach of the Year to Saban. All of us Miami fans appreciate the great job he’s done in reviving a team that’s been mired in mediocrity for the past ten years. A franchise with the history of the Dolphins is bound to have a few bad years. Thankfully, they’ve only had one.
And things look to be on their way up.
Issues Considered: Football, Miami Dolphins, Sports
Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2006
It’s 2:46 in the morning. Currently, I’m ripping songs onto Itunes in anticipation of the Ipod I finally garnered the guts (and the Christmas money) to purchase. Scott, and Jenna the Ipod, would be so proud.
I’ve had a great 2005. In fact, aside from a few sad items, this year turned out better than any that I can remember.
I’ve experienced the new wave in entertainment with satellite radio, I’ve seen the rise and fall of my beloved sports teams, and I’ve begun, thanks to a schedule change, to enjoy my job more than I ever did.
I’ve followed my dreams and developed new ones. I’ve become an “amateur” writer – not just a guy that can write, but a guy that DOES write, and does it for the pure enjoyment (though, admittedly, I’d love to be paid for it.)
I’ve looked into being a journalist. I’ve looked into being a bookstore owner. I’ve looked into being a sports writer. I’ve looked into being a magazine contributor. I’ve even succeeded at dipping my beak into some of the waters mentioned just now.
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, so I’ll save you from that. However, I do know that I’m ready to make the jump into something more productive. I’m ready to make this blog better, wider in its scope, and, ultimately, get it ready for a nationwide audience that may, perhaps, want to know more about a kid in South Dakota whose dreams seem to be bigger than his ability at times but who never lets that stand in his way.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Issues Considered: Vilhauer