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My thoughts on the growth and mis-steps of Operation Sports. There will be some thoughts on sports and anything else that comes to mind. I'll also talk a little bit about life in general too. I'm open to discuss anything that is allowed.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
MLB Network is Live!
Posted on January 6, 2009 at 02:16 AM.
Major League Baseball finally caught up to the NFL, NHL, NBA, and even College Sports when MLB Network was launched on January 1, 2009 in approximately 50 million homes as the largest network debut in cable history.

MLB Network promises to air live games, original programming, highlights, classic games, and coverage of baseball events. The Network also has secured the rights to air Ken Burns's 'Baseball'. That is a huge plus to me.

MLB Network has a really strong cast ... Read More
Category: OS and Sports Related
Monday, December 29, 2008
New Year's Resolutions (2009)
Posted on December 29, 2008 at 11:11 PM.
I usually don't believe in making New Year Resolutions, but this coming year I am hoping to make some major changes in my life.

So, I thought it would be a really cool idea for me to use my OS Arena Blog to make a record of my desired changes/resolutions and then come back at various points throughout 2009 and see how I am doing.

Then at the end of 2009 I'll re-visit this and see how many of the things that I set out to accomplish, actually got done. So let's get ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Thursday, December 18, 2008
5 Songs for Your Funeral
Posted on December 18, 2008 at 01:31 AM.
I was thinking earlier today while driving and listening to music and I remembered when my cousin's father died suddenly and tragically a few years ago. He was still a young man of his 30s.

Apparently, he had written a living will and had some songs he really liked, so at his funeral some select classic rock songs were played and I felt like it really reflected the man's personality and also seemed to bring home the loss even more immediately.

Obviously, that left ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable
Posted on December 3, 2008 at 09:24 PM.
http://www.cracked.com/article_15231...miserable.html

I was doing some late night internet browsing, as I do most every night, and I came across an article that really struck a chord with me. It reads true and makes a lot of sense. The ironic thing is, it was written on a humor website, cracked.com, yet it is a very "real", very meaningful piece of writing.

If you haven't read it, give the link up there a click and let me know what you ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Sunday, November 30, 2008
27 is a weird age to be ...
Posted on November 30, 2008 at 11:07 PM.
As the title indicates, I'm 27 years old. It feels weird, kinda like in between being young (16-24) and middle aged (30-40?).

I was wondering if anyone else here feels the same way? I don't feel like I fit in well with any "generation". Kind of like a gap is there. Most everyone I hang out with is either a few years younger or some years older than me. I don't even know that many people that are my age.

My best friends are all in college or younger than me, but the ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Monday, November 24, 2008
Working retail on Black Friday
Posted on November 24, 2008 at 10:45 PM.
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. The busiest shopping day of the entire year. Some stores in my area will be opening at 3 AM. Most stores will be having some kind of ridiculous discounts to get people in the door.

I work at a retail store. I have to work the opening shift on Black Friday. I'm pissed off. I wasn't scheduled to work Friday when my schedule was made this week. I was scheduled for Thanksgiving day, which I accepted because after all, someone has to do it. ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Getting a cold or the flu ..
Posted on November 16, 2008 at 05:27 PM.
I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. I personally do not feel so much of the stress that others do in regards to the holidays. I'm sure a lot of that has to do with me not having kids or a spouse to try and make happy for Christmas and I don't have in-laws that I am forced to visit. I am thankful for these things this time of year.

As a gamer, this is great time of year as well, so many big releases are coming or have come out since late September. For all of the ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
I miss the NBA that I grew up with.
Posted on November 12, 2008 at 10:03 PM.


If that intro gets your blood pumping for NBA Basketball, then this blog ... Read More
Category: OS and Sports Related
Had my two wisdom teeth removed today
Posted on November 12, 2008 at 04:40 PM.
So @ 2pm today (EST) I went to the dentist to get my bottom two wisdom teeth cut out. I went in, filled out the necessary forms, and waited to be called back.

I was called back fairly quickly and given an X-Ray of my jaws. While I was waiting for that, I was given something for pain - Helicon I think? I don't know, but it didn't help. I waited another 15 minutes or more and then the dentist came in with his assistant (she was cute). The dentist proceeded to shoot my gums up with ... Read More
Category: Random Musings
Monday, November 10, 2008
The evolution of Operation Sports (2002-present)
Posted on November 10, 2008 at 04:01 PM.
So here we are, November the 10th, 2008. I first joined Operation Sports back on July 21st, 2002. We had probably less than 700 members and maybe 50 that were regulars and active at the time. Many of those regulars from back then are sadly gone now for one reason or another. I miss many of the old guard, some of them were like real friends to me. It was indeed a sad day when OS splintered. I won't get into the issues that caused the riff, I just wanted to give a nod to all of those that were "OS ... Read More
Category: OS and Sports Related

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