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To all my vast amount of readers, I saw this on blog of dude I read. Not good.

Follow up on the Pat Summit/Bruce Pearl post.

The cheerleaders hid Pat until they got out on the floor, and Pat jumps out and leads the crowd in "Rocky Top". She actually led cheers through out the TV timeout, which ESPN did not take as they could report on Pat. Awesome.

Let me say clear and loud.....I am not a Tennessee frickin' Volunteer fan. But I am a Pat Summit fan. Is she a good coach? She has more wins than any head coach in NCAA history, men or women. This year, Pat is undefeated in SEC play. She's 53, and will probably be coaching a while. So why? Why did she do the deal?

Here's the deal. She loves what she's doing. And, yes, coaching is a huge part of it. But the influence she has on young women on and off the floor is awesome. Heck, this gal could be leading an executive board room, sales teams for startup companies, etc. It's not the money. She take pride in what she does and the people she associates with. That the reason. It's about her home state, her university, and the UT fans. Pat has more people at womens games than most other SEC men's games, particularly this time of year. She is awesome.

Think a few years back when UCONN owned both the men's title and women's title. The crazy stuff that hit the sport news shows and littered papers. The men's coach, Calhoun and women's coach, Auriemma fought like cats and huskies. Both claimed that either were distractions to the other's program. Big-time soap opera.

I'd noticed lately that big school men's program also have excellent women's program, namely Duke, North Carolina, Maryland. Looks like the university wins when the 2 programs work together. And it also creates tremendous brand support for these schools and their athletic programs.

And the fans love it!!

Tennessee's women's basketball is hot. Number 2 in the nation behind Duke. But this is unheard in big time college sports. The men's coach and the women's coach getting along. Golly, they even support each other at home games. That picture is of Bruce Pearl with his stomach painted orange supporting the women's team at a recent home game.

Looks like Pat's gonna return the favor. It should be good. And the game really isn't worth anything but pride, the SEC tourney choices were decided last week. So you know how that plays out. I'll be watching.

Very interesting weekend. Where shall I start?

Holly had a wreck. She's okay. Some guy ran a red light and plowed into her. May be the end of her Cherokee. So, she's without a car, and we're back to middle school, with carpool and all.

Judy and I were in Fayetteville when it happen. She called up as we were taking Clay and Derek back to their vehicles. Clay answers Judy's cell phone, "Hello", Holly says, "Dad", Clay says, "Yea". Holly goes into her 3-yr-old voice, "wah, wah wah wah, etc." Clay looks at me and says, "It serious." The one time we try to play a joke on Holly, she has a car wreck. Joke on us!

Saw the TN/UA game, or the Chris Lofton show. That guy is the real deal. Hung 31 on the Hogs. After Saturday's game, more public talk about Heath being fired. A&M's Gillespie and Kansas's Self has been tossed around. No way we get Self. Gillespie definitely a possibility.

I've been down with a cold all weekend. And I'm suppose to drive to Heartlight tomorrow and be with Emily and her counselor for one of her sessions with him. Not looking real good right now.

Finally....I ran into this Saturday morning. Wanna live like a king....check this out.

I lied....one other thing. I'm getting sick of people Americanizing God. Why do we have to make promises for Him to get people to try and see Him for what he is. He is good, and loving, and merciful.......but not safe. Loving God has nothing to do with having a good life, a safe life, a healthy life, or a materially sound life. What you get out of loving Jesus is a life of love.

New Rubik Cube

I think even I could solve this!

Guffaw of the Day

So I'm doing a ride along with this lady from a company I'm looking to join. We are in the hospital at the Med Center. She stopped at an office door, and she's talking to this guy. I look up and it's a guy that was at Grace several years ago. We knew each other well, so I pick up on the conversation. We talk, the lady goes down the hallway to deliver some paperwork, and we say our goodbyes and leave.

So I tell the lady that I knew this guy from Grace, that we both use to go there. And then I ask the question, "How do you know him?". SILENCE

"He's my ex-husband."

SILENCE "Well, that's a little uncomfortable." MORE SILENCE "Probably not as uncomfortable as your feeling right now." SILENCE with a G2H STARE

This lead to a discussion about current spouses, and I thought that she was going to lose it when I told her that I met Judy in an AA meeting.

Messy lives. I love it. Cause we all got our own junk.

State of Affairs

I was reading a career blog I subscribe to about affairs that happen during travel. The comment that stuck in my head was this, "It’s very hard to do kids, career and marriage. And be on guard that often the easiest thing to let go is the marriage."

I think that this is common in all walks of life. That is, for our marriage to be taken for granted, and come in last place to all the other distractions. Having said that, Judy and I attending a marriage conference this weekend. I sure we'll hear the same junk we've heard at all four hundred thousand conferences we'd attended before. But I'm glad we carved a little time out from fighting the teenager wars to say, "Hey! Yea you. You really matter to me!"

Love ya, Jude......Happy Valentines!

Trust Me

Holly came in yesterday tearful about a tragedy at her school. Her question to me was, "Why would God allow that to happen, when there are crack-heads, students drinking and driving, and other just passing STDs around?".

My answer: I don't know.

It is so hard for us to try and figure out the plans of God. You can't. I mean just when things are going well, and life is good, these things happen, and we ask God, "Why?".

And there is no reply. As a parent, we want our kids to grasp the spiritual life and never waver. But trying to explain God and His purposes defy our plans. Once again, we are asked to not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. But we want so badly to eat the fruit, and pass it on to our kids.

God whispers, "Trust Me."

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

Click here to take the "Which Super Villain Are You?" Quiz

Your results:You are Superman

Superman 65%

Catwoman 65%

Supergirl 63%

Spider-Man 60%

Hulk 55%

The Flash 50%

Green Lantern 40%

Wonder Woman 38%

Batman 35%

Robin 33%

Iron Man 25%

Football Jesus

I know Notre Dame has "Touchdown Jesus", but I'm having a hard time trying to picture who would want one if these!?!?

Who that trying to tackle Jesus, Son of Satan?

Gotta Have IT!

If I had one of these, I'd probably never get out of bed!

Pre-Game Hype

I love this kind of pre-game hype.

A Prayer of St Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Where there is injury, pardon.

Where there is discord, vision.

Where there is doubt, faith.

Where there is despair, hope.

Where there is darkness, light.

Where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master,

grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;

to be loved, as to love;

for it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.