mabry is a cub

John Mabry has signed with the Cubbies. Not that this is a major loss for the Cardinals, but I found it interesting. Usually players leave from the Cubs and go to the Cardinals, but not vice-versa. I thought to myself, "why would John John want to leave the team that he's been on the past two seasons and gone to the playoffs both years for the miserable & disfunctional pit that has been Your Chicago Cubs this year? After the Cardinals decided not to offer him a contract, all I had to do was read John's quote in the paper...

"I am just looking for a job."


Have fun, John!

state of gas

Now I know how Kortny feels every night.

There has to be something in the Champaign water that is making these Junior High kids releasing some serious stank. I mean, I've NEVER smelled so many, so horribly bad smelling farts in my life. Today goes down in my history book as the day in which I have smelled both the most farts, and the worst-smelling farts.
Ever.

The only time(s) I can think that can even hold a candle to today were(was) one of my many car trips with Dave where I had to smell his fiber-eating butt gas over and over and over and over.

I told the Science teacher that he may want to re-think using the bunsen burners today.

iJeremiah

I would say my hobbies in life rank something like this...

* video editing
* playing music
* following baseball
* general TCB (taking care of business)

I have recently purchased that has both encorporated all of these 4 hobbies, and rocked my world. Of course, I'm talking about the new iPod video.
I'll now take questions.

"Jeremiah, how does the iPod video help you follow baseball?"
- Well, I must admit that that one on the list was the weakest one that relates to the iPod, but I obviously love baseball so much that I couldn't leave it off the list. So, with my iPod, I can carry up to 10,000 photos, and so far I have 10 baseball photos that include pics of my last game at Busch, demolition, and sweet photo (curtousy of Tim Lybarger) of Pujols walking down a tunnel in Busch with the name "Jesus" on the back.

"Oh, wow! You can edit video on your iPod?!"
-No, you dork. But I can put up to 75 hours of video footage on here, which so far includes my original videos (both Quest videos and ParkLife), every Nooma, the complete first season of The Office, the first season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and 14 full length movies I ripped off my DVD's.

"Wow. That's really cool."
-Thanks. I didn't make it though. I just bought one.

"Jeremiah, you must make a ton of money being a special ed teacher and a worship leader to buy this."
-Actually, no. Because I'm a teacher (and a darn good one) I was able to get an Education discount on the iPod. I got it for under $300.

Thanks for all the great questions. I'll now take questions from the commenters. After all, they are the ones who make this site possible.



I like my iPods how I like my women. Small, black, and with a non-click wheel.

real role-models.

This is the best Christian athlete story I've heard since Albert Pujols took the enire Cardinals' minor league (about 250 players) to see The Passion of The Christ.



************************* UPDATE! **********************


Pujols became the first Cardinal to win the MVP since Willie McGee. Albert winning the MVP and Carpenter winning the Cy Young in the same year is awesome. However, it's bitter-sweet due to the fact that the Cardinals did not at least win the Pennent. But these are some pretty nice consulation prizes. I know that the MVP and Cy Young aren't supposed to take into consideration the post-season, but both Carp and Pujols came up big-time in the playoffs.

It's also nice to see that the national writers for the most part, ignored what they were being fed on ESPN and their website to actually look at the numbers and give them to the most deserving players. This goes for not just the Cardinals that won.
Here, here, national writers. You actually did your job.

I know I said I wouldn't talk about baseball during the winter, but this has been a pretty big deal. Sorry, kiddos.

Man, it has been over a week since my last post. My stent has demanded all my time. Taking 2 Vicatin every 4 hours makes one feel real good. Really really good.
Hey everyone!!!
Come see how good I feel!!*

The double Vicatin shot works for about an hour and a half. Then it's right back to Painville. Which also takes me to Grumpytown. Not to be confused with taking me to Funkytown.

I don't know how many times I've heard already students in my school today saying the words "get rich, or die tryin'"
My favorite was in Social Studies class, when the teacher was talking about families going west to make a better life for themselves. A student in the back chimed up and said, "Man, that's it. Get rich or die tryin'"
The other students in the class agreed.
"Do doubt, dawg!"
"Aww yeah!"

Does anyone else feel awesomely entertained when they see 50 Cent making the rounds to places like The View and Regis and Kelly? I can just imagine all his homies in his entourage talking...
"Did you see Fiddy on The View Friday? Man, that $%*&, was tight!"






*The two lines refer to Ron Burgundy in Anchorman.

we're getting personal.

As if you all really wanted to see the foot and a half long stent that is in me. Forget the kidney stone. It's this mo' that causes all the pain.