My Last Blog Post

Today is my 234th and final post to my blog, Sbtothe5th. It is with a degree of sadness that I am resigning from the ranks of "blogger". I have had a great deal of fun with this blog and it has taught me a lot about expressing myself in words. In fact, this blog has lead me to my current project of working for Examiner.com.

I want to say thanks to all the wonderful readers of my blog. It was great to know that I had a small part of your day each time you read my blog. I hope that I either made you think or made you laugh. That was my intent.

With the constraints on my time and creativity, I have not been able to devote as much time as I would like to be able to maintain this blog to my standards. I don't want to be the person that makes posts of no value or that only blogs every month or so. So with that, I have decided to stop blogging. I will leave the blogging to the real bloggers like Rob at Robshep.com and Teresa at Continuingthejourney.blogspot.com. If you have never checked out their blogs you should. They are great.

Again, I want to say thanks for reading my blog.

Mountain Dew

Is there any drink better then Mountain Dew? The answer is no. When I was younger, my mom used to try to substitute Mello-Yello for Mountain Dew, but it isn't even close to the wonderfulness that is Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew is the single greatest beverage invention of our life time.

It was on tomorrow's date, September 3, in 1964 that Pepsico first started to distribute this amazing drink. It is the 4th highest selling soft drink in the world behind Coca-cola classic, Pepsi Cola, and Diet Coke.

So, with tomorrow being this historic anniversary, let me be the first to say thank you to all the people that had a hand in bringing about the greatest soda of all time, Mountain Dew.

Cold Tacos

Some people like to eat cold, fried chicken. Others enjoy eating cold pizza. For me, there is no food, normally served hot, that tastes better cold then cold tacos, specifically cold Taco Bell tacos.

I first discovered this treat after a youth sleep over. We had ordered tons of tacos (that was when they were $.39 each) and had lots of left overs. So, for breakfast, we ate cold tacos. They were great. The shell transforms from crispy to soggy. The meat, cheese, and lettuce form into this big tasty glob.

I know a cold taco does not sound too delicious, but trust me, it is. You should give it a try the next time you have a taco or two left over. You will be glad you did.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my mom's birthday. My mom is a wonderful mom, and for the past 3+ years has been a wonderful grandma. For the most part, my mom exhibits the same great characteristics as a grandma as she has always shown as a mom. She is caring, kind, and loving. There is only one glaring difference between my mom and my mom as a grandma. That difference is candy. Now, every time we see her, she has candy for the boys. When I was growing up, I don't remember my mom caring around m&m's in her purse. My boys love that she always has some sweet treat for them. So I guess the only difference between being a mom and a grandma is candy.

Mom, I love you. I am so happy that you are a part of my boys lives. We all hope you have a wonderful day!

Cleveland Browns will win the Super Bowl!

Two weeks from today, the Cleveland Browns play their first game of the 2009/2010 football season. So, for the next two weeks, I can have the belief that the Browns will win the Super Bowl. Of course, after the first game, it may become clear that they will not win the Superbowl. However, until then, I believe!

Go Browns!

Super Fan - Not me!

If you've ever been to a sporting event, or even watched one on t.v., I am sure you have seen the "Super Fan". You know the guy. He has his face and/or body painted his team's color. He has all the team merchandise, whether it be the foam finger or the hat or the team colored silly hair. And, when the game starts, he is always the loudest, most enthusiastic person in the entire stadium.

As much as I am a fan of many teams, I will never take the step from "Big Fan" to "Super Fan", and this is why. Every year, whether it be at the Super Bowl or World Series or NCAA Championship, as the game winds down, the cameras scan the stands. There is nothing more pathetic then a close up of the losing team's "Super Fan", as the tears rolling down his face wash away his team colored, face paint. As exciting as it was to get all decked out in your team gear, I imagine it to be even more painful to change out of, after your team suffers a big loss. Such is the plight of the "Super Fan".

My Mind

I recently read a study, by researchers at the University of Virginia, that said a person's brain ability peaks at age 22. The study went on to further state that mental powers start to dwindle at age 27.

I am 36 years old, soon to be 37. So, that means that I have been losing my mind for almost 10 years now. Sure, I knew that physically I couldn't do the things that I used to do, but I thought my mind was as sharp as ever. I guess not.

Seeing as my mental ability is declining with every passing moment, I will seize this day to live life to the fullest. Sure, because of my diminishing brain ability, I may not able to remember it tomorrow, but at least I will have fun today!

National Enquirer Game

Years ago, we had a game called "The National Enquirer Game". In the game, each person or team would take a random picture from a pile and come up with a caption for the picture. The funnier, the better. I thought we could play that today. The picture is below. Just add your caption through the comments. Thanks for playing.

Our Song

Thanks for the responses on this blog and Facebook about what song Sarah and I should choose as "Our Song". After thinking it through and weighing all the suggestions, I have made a decision.

My decision, per a suggestion made through Facebook, is that Sarah and I do not need to have a song as "Our Song". It is ok if there is no special song that brings back memories when we hear it.

Who knows, maybe some day something will happen and a song will be playing, and it will be at that moment we decide to make that song "Our Song". Until then, we will go songless.

Thanks for the suggestions anyway.

What I've learned from T.V. (6)

People say that you can never learn anything by watching television. As a huge fan of the medium, I must disagree. I am a firm believer that you can gain great amounts of knowledge by watching t.v. This is my sixth post in which I will highlight some of the useful information that I now have stored in my brain because of television.

The Office:

I have learned more then my fair share about beets and beet farming.

Human resource representatives can often times be a downer when it comes to employee morale.

When it comes to doing anything, bigger is always better. (That's what she said)