Random Thoughts 4/13/07

• It's supposed to snow Saturday morning. Snow. On April 14. Good grief.
• Brennan and Tanner finally went to the dentist this week and did well (all things considered). We want them to go more often but that's hard to do without the right insurance. We have a really good dentist that we like and want to continue with him, it's just a matter of money.
  
• NFL Europa starts this weekend though I probably won't watch. Every year I try to take note of players from local schools and Chiefs prospects that play in Europe because every now and again you get a Kurt Warner or an Adam Vinatieri out of that league. The Chiefs have several players there this year including former Jayhawk LB Nick Reid. The NFL is hoping to transform NFL Europa from a developmental league into something more: they've changed the name, moved the offices to Germany, promoted the teams and players more in Europe, and plan to expand. The NFL seems particularly popular in Germany, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Japan. All of those countries produce players that compete with American players in NFL Europa.
• Today is my day off, my first real day off in eleven days. We have big plans… to do nothing! Ahhh… If we didn't have the flexibility and support that we do, the stress of ministry would be the end of me.
  
• The. worst. recruiting. videos. ever. Fortunately it's for the Japanese Navy. To see a bizarre mix of a Broadway production number and the Power Rangers, click here.
• I've really enjoyed checking out the visitor tracking each time I get on the blog. I wish I had installed that two years ago! I'm especially amazed at the foreign traffic.
• What percentage of the Army/Marine Corps has volunteered or re-enlisted since 9/11? I've heard several ignorant remarks lately insinuating that soldiers are being tricked into longer deployments and such (remember some people can only think in terms of victimization). It's all kind of insulting to think these guys didn't know exactly what they were volunteering for. God bless them.
  
• Kansas Jayhawk basketball player Julian Wright is going pro after his second season. Oh well. The experts seem to think his stock is at its zenith so he's not going to get a better deal than this. Who knows? He may really excel at the next level. I hope so. It's just that I hold college basketball in much higher esteem than the NBA and hate to see a player leave unnecessarily. On the other hand, the Jayhawks had no seniors graduating so a player or two going pro does create some room on the roster. KU had two McDonald's All-Americans coming off the bench this last year.