Reasons I'm awesome

I tweet
I have literally dozens of facebook friends
I'm assistant regional secratary of the Saget Fan Club
I beat a 9 year old in frisbee golf last week
I have a personal weblog
My car is gold
I have a daughter with Spider Man's surname
Occasionally I'll misquote Yeats and nobody notices
I have a brown belt in pants holding up
My desk is made out of felt and sticky tape
4 out of 5 doctors have never taken a survey about me
Did I mention the tweet thing yet?
I make lists that come right outta my brain
I appear on stage with a blonde wig and sing pop songs and nobody knows it's me
I know a guy named Ken who has a birthday tomorrow
I kill dandelions and sleep like a baby at night
I posted this
You're welcome

Murphy Family Olympiad '10

Last night we had our Awards Ceremony and the final standings for the Murphy Family Olympics of 2010 were...

Bronze Medal goes to Parker Murphy who placed in the top three of Wii Bowling & Minute to Win It.

The Silver goes to Cooper Murphy who did well in Frisbee Golf, Bowling & Minute to Win It.

Griffin Murphy takes home...actually he was awarded it at home...the gold with his victories in Minute to Win It, Bowling, Putt Putt and his top three finishes in Wii Bowling and Frisbee Golf.

Congratulations Griffin - you deserve this victory.

Missional

"I think selling out is doing anything that you don't love"

I just heard someone say that on a podcast...and I don't completely agree, but it got me thinking

I heard Wess Stafford speak this past weekend.  He'd lived out more stories in his first 7 years than most of us will in 70.

If you're not familiar with Wess -
He spells his name with an extra S
He wrote Too Small to Ignore
All the proceeds of his book go to his mission in life.
His mission in life is to be a voice for children.

Which got me thinking...

How many people do I know that I believe would die for their cause or mission?

Maybe 3 or 4?
I'm not really sure...

I don't know Wess, but from what I know and from what I've heard...he's the real deal.

I'm not sure that there are that many out there, and it was inspiring to hear his story.  I'm just saying...

All Good Things

Our Mini-Staycation comes to an end today at 5 o'clock. I figure I would be heading home about then tonight if I was working...so from 5:01 on I'm off the clock normally...

Lots to do this weekend - Tonight I'm off to hang out with Shareholders.

how great is she?

Tomorrow I get to speak at a conference.  I'm not sure it's actually a conference...it's only one day...I'd probably know what it was if I worked this past week.  I also get to hand out stuff at our four services and then improvise stuff on Sunday night.
Should be fun...right?  Sure...

But let's not talk about the future, let's dwell on the past.

This week the Murphy Olympiad was in full swing.
It's too early to name a winner, but Griffin is winning going into the last day of competition.  It should be a nail biter, because he's only up by one point.  It shouldn't be a nail biter because biting your nails is bad...

chillin'

We played some frisbee golf and some miniature golf.
There was Wii bowling and actual bowling.
We learned How to Train a Dragon and also How to Fly a Kite.

Jimmy actually had the high score...

Picnics, euchre, coughing, planting, water fights, tennis with friends and playing with the neighbors.








We never had our Chopped competition or visited any museums...but who's counting?

seriously...who is keeping track?  I need to get in my paperwork...

Don't be stupid

Are you really going to give some girl "scout" your hard earned money for their cookie cartel?

Let me ask you two simple questions:
1.  Do you actually know where this money goes?
2.  What are you, stupid?

2 more quick things:
I'm about to share a link with you that will change your life.
I just lied a little bit...

I do have a link to a site that will show you how to make your own version of the most delicious of all Girl Scout cookies....the Samoas...or Caramel Delites...
And here it 'tis.
or you can cheat even more and go here.

Bottom line - they don't control us.

Let's bring those girls down a peg or two.
And what are they "scouting" anyways?  Who are they fooling?

I'm #9!

For those of you wondering who ended up taking ninth in our 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball championship....

...that's right, it was me!!!

I finished the season having watched less than five seconds of non-third grade basketball, and I'm pretty ok with that.

As for who wins all kinds of cash and prizes, minus the cash?  NJS181 "Hampden's Finest" pulled it off.

Who is NJS181?  I'm just guessing here, but I'm going to go with Nate Scott - who lives in Hampden...I think...as long as that's close to Baltimore...which I'm fairly certain it is.

For the record - Ken Snelling took second and no points.
Chris something or other was third (they should really make you put your real name down)
Amanda was the top placing lady finishing in 6th place.
and did I mention I took 9th? (dominating the Docherty boys in 10 place)

Other notables:
Annie (Hometown Thunder) took 31st place
Best name in the bracket? - I'm going to go with Captain Flounder Pants the third (Nick 28th)
a close second? -The Dude Abides - Eenie meenie minie moe - Hoosier Daddy -
Jesus Shuttleworth
Most Ironic? - I will win (11th) The Champion (6th) Darrell's Prophetic Picks (48th) - they stone you for this kind of thing...
Closest to landing the ship? - Use this as the answer key (3rd place)

Nate had Duke beating Syracuse in the finals...and that's close enough for this group of 59 guessers.

Congratulations young Nate - you've done Maryland proud.

Number one in your program, number one in your heart

Of course the Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place.

Most lists that I saw this year had the Pirates winning it all.

Sure they're great.

I know they have the best record in baseball.

Undefeated this year?  It's not out of the question.

The greatest team of all time?  Well, let's not get too far ahead of ourselves...but it's looking that way.

Method Man

After decades of begging, the answer is Yes, I'll give you a peak beneath the curtain...or behind it...bottom line, I'm going to let you in on my secret(s).

Here's my method.  Here's how I do.

First of all, my research team pulls from any number of sources as to what's "hot" right now.
Apparently vampires and affairs are big these days.  Also, self tanners.

After my interns pull together three to five possibilities, I spend a few days in a meditative trance centering myself on both the possibilities that exist, but also on my inner child.  He loves to skateboard and anything with pirates.

Then I go with a topic, write up a few ideas...run it through legal...and presto, bango...it's like I have a licence to print Euros.

The results?  You're looking at them kid...and yes, it's a gift...
and you're welcome...

Worth looking at

I'm at a level 1 with you right now.  You're welcome.

Coop

Who has two thumbs, two wheels and no training wheels on his birthday?
this fella....that's who