Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

So I was sitting around the lunch/meeting/production/etc. table in our office eating my pizza with some co-workers shooting the breeze. You know what I am talking about, normal lunch time conversation with subjects such as: what did you do over the weekend, what are your plans this week, what are you eating, did you hear on the news..., etc. (I obviously love using .etc, which shows I am lazy and don't want to keep writing a list of things for you or it could show you that I know your time is valuable and I don't want to waste it by having you read a list of nothing because you already get the point). During the conversation (which is mostly based on the Mormon group that had been raided in Texas a couple weeks ago) about what we heard in the news, someone says "Hey, have you heard of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM)?" After the shock, laughter and brainstorming of other portions of the religion that we think there might be - we get serious and he actually tells us a little about it. He gives me the web site (http://www.venganza.org/), which of course I have to peruse to see what the hell is going on. There is a whole web site on what the religion is all about. You can purchase the FSM bible through Amazon in paperback or hardback. This may not be a serious thing, however, it has my attention and I am going to waste the rest of the day on this web site laughing my butt off. You should too!!

Enjoy the photos also and have a great day!

Perfect Game

So I went to go watch my nephew’s Little League game. He is a 3 bag and a pitcher, and yesterday he was on the bump. I was sitting there more worried about his batting because he is a big kid (5′6″, 160) and should be dropping bombs on those 215′ fields. Half way through the game I realized that the other team has not had a hit the whole game. Then I started thinking harder, which those of you who know me is a site to see as it hurts my head to think, and I realized that there had not been a base runner either. I didn’t say anything, as you all know that would mess it all up, and just kept watching the game. After the game I went to the score keeper and asked to see the book…and sure enough, my nephew, Mathew Gordan Maestas, had thrown his first (and I am sure not his last) PERFECT game!

I love baseball!

And Flick, God was definitely watching baseball last night!

Work

So here i am, sitting at work listening to people complain about everything they have to do today, and I am writing a blog! Awesome right, I think so, even though I have quite a bit on my plate to do.

I just finished reading my sister's blog about my nephew picking a fight with a bigger and old kid, then getting beat up. This reminds me of a story back in kindergarten as well as when I was in 2nd grade. 1st kindergarten, so I remember being at recess and some older kids were picking on someone from my class. I don't remember saying anything just watching and the older kids turned and headed toward me. Said it was nice of me to stick up for my friend (which he was not my friend and I beat this kid up until the 5th grade because of this story) and punched me in the face. End of story, I cried all the way back to class.

In 2nd grade, another 5th grader decided to pick on me. He was yelling at me and pushing me. I tried to hit him, but as soon as I turned around, there was a fist in my face. None the less he jumped on me and kept hitting me. When he was done I walked home with a bleeding nose. Mom asked me what happened when I got home and I told her I was running home and tripped on the front porch step, hit my face against the screen door. She never knew about the fight.

Thanks for reading my stories of getting beat up! now on to the real news -

So Mexico is 63 days away. Very excited and cannot wait to get the hell out of here. There have been some moments of greatness from the Rockies, however, they are struggling to get started this season. The great thing about baseball is, there is always tomorrow...until Sept. So even though the beginning of the season is a struggle, we have more to think about with the way the Avalanche are playing. Can you believe how great of a series this has been for the Ave's? First three games ended with a score of 3-2 and all three games went into Overtime! Awesome, then last nights game was fantastic with the Ave's taking a 5-0 lead into the 3rd period and then all the fights (speaking of fights from above) WOW. So they play again on Thursday and I am very excited to see how the teams react after how aggressive the 3rd period was last night.

So I am done for the day, I bid you all ado until the next time!

Spring + Baseball = Awesome

Baseball season is finally here in 7 days. This has been a shorter off-season because the great "Rockies Run of 2007" took the fans into late October. The Rockies have finally decided on the rotation: Francis, Cook, Jimenez, Morales and Redman. They have also decided who will start the season at 2nd Base: Jayson Nix.

After talking to the Morning Baseball Chatter group (which I made the name up this morning but we have been doing this for quite some time now) we only have one problem..."Who is going to be Taveras' back-up in Center Field?" Can you believe it? After all these years of saying "This is our year" and thinking "What are we going to look like at the All-Star break" knowing very well that we will be out of the playoff running in August; we actually can say "This is our year" and mean it.

Years before during Spring Training and all the way to June, we were still trying to figure out who all these new young players are and how to say names like Tulowitzki and Yorvit Torrealba. This year we know who the starting line-up is, we know who is in the rotation and bullpen, heck...we know the songs played when they come to bat not only for the starting line-up, but for Spilly too!! All year, even at different sporting events, when we hear the "Let's Go" chant, we say "TULO". I get excited for baseball every year, but with more friends to talk to about baseball and with how the Rockies ended last season, I feel like I am more excited this year then any year before.

More to come as I have tickets to 14 games starting on the best day of the year, Rockies Home Opener on April 4th!!

Wii?

These guys found some Wii-tarded games. Great clip of what not to buy for the Wii.

Love me some South Park

Great things of life

You know how many great things there are in life? I mean, Spring time comes with the smells of fresh cut grass, hot dogs, peanuts, beer and baseball. Flowers are about to come about, rain storms/Thunderstorms, spring break, wearing shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops. There are so many things that I can list here and the one has me writing about this is - I received all of the Rockies tickets for the group on Friday. I was holding over 100 baseball tickets in my hand at that time and I was happy. Wanted to throw them up in the air and roll on the bed with them. I am ready for my 14+ games this year.

I am ready for a good year with the baseball. I am ready for Mexico as soon as we decide what the hell we are really going to do. Great things in life comes with friends! I have the greatest and funniest friends anyone can ask for. For no reason we all laugh at each other and make fun. For no reason, they will call up and ask if I want to do something or just to check and see what I am up to. It is a great support group and spring time always reminds me of them.

What else is great in life? Well, here is one: Life always has a second chance, or for me, 5th, 6th and 7th chances. I don't know how many times I have done something that should have destroyed my life, however, I still have the chance to live a successful and great life. Second chances are not only in my life but all over the place. Even Bailey has had a second chance in her life. From a couple weeks after I got her she liked climbing fences and visiting her neighbors and because of her visiting actually being 'Breaking and Entering, she was sent to doggy jail! Luckily for her, Aunt Sarah found where she was taken and Daddy was able to go bail her out of prison.

Great things in life come in many different sizes. As small as a smile when walking by someone to winning an enormous amount of money. Great things happen! Don't get me wrong, there are more hard times and bad times then great, but remember, God will not lead you to anything that you will not be able to overcome.

I will write another story on my birthday and I am sure it will be great. I am still practicing this whole blogging thing!