But I Have No Doubt, One Day the Sun Will Come Out

As always, it was great to see so many friends this past weekend and to celebrate the beginning of Cody and Bethany's life together. I'm not sure why Lance is trying to hog the spotlight in the following picture, but his sister-in-law cannot be pleased.

Quote of the Weekend courtesy of Mr. Demetrius R. Collins: "If the parents of the bride and groom are okay with the music at the reception, you probably need new music."

Current Reading

Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman

I'm Still Out on Sunset in a Taxicab

2007: A Look Back at a Year in the Life of Running Down a Dream

January

• 1: I went to sleep before the end of the Fiesta Bowl. You can always see the winning running-back propose to his girlfriend, but after a Statue of Liberty play? That's too much.
• 16: My 23rd birthday. I commiserate with Blink 182 and Coolio.
• 20: The first 2008 Presidential Roll Call. Tom Tancredo, we hardly knew ye.

February:

• 6: I announce my devotion to Liverpool F.C., chaos ensues.
• 14: Valentine's Day and a few lessons learned.
• 26: Martin Scorcese's eyebrows are the stuff nightmares are made of.

March:

• 3: I begin screaming at computer screens at 7:30 in the morning over football matches being played in England. This might be a problem.
• 5: Pound the Rock.
• 16: I develop the paranoia of a crackhead after keeping a perfect bracket for the first two days of the NCAA tournament.
• 29: I plead with the Rangers to become relevant once again. Sadly, they do not comply.

April:

• 8: A snowstorm of biblical proportions descends on the Tyler metropolitan area. No one besides the newscasters is remotely fazed.
• 11: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Dead Poets Society.
• 16: Rolling Stone's Top 10 Songs of All-Time along with Joey Halbert's dissent.
• 23: The death of a true legend in his own time.
• 25: The legendary Chelsea-Liverpool running diary.

May:

• 3: "I'm a lion among men" and other quotable quotes from Tyler area defendants.
• 12: Small town election conspiracy theories in Whitehouse.
• 16: Still one of the best YouTube videos I've ever seen.
• 30: My parents purchase furniture from Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

June:

• 10: My return from the Agan-Freede wedding and the inevitable repudiation of Lou Gehrig.
• 13: Houston v. Dallas: The Great Debate.
• 20: Andrew Tuegel and I discuss the extension of Jon Daniels's contract as Rangers GM.
• 27: Lance and Kayla Agan, Cody Girod, Bethany Freede, Austin Brennen, Alex LaBounty and yours truly enter the Shakey-Face Pantheon.

Check back tomorrow for the July-December recap.

We Had a Fight on the Promenade Out In the Rain

Congratulations to Mr. Joey Halbert for correctly naming "Daft Punk is Playing at My House" by LCD Soundsystem as the Friday Song of the Day.


So this is what free fall feels like. I'm pretty sure that my prophecy about jinxing myself after a first day of perfection has come true in spades. I don't know who I angered with my hubris, but I'm apologizing right now for my pride just so this streak of bad luck does not run over into other facets of my life. Even though all of the teams I picked for the Final Four are still alive, I've given up all hope of even sniffing the 25 grand that Facebook is paying to the winner. Easy come, easy go.


I think I speak for everyone when I say that the Williams/Blair wedding was a great event. It was so good to see many old friends. I was even able to observe one of the eternal truths of weddings at the reception. What is this rule?

The rule is: If there is a dance floor and dance music, bridesmaids must always dance. It is almost an immutable law of weddings that bridesmaids must be the ones to get things started and to keep everyone involved on the dance floor. I think it has something to with an act of rebellion for being forced to buy and wear a dress that they will never wear again, but I could be wrong.


I'll leave you with a photo of what Mr. Shane Spencer described as the "Best Table at the Reception". Now that's saying something!