With the Words You've Borrowed From the Only Place You've Known

Congratulations to Mr. Dan Carlson for correctly naming "Decatur, or Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!" by Sufjan Stevens as the Sunday Song of the Day. You'll remember Dan as one of the proud majority shareholders in Team Jodayyy and as the current leader of the "Palace and Friends" March Madness (NCAA Trademark) Pool. Dan, if you think this isn't a conscious attempt to jinx you, well you have another thing coming.

This afternoon, as we sat and listened to a presentation from an attorney at Hunton & Williams during LAPP, something pretty neat happened. This is not to say that the presentation was not interesting, but something really good was happening outside of Room 127. I love those moments when the heavens just open up and rain comes pouring down in what can only be described as a deluge.

I began to think about how I view rain in the different contexts of life. When I was younger, rain was something that stood in the way of playing outside, but when the rain stopped, oh, that's when the fun began. We would go out and ride our bikes through the huge puddles that would develop on Gatewood. I'm pretty sure that my Mom didn't like doing laundry after those days due to the fact that I would have a racing stripe up and down my back from the muddy spray that came off of my back wheel, but when you are doing laundry for a young boy, your standards can't be too high.

I thought about all the times on Trek that I have spent a rainy night under a crew fly or in a tent. Out on the trail, the rain was often the thing that I dreaded the most. Well, besides the token kid who wanted to complain about eating Vienna Sausages. Trust me, that argument carries no merit with someone who has to eat them throughout the summer. If you ever have me on trail (which this summer is probably the last time), don't even try that sob story with me, but I digress.

Today, as I sat in the classroom, I was reminded again that spring has arrived. Besides seeing the bluebonnets bloom along the roadways, nothing signals the beginning of Spring better than a good, soaking rainstorm. As I observe the changes in the seasons and the renewal of the earth, I am reminded that my life is an everchanging process. Just as sometimes we must walk through the winter, Spring is always around the corner. I can't wait to see what it brings.

It's Over and I Feel Fine, Nothing You Could Say is Gonna Change My Mind

We here at Running Down a Dream are in the business of bringing you good news, but tonight we have great news.


First, Team Gregory defeated Team Swanburg this evening 38-36. I'm not sure if I want to discuss the numerous short-ripping incidents that occurred in this game, but since this is a family blog, I'm going to err on the side of caution and refuse to follow that sordid tangent. Team Gregory's record now stands at a respectable 2-2 and we are in the thick of the Baylor Law Flag Football League Playoff Hunt.


Second, in one of most shocking events of the last 6 months, Team Jodayyy (yes, that Team Jodayyy) advanced to the Mira, Mira Super Bowl with a clutch victory over Team Jiggerscout led by the indomitable Jacob "Just don't call me Emily" Wardell. The final margin of victory was a scant .2 of a point! If Jig calls up Katherine Harris in the Florida Secretary of State office to protest this one, no one will be able to stop the fury that resides in my heart. Special thanks go out to Devin Hester for his two kickoff returns for touchdowns last night. I couldn't do it without you Devin. In the Mira, Mira Super Bowl, Team Jodayyy will face off against an old, familiar foe in Team Nate Low led by Coleman Greer Griffith. If you have ever dreamed about harassing and intimidating someone from the 615 area code, this is your week to shine.


Yes, this is my life.

I Asked You To Go to the Green Day concert, You Said You'd Never Heard of Them

I should also mention that Team Jodayyy continued to roll through the Mira, Mira regular season with a convincing win over El Mojo. We were helped in no small part through the fantastic performance of the Chicago Bears defense in the second half of Monday night's game against Arizona.

Please send all jeers and cheers to: dennygreenisanangryman@arizonacardinals.com

Up next is yet another matchup with Team Nate Low led by Coleman Greer Griffith. Please bombard the 615 with all kinds of intimidating speech and nonsense.