Jim Calhoun

Congratulations to Jim Calhoun for winning his 800th game last night. He deserves the accolades and the company. If you even remotely follow college basketball I'm sure that you've heard about the South Florida post-game press conference.



First of all, that reporter should not have even been there, he was issued a photo pass and not a press pass, the question should never have been posed. The other reporters in the room knew that, its why the question was not brought up by any of them following any of the previous games. Its a question that no one should be made to answer let alone be put in that position. It infuriated me that someone "that stupid" had the audacity to question arguably one of the best coaches in the country. Furthermore, the political fallout from the incident has been ridiculous, and I can't help but jump in with both feet. I'm a staunch conservative and most often relate to the Republican party, why would someone give back hard earned money. Now, I cannot proclaim to be an expert on college basketball coaching but if it is anything like the lives my college coaches (I played football at UConn) had 1.6 million isn't enough. During the season, and to a certain extent, during the off-season as well college coaches spend their entire days game planning, running and structuring practices, recruiting, dealing with various administrative duties, interacting with the press, boosters, fans, support staff, and players. Our offensive coordinator could knock out 80 hour weeks no problem all the while sacrificing time with their families and sacrificing their personal lives. Given the business culture that seems to pervade college athletics these days winning games equates to making money. This puts coaches in a tenuous position, one that professional coaches have dealt with for years, you win, you get to stay, you lose, start looking for a new job. No matter who you are or what job you do, if you are hired to to a job and you do it well, youre rewarded with monetary compensation. Why would someone who does their job well be required to give their hard earned money back because other people are struggling. Its the crux of the liberal school of thought, to "share the wealth" and its wrong. I believe in compassion and looking out for other human beings but there is a limit. It takes work to make money and it drives me crazy the people who will take a handout instead of working hard(er). So, Jim Calhoun should not only keep every dime of his salary, he deserves every dime.

A History Lesson

Well I guess I might as well just jump right in. There are a lot of ways to describe me but if I were to be completely honest with myself I would say that I'm a liar but brutally honest. I'm self-serving but often selfless. I'm prideful but self-depreciating. I'm self-destructive but I make sure no one else knows it. I'm very intelligent but because I know that I am I'm lazy. I constantly make things harder on myself but I truly and honestly "know" that things will always work themselves out. I rarely get stressed out because I ignore everything that piles up. I spend money that I don't have and live way beyond my means. I'm very often wrong but never admit to it. I'm a natural leader but will follow to avoid conflict. I have a myriad of friends but I'm my own best friend.

It's been a long time since I've sat down and really thought about myself and my life and I can't easily sum everything up. I'm a saint and a svengali, a white knight and a demon, I'm my own worst enemy and my biggest supporter. I've made good choices and a lot of very bad ones, I'm a contradiction that is somehow still alive.

The stories to follow should make that clear...