Bro Code

There are certain things that a "bro" just doesn't do.  First let me define what a bro is.  A bro is not just a good friend, a bro is much more and much less.  You don't even have to know someone to consider them a bro.  A bro is simply a fellow man that you are destined to walk this earth as a co-conspirator in life.  Therefore, the bro code applies to in any situation.  A bro never hits on another bro's girl.  A bro doesn't, under any circumstance, admit how awesome Project Runway really is.  But most importantly is the very old and very familiar "bros before hoes".  Women may say that men can't develop as deep of relationships as women can, but I say nay.  Men develop deep relationships much more easily than women.  When you walk into a bar and another bro eyeballs you the wrong way, you immediately have a relationship with that person.  You know this person intimately enough to give them a good old fashioned beat down.  So remember to always be a bro to those in need.

Top 10 Video Games of All Time

Metal Gear: Solid
Halo 3
Mario 3
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Super Mario Kart
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
NCAA Football
James Bond: Goldeneye
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
RBI Baseball

Mounds or Almond Joy

Today I watched How I Met Your Mother, which is my favorite show.  If you don't watch this show I highly suggest going back to season one and watching every episode.  The series is based around one of the main characters, Ted.  Ted is telling his kids the story of how he met their mother, and each episode is usually an encounter with a potential girl that doesn't end up being the kids mother.  I'm not writing this to tell all about the show, I actually wanted to talk about what I saw in the most recent episode.  They were talking about guys in the locker room and how awkward it is and there is always that old guy just standing there naked.  Well in the very last clip there was an old guy standing naked with his leg up on the bench.  The clip was short and the show ended, so at first I wasn't sure what I saw, but with the aid of DVR I was able to go back and make sure.  The mans saggy balls hung below his leg and you could see them.  On CBS you could see an old mans balls.  I'm sure that there will be some issues with this episode and  they will have to edit this part for future reruns, but hopefully they will show both versions of the show, because sometimes you feel like a nut sometimes you don't.

Slot Machines

I recently had a run in with a machine known as Davinci's Diamonds.  This machine seemed trustworthy at first, but in reality it was a wolf in sheep's clothing.  There was a large picture of  the Mona Lisa at the top of the machine and to begin with I felt that the Mona Lisa was smiling at me.  As I well know now, she was not.  I don't know what it is about these machines that puts you in an almost elated and heightened state.  I had only put ten dollars in and couldn't lose.  I was calling my shots left and right.  I bet 40 cents and won over 40 dollars on one spin.  I gradually worked my way up to over 100 dollars.  I was in a frenzy and I couldn't lose.  So I started betting bigger.  Eventually I hit the max bet button.  As I pressed it I could almost see the Mona Lisa's eyes turn down in an evil grin as if to say "Gotcha".  From there I began to lose over and over.  I would hit a five or ten dollar spin every now and then, but it was really just to keep me thinking that I could climb back to my previous glory.  It was a long fall from 112 dollars to nothing, but in the end I only lost ten dollars and I got to eat an amazing buffet at the casino.  All in all a good day.

Meerkat Manor

I recently went to the zoo in Birmingham, AL.  In one of the small mammal enclosures, there were two meerkats attempting to dig a hole.  Two separate holes to be exact.  They were facing away from each other as if preparing to pace off for a duel.  As each of them scooped dirt with their tiny paws they would throw it directly into the other's hole, unwittingly of course.  They each just kept on digging, but their holes just wouldn't get any deeper.  I laughed, because I had a birdseye view of their folly.
This must be what God feels like looking down on me.  I'm sitting here digging my hole wondering why it isn't getting any deeper.  God must want so badly to tap on the glass and explain to me how silly I am.  If only I would move my hole to a different location, I would be able to dig as deep as I wanted.  Maybe I should stop digging in my own locations and look to God to direct me to where to place my shovel.

Freshly Painted Grass

Today 80,250 people will be filling the seats of Williams-Brice Stadium to watch the South Carolina Gamecocks play host to the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide.  Each one of those fans paid a minimum of $45 dollars for their tickets.  I'm not passing judgment, as I myself am an avid Alabama fan who goes to at least one game every year.  This just made me think about the society we live in.
Some of the highest paying salaries in America are paid to professional athletes.  This would be insane to most people in other countries.  To pay such exorbitant amounts of money to people who "play" a "game" for a living does seem insane.
This lead me to think about other inconsistencies in American culture.  America rewards and promotes mediocrity.  We place higher taxes on the extremely wealthy, and turn around and give that money to those that make no contribution to society whatsoever.  Over half of America is on welfare.  Don't get me wrong, I am all about helping those in need, but this redistribution of wealth doesn't encourage productivity.  Some people will actually stay out of work, because if they were to get a job they would lose their government checks.  Others are on disability for things like ADD and diabetes.  I'm sorry, but I have ADD and though it got me a lot of spankings as a child it is far from a disabling disease.
Wake up America and more importantly wake up Americans!

The Best Things

Below I have comprised a list of things that should  make you close your eyes, take a deep breath and just smile because life is good.

1.  Any change in seasons
2. Baseball in October (with your team still playing-go Braves!)
3. The completion of a really good book
4. Waking up and seeing that you still have two hours to sleep
5. Getting recognized for something you didn't think anyone saw
6. The ice cream truck (I don't care how old you are)
7. The start of football season (tailgating in Tuscaloosa)
8. Forgetting to pay a bill and then remembering that it's not due for another week
9. Hello (because it's always better than goodbye)
10. Breakfast for dinner
11. Saturday morning cartoons
12. Dancing in the car
13. Finally making it to the gym
14. Learning to play an instrument
15. Spring Break

What are some of the things that make you see how good life is?

Do Not Resuscitate

As I sit day in and day out watching over patients in the intensive care unit I often find myself passively viewing my patients as well...patients.  Not people.  Most of them can't talk and really just lie there waiting for the elevator to descend to their floor and pick them up.  This view may sound morbid, and in some ways it is, but it is also much more than that.  I am able to view death with an unbiased, unemotionally inhibited outlook.  This brings me to the DNR or "Do Not Resuscitate".  This order in a patient's chart says that in the event that the patient's heart stops or he or she stops breathing, nothing will be done.  It sounds harsh but this is actually in some instances a very humane decision.  Some people lie there in pain for a long time just waiting for deaths respite.  The Person I don't want to become is actually a couple of people.  I don't want to be that person sitting there waiting for that DNR, and I definitely don't want to be the family that has to actually request the DNR order.  As a third party bystander I can easily see who needs to be a DNR and who doesn't, but as a family member with emotions involved it completely changes things.  But on the other hand a DNR can be an incredibly empowering thing.  It allows you and the rest of your family to come to grips with the loved ones impending demise and also gives time to get affairs in order.  The grieving process can also begin at an earlier stage allowing for a sooner arrival at acceptance.  DNR isn't giving up because death comes to all.  It is strictly allowing things to happen as they naturally would.

Where to start?

This is my first blog and so I will use my first post as an introduction into what can be expected.  Simply stated, anything can be expected.  I will blog about sports, things that annoy me, words of advice, or just thoughts of the day.

I have always wanted to write a book.  One day I actually will.  As for right now I will write a blog.  It's good practice.  I don't exactly get to write on a regular basis in my current job as a nurse.  My writing presently consists of small observations on the color, odor, consistency, and amount of my patient's bowel movements.  Not really a predecessor for a national bestseller.

I'm gonna keep things short for today and leave y'all with a thought, and yes that is "y'all" not "you guys". 
Thought/Question:  How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Chuck Norris?