The Deasil

Deaf Sports Figures

2008-12-01T08:17:00.000-08:00

Whether it is playing baseball, football, golf, basketball or any other physical activity I have always loved sports. Even playing sports video games, fantasy football or watching sports on TV, I have always been a fan. I remembered about a article that I had read a few months ago about a deaf football player and how the article intrigued me so much. Due to that finding, I decided that I would dig a little deeper to find out more about deaf people in sports and sports in the deaf community.

After going back and finding a number of articles about the deaf football player, I was able to find out a little more about him and his name Martel Van Zandt. I thought it was amazing how he started every game as a Junior for Oklahoma State at the cornerback position.(Rake) The article also talks about how he picked up ASL at an early age and then began playing team sports at the age of seven.(Rake) When Van Zandt signed with Oklahoma State the school went out a contracted a man to be his personal interpretor and it made for a smooth transition for Van Zandt and the school.(Yasinskas) He was not able to attend the NFL scouting combine but did go with his interpretor to let teams know that he is capable of playing at the NFL level.(Yasinskas) Playing at the college level is a huge accomplishment, and is a great story of a man born with a “disability” yet competes not only in sports but in life better than most who do not have a disability. Sadly, after some research and digging Martel Van Zandt was not drafted by a pro team and has yet to be picked up as an Undrafted Free Agent.

There is another well known deaf athlete who has been getting quite a bit of attention because of his success and transition to a new sport. Matt Hamill is a wrestler turned UFC fighter and trained under Tito Ortiz on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show.(Bonagura) Before he became a UFC fighter however, he was a successful college wrestler who was a three-time winning Division III champion.(Bonagura) In January 2007 he attended the National Deaf Prep Wrestling Tournament at the California School for the Deaf. It was a weekend full of wrestling where Fremont beat rival Riverside to a 43-36 win and finished 2^nd in the tournament.(Bonagura)

After looking at these two athletes, I have developed an even greater sense of respect and admiration for people in the deaf community. These two men have played, competed and done very well at their respective sports at some of the highest levels. Both are and will be a great inspiration to young kids both hearing and deaf alike. Although they cannot hear, or hear well, deaf people are not disabled in any way. Van Zandt and Hamill have proven this like all people in the deaf community, they may not communicate the same way or be able to hear but they can do everything that hearing people can do and in some cases even more.

Bonagura, Kyle. "UFC wrestling star attends deaf tournament". Oakland Tribune. FindArticles.com. 01 Dec. 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20070121/ai_n17147551

Rake, Jeffrey. "Cowboys' Van Zandt inspires on and off the football field". Topeka Capital-Journal, The. . FindArticles.com. 01 Dec. 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_20071018/ai_n21065721

Yasinskas, Pat. “ For Van Zant, it's more than just the injury issue”. ESPN.com. 01 Dec. 2008.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/columns/story?id=3257497

What?...Could it be Drew actually updated his site?!!!!

2007-08-28T08:59:00.001-07:00

I almost hit the 3-month mark since my last post, trust me it was never my intention to just abandon this blog so I guess it is about time that I do a little posting.

So I was "tagged" by my lovely wife to do this question thing about 3 weeks ago...hey better late than never right? So here we go...I do have to tag other people to so I don't know how that is going to work yet. Stay tuned...but for now here is the wonderful post:

The Rules: "Each person posts the rules before their list, then they list 8 things about themselves. At the end of the post, that person tags and links to 8 other people and then visits those peoples' sites and comments letting them know that they have been tagged, and to come read the post, so they know what they have to do."

1) I am a wonderful beautiful person but...I am a procrastinator.

Sure I guess there are probably worse things in the world I can be but I am a procrastinator. My wife knows it, I think some of my friends know it too. I guess I just need to come to grips with it myself. I am a procrastinator. I don't study for tests weeks before the test date, I don't write papers weeks before the deadline, I also don't respond to a "tag" in very good time either. lol (That one is for you babe). Again, my motto as I put above is...better late than never! lol. In all reality, I irritate myself sometimes when I constantly put things off but somehow it never really gets me to respond until I'm faced with the issue and it is unavoidable. Now that I have come to grips with the reality I need to go ahead and make a change. I highly doubt my procrastination with school will change as I only have a year and a half left. Hey I guess it has worked well for me this far into my school career why fix something that isn't broken? hahahaha

2) The Final Four! Football, Baseball, Basketball, Golf

Yes...I am a sports fiend. When it comes to sports my first love is to actually play. Whether it is either of these four or even other sports...if it has to do with athleticism and competition...bring it!!!! My favorite sport to watch is hands down football! Not just any football...49er football! I'm a Niner's fan for life...I can guarantee that by the simple fact I've watched them, rooted them on and supported them over the last 3 horrible dismal seasons. Finally after these last few tough years being a fan I'm able to be loud once again...the NINERS ARE BACK!!! Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Patrick Willis, Nate Clements...these guys are going to light up the NFL this year, I just know it! Okay so moving on to my teams that suck...but I am still a fan. The San Francisco Giants are garbage. That may even be an understatement. However, they are my team and I would watch them more if I had the chance (ok maybe not). But will I be switching teams? Heck no! As far as basketball goes my team had it's shot around the same time the Giants had theirs. The Sacramento Kings probably won't be going to the playoffs again this year. Mike Bibby, if he stays better turn it around this year, Ron Artest needs to stay out of trouble and not be a ball hog and all the youngsters (Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia, Justin Williams, Quincy Douby, and Spencer Hawes) need to get minutes and playing time to improve and grow. But I don't expect them to be an elite team for at least 2-3 years. Rebuilding is in the air for the Giants and Kings that is for sure...lets just hope the ownership and GMs allow that to happen. Lastly, Golf isn't something that I really enjoy watching. It is ok, but boy do I love to play it. Honestly, it is the most competitive experience you will ever have because the competition is really against an inanimate object...the course. The course that I'm talking about is the course between the two ears. Yes, if you haven't figured it out by now I'm talking about your mind...that is the toughest part about golf. It is a mental/physical game and in that order. Tiger Woods I will never be but I do hope to one day break at least 85. On a par 72 course and 85 would only be +13 over par. That isn't that bad at all in my opinion. For professionals that would be a waste of 4 hours but for me I would feel like a champion. Okay, I think I should move on...

3) I can admit it...I am a....GEEK!!!

Perhaps I should define what I mean by "geek". Ok well, I'm a kid at heart and I love to play video games. For the past year and a half I've been sucked into the fantasy world of "World of Warcraft". Most people by now probably think I'm a retard but hey, don't knock it until you try it! I was one if those kids/teens that used his imagination quite frequently. The wonderful thing about technology in this day and age is that you can have some of your imagination come to life...well almost. To be a character with a different race, name and talents and skills is truly amazing. My character is named "Korian" you pronounce that "Core-E-en" not Korean. :) Anyway, I'm a Night Elf hunter and I even have a pet cat named Kenshi. I probably play the game about 2 hours a day on an average. Not much considered I don't watch much TV and the average person watches about 6 hours of TV a day. I also like sports games (surprise there) as well as First person shooters and strategy games.

4) Give me my SPACE!!!!

I am one of those people who likes/needs to go into a cave for awhile, away from the world and just relax my mind. Usually this is where either number 2 or 3 above come into play. I just have to have down time doing what I want to do without any distraction. It is a need for me, because if I don't get it I can become...well...somewhat of a short fused, distracted person. I don't like that and I don't like people seeing me that way so I take my time. Whether morning, afternoon or evening it doesn't matter. As long as I get my time I'm good.

5) Momma...I'm hungry!

Food is something that I definitely enjoy. I'm no cook, I'm not picky but boy do I love to eat food. Italian, Mexican, American, Japanese, Chinese and just every combination of the 5. God has blessed me with a wonderful metabolism but I am afraid that even that blessing has it's age limits. This is where playing sports comes in real handy!!! lol

6) Follow the Leader?

One thing that I've adopted over my lifetime is that you have to be able to follow before you can lead. I like to lead...and when I lead I don't like people trying to take my leadership away. At the same time I like to follow...it really just depends what situation it is. I'm not the type of person who will take charge in a situation (although in some instances I do). I like compromise over confrontation. In my opinion, people can best live together if they all compromise with one another. Leading by example is the best possible way to lead...how can you lead people where you haven't been? "Do as I say and not as I do" is a cop out that people use who don't know how to lead people. I'm not perfect and no leader is but being honest and having good character is the two main things that I try to watch for in myself as well as what I watch for in others. Following is the only way to learn how to lead.

7) I can't stand the thought of cloth in my mouth!

This is very random but boy do I hate the thought of it! I'm thinking of like a sock in my mouth right now...ewwww it makes my mouth almost hurt! I'm sure this probably scares most people and many of you probably think I'm even weirder now but boy chewing on a rag makes my skin crawl.

8) Christianity?

I almost hesitate to use the word Christianity because of what people in our world today and throughout history have done with that "religion". The Crusades, manifest destiny, psycho killers claiming god told them to murder people...where does it really end? The God that I know exists comes straight out of the Bible. Look at the first 4 books of the New Testament and you will see 4 different authors and not all 4 of those guys knew each other. Yet, they all gave a very very very similar account to what Jesus Christ did. Show me where Mormons have that, Islam, Buddhism, show me where multiple authors spread over thousands of years can come up with the same story. Guess what...you are not going to find another "religion" out there that can or has. Most had one author, most were written during one human lifetime. You tell me...if 4 separate witnesses got up for a trial and testified to a grand jury the same thing...would the jury believe them? Heck yes they would. Why do people have such a hard time making that judgment for themselves? I don't know. Ignorance is Bliss...but what people fail to realize is that that bliss will only last 70 years...reality will last eternity. Once an evolutionist can explain to me how a Giraffe evolved, how trees defy gravity (a universal law in this world), how DNA first started (which is the handwriting of life) and where Quarks came to be then I'll listen. This world is filled with people with second hand information, it isn't their own opinions but it is the opinions of others that they call their own. Prove to me that God doesn't exist. I know I can't prove he does...no one can. So we're at a standstill. Prove to me that evolution is the exact way that everything came to be. When I say prove give me the very start and the finish. No one will because no one has the start to evolution figured out, yet we can't question science because science is a matter of fact. Please...science has been constructed like everything else in this world...the most depraved, lazy, hypocritical, violent, misrepresenting, misunderstanding mammal that walks the face of the earth...man.
( I would put more but I realize this is getting very long, if people have questions or comments for me...you know where to put them)

*My goal in this last paragraph is not to belittle anyone for what they believe, I don't hate anyone, however when someones eternity is on the line I do get a little anxious, not out of "I'm right and your wrong" but me not wanting people to make a huge mistake that will cost them everything. Killing for the sake of God is Old Testament, We are not under the 10 commandments anymore...they still apply but they don't judge us. Jesus (God's son came to save us from all the crap that we get ourselves into). It sounds weird I know...but I do believe most people realize that there is more to our existence than Sunday-Saturday. Keep searching...if your heart is to find the truth you will!

Disrespected to Respected

2007-05-29T09:08:00.000-07:00

I worked with Cindy for about 6 months and got to know her a bit. This of course was about 4 years ago, before her son got sent off for his last time. I actually remember the weekend after he got sent off and, as a mother, she was quite saddened and worried that he had departed again. It was after I had stopped working with her that her son had died. She went on her crusade and I for one, like many, thought she was honestly...a moron. Please excuse my language there but this blog is to not be P.C. but to be truthful and honest. It is only up until about 3 months ago that my attitude and my mindset had changed. For me I feel like I've found part of the truth to this whole war. I believe wholeheartedly that the "golden-rule" applies to all areas at all times. I also believe that as it states in the bible, "There is a time for war and a time for peace". I just don't believe anymore that this really was a time for war. Especially, when the evidence I look at and see shows much lying and deceit. Thank you Cindy for your hard work. I criticized you for than I supported you but you were right in fighting for your cause, which I believe was the cause for truth.

Story

What a beautiful picture

2007-05-26T11:48:00.001-07:00

I love the ocean so much. My wonderful wife took this shot and it is a favorite of mine.

I want the truth!

2007-05-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

As some of you have read and now understand about me is that I want the truth. The kind of truth that I'm talking about is the kind that isn't tainted, isn't censored, isn't manipulated, and isn't distorted. I would argue that most people on the face of this earth want the same thing. Who wants to be lied to or manipulated? No one...at least no one I've ever met. The fact is, in this world today we are being lied to and are being made the fool. I want to take a stand against those lies and challenge them like many others before me and who have been and are doing that to this very day. The war in Iraq has been very challenging for me. What I want to share with you is something that I have watched 3/5 of and would encourage you to watch as well.

Bill Moyers is a outstanding journalist who is extremely respected in the media and press. He has held himself to the highest of character and has practiced real hard "democratic theory of the press" type journalism. His recent show was on how the media didn't do it's job of questioning the government pre-Iraqi Freedom. Here is a quick little blurb of something Moyers said:

As Moyers explained in the introduction:

The story of how the media bought what the White House was selling has not been told in depth on television. As the war rages into its fifth year, we look back at those months leading up to the invasion, when our press largely surrendered its independence and skepticism to join with our government in marching to war.

Our Founding Fathers wanted the Press to be free from any sort of censorship or control. Thomas Jefferson even though didn't like the press a lot of the time knew that the Press would be the "Watchdog" for the people. This "Watchdog" was caught off guard in the months leading up to the Iraq war...or were they?

My challenge is this: set aside your political affiliation, your mindsets and pre-dispositions, just watch this show and afterward reflect on it. The greatest thing God created us with is brains that can make choices. Wisdom, knowledge, faith, hope...it has all been created and instilled in us by God Himself. We can make a choice and we can think for ourselves. I challenge you to do just that.

Buying the War

Well, well, well....

2007-05-05T22:20:00.000-07:00

I know many of you are thinking, "Where the heck is this guy?". I can assure you that I'm alive and well. Goldy I apologize for not doing your challenge thing yet, I promise you I will. This week has been very busy and crazy for me and honestly I'm really bored, tired and just...done. I'm wanting to dive into a hobby or game or something. Right now both are not really possible as my schedule will not allow it at the moment. The spring semester will be over very soon and I'm so happy about that. I'll try to get a real post up soon but as of right now I just don't have the energy or brain power to type what is on my mind. My mind is overloaded right now so therefore I'm really not in a place to type. Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend and continue to.

With the 1st pick of the 2007 NFL draft...

2007-04-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

JaMarcus Russell was chosen number one overall by the Los Angeles...I mean Oakland Raiders. For those of you who didn't hear it Gene Washington, from what I've read, didn't say the "Oakland Raiders" but instead said the "Los Angeles Raiders" by accident. Or was it? Either way the Raiders got their franchise QB whom I don't really know whether or not will ever become a legit NFL starter. He has the talent, don't get me wrong, but I don't know if he really has the heart for it. For the Raiders sake I hope he works out well for them. Too bad they still don't have an Offensive Line for him, however; Russell weighs about 400lbs so he should be able to stay on his feet (I hope you read my exaggeration there, he weighs about 260). Definitely liked the Michael Bush pick, the dude is a good RB and will fit in nicely.

Here are my top 5 winners of this draft (Teams):

1) San Francisco 49ers -With Patrick Willis and Joe Staley the Niners filled one immediate need at Linebacker as well as the Offensive Tackle position on the Line.
2) Cleveland Browns- Selected Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn to get a sure starter Offensive Tackle and their franchise Quarterback.
3) Carolina Panthers- Getting both Jon Beason and Dwayne Jarrett were both very good picks as well as Ryan Kalil and Tim Shaw in the 2nd round.
4) Oakland Raiders- Obviously as I stated above the Raiders got their franchise Quarterback, they also picked up Zack Miller Tight end out of Arizona State and Running back Michael Bush. Not to mention they also picked up Quentin Moses a Defensive End.
5) Tampa Bay Bucs- With the selections of Gaines Adams, Sabby Piscitelli, and Quincy Black tells me that John Gruden wants to continue to keep the Tampa-2 Defense as one of the best Defenses in the league...they still will have to find an Offense though.

The Team with the best weekend has to be:

The San Francisco 49ers- The Niners were able to draft 3 guys that are extremely talented and will be vital to the overall growth of Defense and Offense. Patrick Willis is the extreme stud Linebacker from Ole Miss. He will solidify the young Linebacking core of the 49ers. Joe Staley the big strong Offensive Tackle out of Central Michigan will continue to help keep Alex Smith from getting hammered as well as keeping Frank Gore running wild on opposing defenses. With an absolute steal of a pick in the 3rd round the Niners were able to select Wide Receiver Jason Hill out of Washington State. The dude is fast at 4.37 combine speed and he is stout at 6'0 ft 210 pounds. What caps the Niners as the biggest weekend winners is that they were able to steal (and I mean steal) the Seattle Seahawks #1 Wide Receiver for their 3rd 4th round selection. Darrell Jackson has been a beast up in Washington and is still only 28 years old. He has had some injury problems in the past couple of years but I'm positive that the Niners medical staff made sure to thoroughly check him to make sure that he wouldn't be a huge gamble.

I will say this: The New England Patriots have had a pretty darn good offseason, I think the Niners edge them a little bit, but I'm biased. I do think and hope that the Moss trade really comes to bite the Patriots in the butt. Randy Moss is not a good character guy and isn't a team player. Why the Patriots would trade for him is almost beyond me. What I do understand is that Bill Bellichick is getting ready to move on from New England and he wants to go out with one more "Bang!"...SuperBowl. The Patriots are playing for this year and boy I hope that they fall flat on their faces. Nothing personal against the Patriots but I do think they have overstayed their welcome as the dominant team of the AFC. I hope to see a newcomer, maybe the Bengals or the Chargers this year. I don't care if the Patriots get to the playoffs I'm sure they will but I hope that they get taken down before they get into the Superbowl.

Much better than my Princess Bride character

2007-04-29T21:41:00.000-07:00

Your Star Wars Name And Title

Your Star Wars Name: Drebr Sofai

Your Star Wars Title: Tencar of Einalem

What Is Your Star Wars Name and Title?

The NFL Draft was AWESOME!

2007-04-28T21:51:00.000-07:00

Well, for many whom are not sports fans or just care nothing about football will probably want to glance over this post and most likely tomorrow's post as well. I've decided to give my "Three-Cents" on how the draft played out for my team (no, I won't tell you who my team is yet) and the rest of the NFL teams. I look forward to doing this tomorrow as I hope that many of you will look forward to reading it.

I'm Astonished and Appalled

2007-04-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

Which Princess Bride Character are You?
this quiz was made by mysti

Now tell me who you are?

Wow...two posts in one day!

2007-04-26T08:25:00.000-07:00

As you have probably noticed I do love the " ! "...lol It just gives the titles more weightiness I guess. Grammatically wrong I'm sure, but it is my blog and I can defy the English Scholars (even though I consider my wife and English Scholar). Anyway, some tid bits of info for today just from me.

As probably no one knows I attend California State University, Sacramento. This was my first semester at Sac State and over this whole semester have been trying to figure out exactly which degree to shoot for. It is really running out of time for me as I am a Junior. I'm pretty stoked because I was able to sit down with a very respected advisor in the Communications department whom also served as a General Advisor for years (I wanted to go with experience). So we talked for about 20 minutes and I talked to him about my goals, jobs that I find interesting and some other school related "stuff". I was very interested and amazed what he told me. He said that his first suspicion was that I possibly wasn't thinking broadly enough in my degree field. The advisor went on to say that maybe I should look into a Journalism degree. I was somewhat shocked when he told me this because I thought, "I'm not a writer, how could I do that?". As we continued he pointed out that Journalism is necessarily writing and also you don't have to be en English Major to be in Journalism. That definitely made me breath a sigh of relief because in no way is English my best subject. As we went on he also said that his other instinctive advice was that maybe I should go down the road of the Mass Communication degree, which mainly is studying communication in all different fields. This also interested me as we continued to talk.

My main reason for my hesitance to stick with a degree is that I don't want to be strapped down when I go into the career field. I want to be able to have the ability to do many different things and have my own choice. I was ecstatic to hear that both of those degrees are perfect for that type of thinking. He said that those degrees are the doors, it will be your character, personality and work ethic that will get through the doors and however far I want to go in almost any field.

I know that God has my life in his hands and I'm so happy for that. I have two choices that I feel comfortable with and I'm so happy for that. Now it is up to God and me (notice who is first) to see which road I will take. I felt like I received a glimpse into my future yesterday and I'm excited with the possibilities. We'll see what happens though, and I will most assuredly let you all know what choice I make. I think I need to go talk with God and get his take on the whole thing.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight." ---Proverbs 3:5-6

The Showdown Begins!!!

2007-04-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

As I blogged a few days ago, the US Congress voted yesterday about whether or not they will pass a bill that will remove troops almost completely by this time next year. The bill was passed. It is going to be a showdown because President Bush has said over and over that if that bill passes he will veto it. I'll be looking forward to see what happens. 435 house seats (people) have debated and debated some more and will vote on this bill that is projected to pass fairly easily. Now the Senate will look it over and if they do get 67 votes of the 100 that there are. I do believe that those tens of thousands of troops that are over there need to be heard and I believe that Congress is doing that. If the people say that we need to leave...then it is not the Presidents right to bypass the people. Let's all hope that justice will be served. If the Senate gets 67 people to agree then that vote will override President Bush's veto. Next year will be year 5 of the Iraq war. I think we have given the Iraq government more than enough time to establish themselves in the region.

Congress and Bush, Showdown!

It's 10:30 already!!!

2007-04-24T22:33:00.000-07:00

Well, I was unable to put together a really great post today as I was quite busy. However, I won't go without at least putting something up for all to look at and ponder.

The ultimate Superhero Superman better be careful: Kryptonite is REAL

I'm booking my tickets now to the new "Earth"!!!

*I'll try to post something much more fun and exciting tomorrow. lol

This Government is run by the people and for the people!

2007-04-23T11:58:00.000-07:00

Daily I grow more sick of our current state in the United States. On many levels I am very displeased and unhappy about how America is and is being run today. As of right now our country is fighting a war that, until a few months ago, I thought was justified. I don't know if you can empathize with me or not but when something that you believe is fact, turns out to be flat out wrong, is extremely hard to swallow and even harder to change. Congress is going to pass legislation to start pulling American troops out of Iraq starting October 1st and a complete pullout during Apirl 2008. However, troops would remain to help train the Iraqi military and police force as well as helping them to counter terrorism. That to me seems like a wonderful plan, and it has my vote! American soldiers are and have been dying every single day for a war that for now is completely unjustified. If congress, which is made up of 435 elected officials, whose primary jobs are to speak for the people, declare that our nation needs to pull out of Iraq then it is not the Presidents right to veto that power. Our Nation was founded on checks and balances, it was founded on the people being the primary power of the government. I will be very interested to see how this plays out when Congress does officially pass the legislation and whether or not the President veto's that bill or not. I hope for the sake of our troops, Iraq, the President, our Government and most importantly us citizens that this bill gets passed and is signed by President Bush. If not, it will go to show how unstable our government is and how us, the American people, need to make a stand!

AP: Congress will endorse Iraq pullout

Not much on a rainy...or sunny Sunday

2007-04-22T19:06:00.000-07:00

April 22, 2007 was a quite 'regular' day to say the least. A little bit of speaking, writing and now blogging all wrapped up into one wonderful day. lol...moving on. This is only my second day of blogging and I'm doing my best to get this page up and running. I hope you all see the changes and are very excited and proud all at the same time. Not that any of you have don't have this same stuff but for me it is new and I ask that you not spoil my new found fun. I most likely really should have thought this blog through before I started it but its now full power and away I go.

740!!!---Barry Bonds Homers Again!

It has probably gotten on most peoples nerves, or surpassed that, by now the whole 'Barry Bonds' ordeal. Whether we all like it or not Barry will become the new homerun King of Baseball. I see the only way that changing is if he either a) gets ridiculously hurt --for good, or b) has a change of heart and decides to keep the dignity of the game and stops short of Hank's record and hangs up the glove. I do see it more likely Barry getting a needle broken off in his tush than him hanging up the glove. Most likely though in about a month Barry Bonds will have homerun number 756 attached to his Hall-of-Fame career.

Don't get me wrong and start calling me a Barry Bonds hater or anything of the sort. To face the truth, he and almost everyone else in Baseball was juicing during the mid-late 90's and the early 2000's. So what the heck is the difference between no one juicing and everyone juicing? The playing field will be the same either way. Whether Bonds hits 50 HRs or 200 HRs in a season the fact is he had to jack the ball each and every time. Nothing is perfect and I would bet than Hank Aaron's record might not be fully untainted. Do I have insider information? No, but what in this world is perfect or is pure? Nothing. There was only one person who was and we can talk about that more later.

If you haven't figured it out by now I am a Giants fan and seeing this team go 1-6 to start the season I was almost dry-heaving. However, they have come and redeemed themselves in quite a remarkable fashion going 8-2 over the last 10 games. If this team can stay healthy I would almost guarantee that the Giants will make it into the playoffs. Whether they do it or not will come down to their pitching, definitely not their hitting. When you see Matt Cain, whom has posted a ERA of just 1.55, and Barry Zito starting off your rotation with Matt Morris, Noah Lowry and Russ Ortiz finishing it off, the team has potentially one of the best starting pitchers in the MLB. All I can say though is that win or lose I'll be there to cheer them on, hopefully you will be right there with me.

What is in a title?

2007-04-21T23:17:00.000-07:00

This is my first post and hopefully will not be my last. I can honestly say that I never would have even considered having my own blog had it not been for my wife, Melanie. So to my wonderful beautiful wife I say, "Thank you so much, babe."

It took me quite a while to find a title for my blog that I was happy with. I still can't say that I have found the blog title of my dreams, but I think it will do unless I find something better. Many probably will have no idea what "deasil" means and to be honest I had no idea either till about 20 minutes ago. The word is from Old-English and means "clockwise, follow after the sun, or towards the right". I chose the word because of the middle meaning that I stated previously. Instead of the word "sun" I am using it as a play on words for "follow after the Son". Jesus Christ is my personal Lord and Savior. Many people right away probably have already "figured me out" or have left this page completely. For those of you that are still reading this let me dive a little further into the truth. There is a God, He sent His Son Jesus to die on a cross to pay for our sins (lets get it straight now...we all sin). However, Jesus didn't just die, he rose again on the third day which sealed our salvation. I want people to find this truth and that love for themselves. I hope that this blog will be a testament and will be a good reflection of Jesus and who He is.

I don't know why but I feel compelled to give a brief outlook on exactly the types of things that I hope to accomplish in/with this blog. I want people to be informed about the truth (religion, science, politics, news, the media...etc.). I don't find myself sticking to any sort of formula, but those are some things that I definitely want to cover. I will write whatever is on my mind and on my heart. Be warned that this blog will probably not be Politically Correct because I believe that whole idea is utter trash. I prefer to speak the truth in love. My goal is that my soon and coming posts will be informative, trustworthy, credible and even intellectual.

I don't want to give everything away all at once, but I want this blog to be very broad and cover over a multitude of topics. I want there to be something for everyone.

I will end tonight, my first post, with this: If God used his breath to create life, and He made us in His image, why on earth do we use our breath for cursing, slander, corruption, lies, deceit and death? We all have a choice, let's start making the right one!