The halfway point

Happy belated 233rd b-day America. As the country celebrated it's independence day last night, or at least tried to through all the rain we had in Indiana, I felt it would be appropriate to rave about an HBO Original Series that I just finished watching for the first time, Band of Brothers. For those of you who haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend it. It essentially is a story about a US Army Paratrooper division and their stories leading up to D-Day and then the year in Europe after D-day. It definitely gave me a new sense of appreciation for not only the greatest American generation, but also for the men/women who currently serve in the armed forces.

Alright, another week down...can you believe 2009 is halfway over already?!? seems like yesterday when we were breaking it down, white man style, at the Vogue for NYE 2009! Let's have a quick recap of the first half of my 2009:

• Jan-April....worked a lot (not cool)
• Can now drink whiskey (learned that this may not be a positive...)
• Got Colts season tickets for next year...twice (suddenly my family wants to visit more often for the upcoming fall)
• Shot an 80 (along w/ some not as good rounds)
• Soon to be roommateless...I have mixed feelings on this
• Economy has sucked, which has led to some great deals on things, but overall has a negative impact on my day-to-day life

Alright, my 2009 everyone! Obviously a lot more has happened and so far I'd rate this year a better than average year in my life, so I'm definitely not complaining.

So I went to Elkhart for a quick 2-day trip last Thursday-Saturday. Played an up & down 36 holes of golf on Friday w/ my step-dad/step-bro. I suck at putting...seriously, at one point, I had six 3-putts on one 9-hole stretch. Not having my best game w/ me, I was still able to salvage both rounds for a 90 & 91, which is disappointing by my standards, but considering I started both rounds +7 after 3 holes, I suppose I can't complain too much. Best shot on the day came during Round #2, and I had just 3-putted for the fifth time on the front 9. I tossed the ball up in the air w/ the back of my putter and swung at it w/ my putter like a baseball swing. Now I was aiming in the general direction of our cart and next tee box, which in baseball terms, would have been to straight-away centerfield. However, I got in front and pulled that sucker to deep left field....so deep that it went onto another nearby green where people were putting....OOPS. let's just say I didn't go retrieve that ball. I did start to play better after that though, so that was a plus.

The Wimbledon final today was unbelievable. That had to be so crushing for Roddick, to be that close and come up short. If you ask me (which I will since it's my blog), Roddick could (should) have won in 3 or 4 sets...he was up 6-2 in the 2nd set tiebreak, already having won the first set, and blew it. Oh well, still an awesome display of tennis by both guys. This Wimbledon run should solidfy that Roddick finishes the year in the Top-10 for the eighth straight year, so their is still a glimmer of hope for American men's tennis....about as much as American soccer

Ahhh yes, in one week from today, IT'S BACK!!!