Running is good for a few things. Not many but a few. First, there is the fact that it helps with conditioning and gets you into shape. Second, it keeps the knees and legs fresh. Third, you learn about people. See how hard they are willing to push themselves. How hard they can go (no homo). Fourth, you learn who the hot females are. IF a girl can look good while sweating, moving at decent speeds, and most importantly in skimpy clothing, they obviously got something special. Something worth lookin into (no sexual). Runnin is a good activity. And i think im probably gonna find my wife at a track or gym (no creepy).

Today i saw one of the craziest things. While riding on the golfcart i saw a man and a woman running with stroller. The weird thing is there wasnt a kid in the stroller. NOt even a human. It was a dog! Since when do we push our dogs around? I dont know if im mistaken, but i was pretty sure dogs have 4 legs and can move faster than us. But maybe its just me. Im probably not even gonna push my kids in a stroller if I go running. Im probably not gonna go running though.

I went to church today and got the privilege of hearing from a return missionary. I knew him before he shipped out and can say in the 2 years he was gone a lot has changed. He just radiates with the spirit. I want that. I love my savior and i can say it proudly. But im not just gonna jump up and preach in the hallways. Im not that comfortable. And thats an issue. Im sure my friends know that Im a Christian, and that I love God. But what about everyone else? What about the people that are waiting to hear a testimony or see a sign? Maybe my life can be that testimony or maybe i can be that sign. Charity is Christlike. Have you ever noticed how hard it is for the wealthy to freely give (and not boast or inform everyone)? They say its harder for a rich man to get to heaven that it is for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle. And i believe in most cases its true. Humility is also Christlike. Its great that you have all this money and can afford to swagg to the maximum but with all that extra what are you doin with it? You cant be a Christian only on sundays. Was Jesus the savior only on sundays? Its a lifestyle. You gotta live daily like him. And Im not saying I do. Im sayin its something i gotta work on too. But hopefully what they say about teaching is true. THat by teaching, telling and being vocal it sticks in your mind and you can consciously THINK and BELIEVE what you teach. Back to the mission, I dont know if i want to go on a two year mission or if its right for me. But its not up to me. Im gonna live my life so that if its right for me i can go. But best believe im gonna share the word of God.

I just got back from another McIntosh football game. We lost to a team we should have clearly beaten. But thats ok, theres always next week. What grinds my gears is all these kids take the goodie bags and drinks and stuff after we lost. You dont grab goodie bags when you lose. Or at least i dont. Im not a very graceful loser. Its because my entire life everyones told me that im not gonna amount to anything. I cant achieve my goals. But im gonna do what i want to do. I can do anything i tell myself i can. Another thing bothering me is the ‘team’. I use that term loosely. We just lost and on my bus there are kids singin songs and tellin jokes and just having a grand old time. After a loss? Hell no. So i use my slightly upset voice and tell em they need to shut the f word up. But of course i dont get a say because im injured. If you dont play your voice is pretty much non existent. And then coach comes back and says the exact same thing and silences the masses. I try to be a leader because i dont see anyone else tryin. It doesnt have to be me but someone needs to step up. But you cant lead unless you have respect. And you dont get respect unless you play. Can you see my dilemma? I dont drink water because im not playing. I dont take goodie bags for a loss. I dont eat the extra food because i get no minutes. After practice to i take the Fuze and popsicles? NO i do not. And thats because i dont believe you should get reward for nothing. Im tired of seeing people saying there gonna lead preach one thing and practice the exact opposite. Thats not a leader thats a hypocrite. And im sure as sugar am no hypocrite.

Im gonna hop on that Billy Pemu swagg right about now (he gave me this whole blog idea). One thing thats been on my mind and its adolescence. Everyone tells me that im not growing up because i dont do everything they do. Im a stick in the mud. Im like his/her mom. I dont mean to sound high and mighty but ive been a grown man since i was 10 and i can sure as hell assure you that adults dont act as selfish as some of the kids i see around. Adults work first and play second. Not vice versa. Thats what separates me and you (in general). Yea i crashed my golfcart into a tree, but i also wake up every morning at 5:50 for seminary. In some ways i like to think that i am mature, but in loads of ways im not. You tell me that i say gross, provacative, inappropriate, or just plain dumb things. But you gotta remember when your forced to take such large responsibility at such an early age you miss out on some things. Im goin through that awkward phase you probably went through awhile ago. And although im still wigglin through (no homo) im still that man you might be in a few years.