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It’s the 2nd day of 2007 and only 1 month and 16 days until the Daytona 500. I purchased my satellite radio console from Circuit City so that I may listen to Tony’s Sirius radio show and of course the NASCAR action this year. I was wondering when Speed was going to start their NASCAR coverage for 2007 and it begins next Monday. WOO HOO!!! Plus…I will get to watch the boys on our NEW 42′ Plasma TV!!!!

I have occupied my off season with watching some decent NFL games and some great college bowl games of late. First off was the TTU~Minnesota game. I still amazed how the Red Raiders came back in their bowl game. (Sidenote–Minnesota fired their coach on Sunday, December 31.) And then last night’s Bosie State~Oklahoma game. I was rooting for Boise State throughout the game. As a Texan, I just can’t root for Oklahoma. But I have to give the Sooners some credit for coming back and making a game of it.

It’s finally over with it and the Red Raider men’s basketball team can get down to business. Coach Knight now has the all time wins record. Congratulations Coach Knight. Whether you like Coach Knight or not having 880 wins under your belt is an accomplishment.

I am somewhat glad 2006 is over with. It was all that great of a year for me. However, I am looking forward to 2007. I have a lot to look forward these days. I don’t usually make resolutions because well…I usually end up breaking them so why bother. What I plan to do is make little changes that I know I can accomplish and feel good about.

One final note…I would like to wish Ms. H. on her venture into the adult world. Hope you find that “home” you are looking for.

That’s all from The Park.

I wouldn’t believe it if I hadn’t seen it with my own blue eyes.

I sat down tonight to watch my Red Raiders take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Insight Bowl out in Mesa, Arizona.

The first half was all Minnesota. I thought here we go just like in the 1995 Cotton Bowl. I mean Minnesota has the same colors as USC. For those who don’t remember, TTU got their assess handed to them back in 1995 by the USC Trojans. I thought here we go again. Minnesota lead the Red Raiders 35-7 at halftime. I had already started flipping channels between the game and the movie Superman.

Minnesota lead 38-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Then something changed with my Red Raiders. It was as if a light switch at been turned on. The Tech defense definitely stepped it up in the 4th quarter. Tech kept chipping away at the score. The next thing we know Tech is within 10 points with 7:49 left in the 4th. Then they were within 3 points with 2:39 in the 4th. The Tech defense once again stepped up and forced the Gophers to punt the football. With a couple of seconds left in the 4th quarter, Alex Trlica kicked a 52 yard field goal to tie the ball game and send it into overtime.

The Red Raiders won the toss and elected to play defense first. This would allow the Red Raiders to see what they needed to win the game. Defense again came up big and held Minnesota to a field goal. Now it was the Red Raiders turn. And as I said at the beginning I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it…MY RED RAIDERS SCORED A TOUCHDOWN AND WON THE GAME 44-41!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS RED RAIDERS!!!!!!

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I don’t usually talk a lot about my personal life here in The Park. If I do talk about those in my personal life I try to protect those who are stars of my posts. My job is OFF LIMITS here in The Park even though I have several stories that I could share that would make you laugh so hard you would pee your pants. I have seen the ramifications of what a blog can do to somone you work with. The Park is mainly about my passion for NASCAR. I do apologize for the not-so-NASCAR entries of late, but my focus has shifted a little bit in the last month. I am going to be pouring the passion I have for NASCAR into another passion of mine–being a mother.

Postman and I have tried for the last few years to have children of our own with no luck. Without going into any kind of detail, all efforts have not worked or they have become too expensive for us. We have decided there are kids out there that need a family and well…we want to be their family. We have started the paperwork process. I am very excited about this process. We have decided to go through the state of Texas for adoption. So I am crossing my fingers that Postman and I will have our own little family this time next year.

I hope everyone had a great 2006 and here’s wishing everyone a wonderful 2007.

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In Memorium

President Gerald Ford
1913-2006

President Ford became president on August 9, 1974 after President Nixon resigns over the Watergate scandel. About a month later President Ford gives Nixon a full presidential pardon. I can’t say much about President Ford because I was just a little thing back then. I know that he became president at a tumultous time in US History–talk about jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. He survived two assassianation attemps in 1975. He was president during the fall of Saigon. He lost the presidential 1976 presidential election to Democrat Jimmy Carter. After returning to private life, President Ford was presented with the highest civilian award, the Conressional Gold Medal in 1999 given to him by President Clinton. He also received the Profiles in Courage award from Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg for his decision to pardon President Nixon. His health had been declining over the past few years. My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family.

Rest in Peace Mr. President.

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I hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas. I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.

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The buzz around town has been the focus of Coach Bobby Knight nearing Dean Smith’s all time NCAA win record.

I was able to score some tickets for the next three home games in Raiderland. My Red Raiders play Bucknell on Saturday. With a victory on Saturday, Coach Knight will tie Dean Smith’s record at 879 victories. This means if the Red Raiders can secure a victory over UNLV on December 28, Coach Knight will become the all-time leader for NCAA Division I wins. I am hoping he will take care of the record while at home. And I will get to be there for all the games.

I have been a Coach Knight fan as long as I can remember. I watched him from the time I knew what a basketball was. I would watch games with my father. There was a time I wanted to be a basketball coach and part of me wanted to be a great coach like Coach Knight. I do remember the “Chair Throwing Game”. I remember watching Coach Knight’s Hoosiers win the 1987 NCAA basketball championship over the Syracuse Orangmen with a last minute jump shot by Keith Smart. Then of course who could forget his firing from Indiana University.

Raiderland has welcomed Coach Knight with open arms. He has made some headlines during his tenure in Raiderland, but all in all he has been good for my Red Raiders.

Here are some stats on Coach Knight…

He was a member of the 1960 Ohio State NCAA Championship team which included John Havlicek and Jerry Lucas. He began his NCAA coaching career at Army in 1963. While there he coached a fella by the name of Mike Krzyzewski. He then headed off to Indiana University beginning in 1970. While at Indiana he won 3 NCAA titles, 11 Big Ten titles, and had a record 662-239. He came to Raiderland in 2001. While in Lubbock, he earned his 800th victory.

He coached the Pan American team to a gold medal in 1979 and won Olympic gold in 1984.

He is one of only two coaches who both played and coached a national championship–the other??? Dean Smith.

His Indiana Hoosiers went undefeated in 1976.

He was enshrined into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 13, 1991.

Congratulations Coach Knight! I will be there watching you make history.

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I just want to say I understand how things can be delivered to your house later than you wanted or not at all. I know with the amount of volume things can be damaged or broken–BUT–you would think this would not happen to me. I mean after all Postman works for the company. But sadly this is not the case.

I ordered a candle to help Ms. H with a fundraiser for one of her kiddos. I paid for the candle and when she told me it was on its way I was excited. It arrived last Friday, but was unable to retrieve it from where it was being kept. After work yesterday I picked it up and was hoping to light it last night. As I began to “break” my way into the box, I heard something rattle. I thought how sweet of Ms. H to include other things in my box. To my horror…that rattle sound was nothing so special. It was my candle. That’s right…my candle was in pieces, well…not the candle but the container that actually held the candle.

I looked at the box and it wasn’t damaged–that’s a always a good sign. It had fragile on the outside of the box. Now, is this the postal code for throw it around like a rag doll? I am still convinced that “Do Not Bend” is code for “Bend the crap out of the thing and shove into your mailbox”. Luckily Ms. H had insurance on the package and something can be done. I can still use the candle, but that isn’t the point. I would also like to point out that I am married to a fellow postal employee and know lots of fellow employees too. They are all wonderful people who do their jobs every day, but I’m just saying…FRAGILE means FRAGILE.

This was not the last of my dealings with the postal service yesterday. I know I should have sent the packages sooner, but when you have people in your life who have majority of what they want and usually buy it when they want Christmas shopping can be a chore. So a lot of times we wait until the last possible moment, but come on 30 minutes in line with only 2 windows open??? I think not. And I would have thought Postman (who was still in his work uniform) would have some kind of edge. NOPE…NADA! Oh well…I would still rather send things USPS. I mean after all they do help pay the bills.

Merry Christmas ya’ll.