Jasper Jones

My Dad and I had great seats at the hockey game last night. We were 4 rows up from the glass, about half way between the penalty box and the goal. We could see everything really great, and had a lot of hits that bounced off the glass right in front of us. The game was not filled with fights but there were some really big hits throughout the entire game, and they got stronger and more frequent as the game went on and the players got more frustrated with no score.

What bothered me the most was that Chris Mason used to be out goalie and when he had a really good year he got a little greedy and ended up being traded to St. Louis. His replacement, Dan Ellis, is a good goalie, but not as experienced nor as skilled as Mason. The game last night turned out to be a war between the goalies. Mason turned away almost twice as many shots as Ellis did, and we lost the game in a shoot out at the end. So in my mind, last night’s game proved that Mason was indeed the better goalie and they deserved the win.

Last night at the Predators game I noticed a lot of cowboy hats in the audience. This is a town known for country music but not really much of a “cowboy hat and boots” crowd unless you are a tourist. So all the hats in the crowd made me think we must have had a lot of “out of towners” here for Thanksgiving and they were able to get tickets to the game.

I do have one good black felt cowboy hat and I think I should get another hat for going to games and events when I’m home. I’d like a nice white Stetson, so I’m letting Santa know that he should stop by a Cavenders to check out their cowboy hats to find my Christmas present.

This joke hit my email from my sister. She almost never sends me any email jokes, but she says that this one made her laugh. They say there is a kernel of truth in every joke. I think that is proven true with this one!

Quote of the day:
“Whatever you give a woman, she will make greater. If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby. If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home. If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal. If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart. She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.
So, if you give her any crap, be ready to receive a ton of shit.

Most of the time I can drive the little bit around campus and over to the hospital without having to read any signs because I know where I am going. But lately when Kelly and I go somewhere it is a place unfamiliar to me and I have to try to read the highway signs and road signs. But I’ve noticed that I’m having a hard time reading them until I get really close. Sometimes by the time I get close enough to read the sign then It is too late to safely make the turn. This is not good for my manly image. Obviously I need to get a new pair of glasses so I can see the road signs.

While I’m home for the Thanksgiving holiday I asked my mom to make an appointment for me to see the eye doctor so I can a new prescription for eyeglasses. All I need is the new strength prescription because I will check around for a cheap price on the glasses.There are web sites that advertise cheap eye glasses, like the site Optical4Less.

As long as the site has free shipping and guarantees that the prescription strength is correct, the main thing I am looking for is a cheap price and a good selection of styles. I know that Optical 4Less has all of that, so I’ll probably buy my new glasses online.

A majority of the people who have moved to Tennessee come from one of three states:

1. Michigan
2. California
3. Florida

Now I know they come here from Michigan because they want jobs in the automotive industry. We have a lot of automotive manufacturing plants within 1 miles of Nashville, and each manufacturer has hundreds of suppliers. So there are a log of jobs for auto workers.

Last year the Nissan headquarters moved here from California. We already had a lot of California immigrants because of the music business. Now we have a lot more because they came with Nissan.

I’m not sure why people come here from Florida. I suspect it is because they got sick of the hurricanes and bad weather down there, and Tennessee’s climate is not that much different from Florida as the rest of the more northern states. Plus we have a lot of job opportunities that pay a living wage. The job market in Florida is horrible.