Athlete of the Year

Every year the Associated Press names a male and female athlete of the year. And every year the male athlete gets a lot of media coverage but the female athlete barely gets a mention.

This year’s male athlete of the year definitely deserves all the accolades heaped on him. Tom Brady is on track to lead the New England Patriots to an undefeated 16-0 season, a feat unmatched in regular season play. Only the Miami Dolphins have gone undefeated, but their 17-0 season included 14 regular season games, 2 playoff games, and winning the Super Bowl. Tom Brady definitely deserves this honor this year.

But I want to focus on the female player of the year. Lorena Ochoa is the future of professional women’s golf. 2007 marked her most successful year on the tour to date. This year she won her first Major, the British Open, and seven other events. Ochoa replaced Annika Sorenstam as the top rated player in the women’s game. And she was the first female golfer to ever top four million dollars in prize money in a single season. This is the second year in a row that she was named athlete of the year. And she’s only 26 years old.

Lorena Ochoa has endless potential. While Sorenstam is often credited as the best women’s golfer ever, Ochoa could match or even surpass her achievements. She shows all signs that 2008 will be just a successful as, if not better than, her 2007 season.

Merry Christmas

Hopefully you found everything you wanted under your Christmas tree!

Hilarious Holidays

My TiVo was predicted last night that I would enjoy watching the Saturday Night Live Christmas Special, so the TiVo recorded it. In watching it today it reminded me of what I believe is one of the funniest sketches they ever featured. I found it on YouTube and thought I'd post it here. Hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as me!

The sketch is called "Schweaty Balls" and is not for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

Another Family Addition

My sister Lisa gave birth to a healthy, 8 pound 13 ounce boy this week. My newest nephew is Patrick Michael McGuin.

Take a look at the photo of Patrick with his brother and sisters. It's just too cute to see them all together.

Finally!

As some of my friends know, and as some who come here know, one of my goals with this blog was to get hits from all fifty states and Washington D.C.

For the longest time I just could not get a hit from Mississippi. I have been at 49 states and Washington D.C. since the beginning of September. But today I got that hit. I’ve now had people in all of the U.S. actually read my blog.

And it’s worth noting that since last September I’ve also had hits from all over the world. Since September I’ve had hits from Iran, Kuwait, Myanmar, and El Salvador. I’m very happy to have an international audience!