Its Official - We are Homeless

We officially closed on our home today. Originally scheduled for May 19th, but the paperwork had gotten delayed several weeks due to some government agency backlog. Our buyers actually moved in at the end of May and have been paying rent to us until we closed. Got everything notarized this afternoon and then put into the FedEx overnight delivery to the title company.

This is the official closure on our time in Springfield. Of course, our friendships made there will remain and continue, but we have truly moved on. Shannon and I were talking in the car today that we actually did it. We dreamed and prayed for a a few years about moving to the Gulf and near a beach area, and we have done it. No turning back now nor do we want to. This is an exciting time. I don't know how long this season of life will have us here, but for as long as God has does have us here, we will enjoy it and strive to do His will.

Randy Johnson-Nolan Ryan Clip

Last night Randy Johnson won his 300th game in MLB. Johnson has long credited some advice from Nolan Ryan the and then Texas Rangers pitching coach Tom House with changing his delivery and taking him from a fast but wild pitcher to a fast pitcher with excellent control. After this meeting, he went on to win 5 Cy Young awards and become one of the great pitchers of all time.

I found an old video clip of this session with Johnson getting these pitching lessons. It is amazing on several fronts. One, that someone was there to record it. This was 1992 in the pre-YouTube/pre-cameras everywhere days. Two, Ryan and House worked for the Rangers but Johnson pitched for the Seattle Mariners. Still, they saw someone who could use some help even though they were on opposing sides. Three, Johnson was willing to listen and make changes. Lots of good advice out there, but people often choose to ignore it out of pride or other poor motives.

While the subject matter (i.e. baseball) is not a critical issue in our lives, the spirit and attitude displayed by Ryan, House and Johnson are ones we should have in our lives. We need to look to help others, even if their gain could hinder some of our potential material pursuits. Also, we need to be of humble hearts to take advice and instruction.

Jacob's First Bike

Last week we got Jacob his first bike. It of course has training wheels, but he does really good on it. When Shannon and the kids go to the pool, he always wants to ride his bike there. Here is a link to the slideshow gallery of his first ride.

Problem with Bing

Microsoft opened their new search engine, Bing, over the weekend. I thought I would try it out and search for "kyle meadors". The first result was not my home page or one the articles I have written nor any of the projects which with I have been associated.

Instead, it was a MySpace page called "?theihatekylemeadorsproject". No, I am not kidding. That is its name. Try it, I'll wait.

The "Kyle Meadors" in question is some other drummer dude. I did not even bother to read much more than that. I am going back to Google.