Do you work for a company that has all those motivational pictures on the walls about teamwork or determination?  Well, back in college I found a hilarious site called despair.com .  They are demotivators.  If you’re a fan of Jack Handy or just have a good sense of humor you’ll find these entertaining.  I’m glad I rediscovered them.  You should start out with the founder and COO’s statement about the psychology of motivation.  Here are two of my favorites:

Arrogance: “The best leaders inspire by example.  When that’s not an option, brute intimidation works pretty well, too.” 
Blogging: “Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few.” 

The Gripmaster is a cool hand exercise that works each finger individually.  It’s good for anyone playing sports such as tennis, golf, baseball, basketball, climbing, etc.  Not sure if it’s good for instruments like the guitar–I’m not musically inclined.  You can find it at www.activeforever.com  They have all kinds of sports and health gadgets. 

I have the red (medium strength) and keep it in my truck.  It’s perfect to use while driving or sitting at a desk.  And I have felt an improvement in my tennis strokes, particularly my serves.  It’s very inexpensive and I recommend for all ages. 

In current events, I hated to hear about the death of Paul Harvey.  I always enjoyed his radio shows.  I don’t know who can replace him.  He was entertaining and funny.  So, in his words, “good day”. 

“I’ve been around this thing for a long, long time and this is the biggest college football game I’ve ever been a part of,” said 68-year-old Verne Lundquist, CBS’ lead SEC play-by-play announcer.

“This is ugly vs. pretty, new vs. old, spread out vs. tight. You can pick an angle here and you’ve got a contrasting style that makes this a must-watch game for a college football fan.” (Gary Danielson)

If these quotes don’t get you excited as a sports fan, I don’t know what will.  And I hope I’m not let down with this weekend’s game.  It’s basically a miracle that we’re even in the SEC championship game and ranked #1. 
If you want to read the full article with Vern and Gary, click here.

Dr. Drew, let the fast begin.

Life as a single, working man was easy–spend money on what I wanted, once I’d paid all bills.  Now that there are two of us living off one income, we have had to make some adjustments. 

I think it’s very smart to sit down and budget together.  This way both parties can also see how much money is actually coming in and available.  Roz and I have considered using some type of household budgeting software.  I recently discovered Finicity thru a friend, Dave Mink.  Or you may have read about it from Michael Andrew.  Regardless, I have checked it out myself and really like it.  Roz and I both agree with these principles taught and want to apply them in our daily living; at least on some level. 
Finicity is a company dedicated to teaching people about money management.  I recommend you check it out.  It teaches the technique of Envelope Budgeting; which is very interesting and worth doing.  Several other money gurus have taught this principle.  I don’t post information on here that I don’t have some kind of passion about.  

Roll Tide.  Hopefully we can keep our #2 ranking and move to #1.  And yes, I know I predicted us to lose to Georgia, but if you really know me, that’s how I stay realistic.  I have to keep my expectations low because of all the years of probation, which caused mediocre teams.  We are finally getting thru that though.