okay, first thing is first – all ye library card holders (public library, although what other card you’d have is beyond me…)

just in case you don’t download your music illegally – or you don’t have daddy’s credit card for unlimited use at apple – go to www.northshelbylibrary.org and lick on the free music downloads – you need your card number (the password should be your month and then date of birth – so for me its 0803 – aug 3)

anyway, you get three downloads a week – let me just say that the news crew music will ROCK this year – b/c we’ll be playing all of the great things i’m downloading (i might make my entire crew get cards – so i can download more music – i’m greedy like that…)

okay, with that done, i forgot to mention that i read a football book the week before – two espn guys on radio – “mike and mike” – wasn’t great – i guess that’s why it wasn’t memorable:)

(they did have one point that there’s always one person on your hated rival that you like – i’m still trying to think if there’s ever been auburn player i haven’t hated – although, if cam does bring the program down, he might win:)

“john wesley’s journals” wesley was the founder of the methodist movement – his journals are very lengthy – great firsthand account of england in the 18th century (wesley lived from like 03-92 – so almost the entire century) – his spiritual ups and downs are things i can identify with

“deathly hallows” – cried as harry went to sacrifice himself – particularly that he didn’t say goodbye to ginny in the book as she was beside someone as he walked to his (first) death – sometimes, words aren’t needed – anyway, i liked the movie but there were several differences with the battle in the book – and i liked the book better in those situations – but it’s fine, honestly warner brothers:)

“advanced marathoning” – i knew it all before – or am currently ignoring it:)

“coach: what i learned from a year with landry and lombardi” – the title should’ve been “i’m a crabby old guy and i’m going to write a book complaining about today’s NFL stars” – depressing book – BUT, it read quickly

“mindset” – great book – i need to get it and read it to my students this year – basically, about how we can chose to act like our intelligence is set and there’s nothing we can do about it – or, we can believe that we can always improve – always get smarter – and that our mindset explains everything else (now, i don’t go that far as the author, but i do think i have 90 percent of my sixth graders that believe they’re “smart” and so if they get a bad grade, then they panic b/c they’re worldview is threatened)

any questions anyone needs answered at sec football media days this week??? i’ll be there – can’t wait

mafeld