This is 3rd book in the Funjungle series and I have really enjoyed reading them to my 8-year-old son. He listens and asks a lot of great questions. Sometimes, when something suspenseful happens, he gets excited and has to immediately tell Nina! He also loves the funny hijinks that happen throughout the book. Did you…
Author: Mark
The Statman Speaks
My third Amazon e-book has just been published, and it tells the extraordinary story of how I got started as a statistician, writer, and photographer. It’s free for a few days, so get it now and leave a review on Amazon. Click here for the link! I will tell you that I was the Track…
Happy 10 Years to THESTATMANSPEAKS.COM
Man, I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since I started writing on www.thestatmanspeaks.com. My first article on July 17, 2011, was about high school football. See, I was a high school football statistician for games on the radio (1997 to 2015) and for games on the television (2009 to 2015). I really fell in…
Reflections On…Podcasts
I have been listening to podcasts for several years; mostly comedy where the host or hosts interview somebody, a few music ones, and some sport ones, during my drive to and from work. That drive time averages about 2 and a half hours each day, so I can listen to quite a few throughout the…
Why Oxnard, CA
A few days ago, I saw a headline about the Dallas Cowboys returning to Oxnard, CA for training camp next month. Am I the only one who is puzzled by this decision? I mean, are there more Dallas Cowboys fans in Oxnard, then in the Dallas area? I don’t think so. It’s probably a decision…
Fumbleruski
One of my favorite types of turnover is the fumble. Whenever I hear the word fumble, my brain immediately thinks of Leon Lett’s fumble in Super Bowl XXVII (sorry Dallas Cowboy fans for that memory) and Rob Schneider’s character in the movie Necessary Roughness when he says, “Fumble, FUMBALAYA, FUMBLERUSKI! It happens more than you…
Interview with an NFL season ticket holder
I have quite a few Facebook friends who are die-hard NFL football fans and they always share their words and memes of agreement or disagreement about their favorite football teams. But, what I enjoy most is seeing football pictures from my cousin Ben who lives in New Jersey and has season tickets for the New York…
Tracking NFL stats over wins, losses
My favorite thing about the NFL is the stats; I don’t care about the wins and losses. The reason being is for 19 years I was a high school football statistician in San Antonio. On a quick side note, I have seen many high school football players from San Antonio make it to the NFL and I…
It’s Dak Prescott vs. Tom Brady as Cowboys, Bucs face off in NFL week one
Don’t make any plans for Thursday, September 9th because that is the day the 2021 NFL regular season starts. Watch as hopefully a fully healthy, Dak Prescott, the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys takes on the defending Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady, the Tampa Bay quarterback, will be 44 years old and will be…
Reflections On…NBA Basketball
ALSO PUBLISHED ON WWW.THESTATMANSPEAKS.COM Before Niko was born, I was a huge NBA basketball and San Antonio Spurs fan. Football and baseball, were not on my horizon. I could watch those two sports, but I wasn’t enamored like basketball. If anything, I liked basketball first and high school football second. From 1997 through 2016, I…
Reflections On…Music
If you asked me what my favorite music genre is, I would quickly answer oldies; 50’s and 60’s! The funny thing about that is the fact that the majority of those artists are my parents age. I wasn’t even born! I was born in 1977 so, I should like late 80’s and 90’s! But, I…
My WGU Experience
On 03/01/2021, I finished my final course in my MBA at Western Governors University. I am very proud of myself and this awesome accomplishment. I know that it will help me achieve greater financial stability, more responsibility, and a leadership position. It took me three terms to complete for a total of 16 months. For…
Done Schooling!
Yesterday, I completed my final course for my Master of Business Administration (MBA); the Capstone, at Western Governors University. It was three written papers (one of them included a video presentation) and a business simulation. It took me a total of 58 hours and 42 days to do it. Yes, I kept track of it….
Capstone, Here I come!
Yesterday, I completed my final course at WGU in my MBA degree. Now, all I have left is a capstone which I will start on Tuesday. My brain needs a day off after two months of pounding out an economics class. Today, I will celebrate with Niko by getting shakes and Chinese food. I am…
My Last Course at WGU
Yesterday, I completed my 9th course at WGU and tomorrow, I will start my final course. I am taking today off to give my brain a very short break. I do have a written capstone remaining after my last course. After that capstone, I will be done and I will have a MBA! My term…
Back To School
On Sunday, I start my final term at Western Governors University for my MBA. I have two courses and the final capstone written project remaining. I am planning to be finished by March. When my first term started on November 1st of last year, Niko stopped taking naps around that time and I was planning…
8 down, 2 left…And A Final Written Capstone
On Sunday, I completed my 8th class for my MBA at WGU. My next and final term starts on 11/1/2020, so it will be nice to have some time off. I am taking my final seven days of vacation from work, so it will be nice to be off and not have to worry about…
7 down, 3 left…And A Final Written Capstone
Yesterday, I completed my 7th class at Western Governors University in my MBA degree. It was the hardest class so far and I am very relieved to be finished with it. I am giving my brain a night off tonight and will start my 8th class tomorrow. It’s funny, because when I started last November,…
Halfway Done
Yesterday, I completed my 5th class at Western Governors University for my MBA. That means, I am halfway done! Five more and a capstone. My first term started last November and that was right around the time that Niko stopped taking naps. I was planning on doing schoolwork during his naps on the weekends as…
Work From Home AND School
Last Tuesday, I finished my 4th class in my first term for my MBA at WGU. My next term starts on May 1, so I have a few weeks off from school to relax, write, and read books. I need a little break. The book I am reading now is the biography of Steve Jobs…