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…
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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…
Three Classes COMPLETED!
On Friday, I completed my third class in my MBA at Western Governors University. it was Management Communication and I really enjoyed the material; so much, that I purchased the book as a PDF. It was slow going for me when it came to working the assignments; mainly because Nina had surgery on January 29…
It’s A Really Good Feeling…
When you plan something a month in advance and you finish it on time. That was the case for my 2nd class in my MBA. I am proud of myself because I am motivated to be successful in my studies and have enjoyed learning new things that will help me down the road. Yes, it’s…
First Class In My MBA Is DONE
I started my MBA at WGU on 11/1 and I am proud to say, my first class is done! It was a lot of work and during the 2nd week when Nina had surgery and Niko got sick, I was a bit overwhelmed and really wanted to quit, but I stuck with it; with the…
The Statman Returns
Last Tuesday as Niko, my 3 and a half year old son, was vomiting for the 2nd and 3rd time that day; this was also his 1st real vomit experience, I got a text message from Mark Thomas asking if I would come out of statistician retirement for one game. That game being a Class…
Short Attention Span and Not Enough Time
After Nina had her surgery on November 9th, I took the following week off to help her and take care of Niko. It was a lot of work; mainly because Niko got sick later on that week and two days that week, he woke up at 4:30 am. Yes, I was overwhelmed with everything and…