andrew dodson

A few random blogging topics on my mind today:

• Congrats to Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken, Jr. on getting inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.  It couldn’t have been any more deserving for two class acts.  Gwynn is arguably one of the greatest hitters to play the game, and who can question Ripken’s ironman streak of consecutive games played - not only the streak, but to put up some great offensive numbers day in and day out.  I only caught highlights of their induction speeches, but it only made me respect them more.  They are two reasons why I grew up loving the game of baseball.
• I find myself actually looking forward to UK football this year.  I think they’re going to have a very good season (having eight home games helps).  Woodson, Little and Burton should be fun to watch on offense.
• I started reading Chasing Daylight by Erwin McManus yesterday.  Time will tell if I’ll get halfway through it and stop reading (what usually happens), or if I’ll actually make it through it.  I am taking notes while reading, so I should be able to post a pretty good review when/if I finish.  The main point so far seems to be seizing “divine” moments every day.  Every moment of our life is a gift from God to do good.
• I’m looking into the possibility of getting a new vehicle.  My CRV is still in good shape, but needs some work, and I’m not sure I want to spend much money on it.  Top choices as of now are:  Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota RAV4, or Toyota Corolla.  As I blogged about my budgeting the other day, I’d really rather do nothing altogether.  But, at some point, I’m either going to have to fix up the CRV (and keep fixing it up over the next few years) or dive into a car payment.  Suzuki is offering some good deals right now and they have a very good warranty, so that’s the direction I’m leaning.

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