It's too late to Apologize, it's too laaaaaaaaate

Putting my hands back on this keyboard for the first time in 6 days feels like learning to ride a bike again.  That's right 6 days.  When I logged into my blogsite, I saw that the last blog I did was on struggles.  Well it's obviously a no brainer that I have struggled to blog everyday.  I promised that I would do that in the beginning and for that I apologize to my readers and most importantly to myself.  By no means do I think any of you hang on to every word of my blog and I don't expect you to.  However, it is important to me.  Like I've said before, it gives me routine and structure.  With all that being said, I'm doing today's blog on apologies.  Not exactly the most cosmopolitan topic but I've thought about it all morning and think I can conjure up some ideas on it.  On to Good, Bad and Funny.
Apologies

1. Good: If no one ever apologized, we'd all be considered mean.  I think the best type of apology is when it comes unexpectedly.  I could be really mad at someone and have not talked to them for a while.  If they came up and said "Man, I'm truly sorry for what I did and I just wanted you to know that." then I would forgive them 99% of the time.  I still might not like whatever they did to upset me or like the person in general, but I'll definitely have respect for them.
2. Bad: Just an opinion here, but if someone has to tell you sorry all the time, then I think they probably do not care about you.  For instance: If you tell someone you don't like it when they leave your bedroom dirty, then you expect them to clean up after themselves.  However, if they consistently have to apologize for not doing it then they are probably spoiled and selfish.  This hasn't happened recently to me, just using it as an example.  Just another side note here, I don't really like it when someone overapologizes.  At least over small stuff like dropping change that you hand them.  It almost seems like they are really being overly nice.
3. Funny:  Remember when we were kids and our parents made us apologize for something we did and we did it half-heartedly with angry tones in our voices or where you could barely hear it?  I still see adults do it all the time.  Pretty funny when you see it as a bystander and it doesn't affect you.  Your thinking "Wow that guy really needs to grow up"

Link of the day: Some quotes on being sorry

Hopefully I'm back on track with blogging folks.
Thanks for reading,
McKinley

Struggles

I've been really lazy blogger lately.  It's no surprise as to why this his happened.  I'm currently not in sync right now.  The main reason I started this blog was to help me gain structure in my everyday life.  When I'm up and blogging early in the morning, usually that's when I have the best structure.  The past week or so, I've been blogging at late hours, making poor eating decisions, sleeping late, not cleaning my car or house and just in general have been lazy.  In my aim to change that, I've got to get better at prioritizing.  Step one to re-righting that ship is by continuing to blog and early in the morning.  It's the first thing I do when I wake up, when I have good structure so I need to get back to that place.  Thinking of all this inspired me today to do a blog on Struggles.  On to Good, Bad and Funny.
Struggles

1. Good: I think to reach your peak in anything you do, you have to struggle at some point.  Old cliches tell us that life isn't easy and I believe this.  
2. Bad: I kind of think of struggling as all of your responsibilities becoming difficult to handle at once.(Like all the stuff I mentioned above.)  The biggest struggle I'm having right now is thinking of a lineup for tonight's game between the Tupelo 49ers and Pontotoc Red Sox.  Our Head Coach, Kirk Presley, has decided to take a vacation with his family and I'm completely ok with that because he never gets a chance to.  The thing that makes that a problem is the fact that I'll be thrust into my first ever head coaching job.(Our other assistant G.T. McCullough won't be there either)  Even if it's just for one night, I don't want to dissapoint.  If there is anyone that I need to prove myself to as a coach, it is me.  And tonight I'll get that opportunity.(Btw, for the record I'm really nervous)
3. Funny: I find it funny how rappers always mention "The Struggle" in their music.  I mean I get the gist of it, but they are obviously not struggling if they are on a major music label making millions of dollars.

Link of the day: This was really neat to me.

Thanks for reading and wish me luck tonight,
McKinley

Independence Day

Easy blog topic today.  I've been at the ball field all weekend, and am really jacked that my Niners won our tournament.  Blogging has fallen to the way side, but I intend to come back strong.  On to Good, Bad and Funny.
Independence Day

1. Good: I don't want to mimic my blog on Memorial Day but I can't help but think of some of the same things I did that day.  Of course on the 4th I think about all our soldiers and flags and what not.  But rarely do I ever think about 224 years ago when became an independent country.  Some of the good things that I think about on July 4th: Fireworks(I haven't been as big on them as I used to be but I used to love having bottle rocket wars with friends), Good Food(I have enjoyed unreal food this weekend from bar-b-q to ribeye steak sandwiches...Carb fest), Baseball(already mentioned the tournament...the atmosphere was great today in a dramatic championship win), Friends and trips(I didn't get the chance to go to Pickwick or somewhere this year but I'm glad I did get to spend some time with close friends).  And for some reason I always stare at the flag more on the 4th and try to have deep thought...kinda weird but I always do it.
2. Bad: I feel like the 4th of July is an over celebrated beer holiday.  I mean people naturally get drunk on the weekends but they'll say stuff like "Dude, 4th weekend I'm not gonna have a liver come Monday".  I get it but you don't have to get super wasted to enjoy the 4th.
3. Funny: There's always that uber-American that you run into that gives you a history lesson on the 4th when you are trying to get out of the conversation.  He'll have on an American Flag tshirt

Link of the Day: My boy J. Koon knows where this is going.....OUR JAM usually every  4th weekend at some point

Thanks for reading and God Bless America,
McKinley

I won't tell anyone

Ok now that the late blog is done, I'll start this one as z's start to circle my head.  Due to some of the crazy stuff I have heard people say in the past month regarding everything around me...literally...I'm doing the tonight's second blog on secrets.  On to Good, Bad and Funny
Secrets

1. Good: In my opinion there are not many good things about secrets.  But just to think of one, it's not the end of the world if you keep it between you and your dad/sibling that your mother's turkey and dressing isn't that good.(My mom's gonna make me pay for that one.)  
2. Bad: Secrets make you bottle up something that you want to tell someone but only because you think someone else needs to know.  I'm not perfect by any means and I have some secrets but I'm willing to tell anyone anything about myself because I don't like to carry a burden around with me.  If you make yourself look like you've got something to hide then you probably do.  I don't ever want anyone to think I'm not telling them everything or not being as true as I can.  Another thing that is bad about secrets, is that secrets turn into rumors...and rumors turn into well you know...lies.  Lastly, I think the more secrets you have the more wrong you've done or you just simply can't stand your own life so you have to keep up with someone elses by holding their secrets.
3. Funny: I think it's funny when someone walks up to a single person or a crowd and says "I'll tell you a secret if you won't tell anyone"  You can tell by someone's reactions whether they are going to tell or not.  The guy that is like "Dude, I swear I won't tell" is usually the one that will be the first to call his best buddy and tell them.  Stay away from this guy.

Link of the day: It's on my playlist and i like it...just give me a break I'm tired and it works for this blog entry
Thanks for reading,
McKinley

Saved by the Bell

Ok, I know my daily streak of blogging has been broken at 56.  I'm pretty upset about it...but on a good note it's the same streak as Joe Dimaggio's 56 game hitting streak and his career turned out ok so I'm fine with it.  I'd like to apologize to loyal readers(not that any of you are overly upset about it) for being late.  I've decided tonight that I'm gonna do a 2 for 1 special.  2 blogs in one day(at 1130pm to boot...yeah I know long weekend at the ball field)  With all that said, I'll start off tonight's first blog with the topic of being late.  On to Good, Bad and Funny.
Being Late

1. Good: There are a few perks to being late.  If you are late to class in high school and you have a cool teacher, then he/she will make a funny comment about you being late and the class will get a laugh out of it.  Obviously, if your wife is pregnant then "being late" is a good thing, because in nine months she'll be having your child....hopefully your child.  I also like late at night times.  My dad always says the quote "Joy comes in the morning, and sorrow comes with the night" but I think it's just because only he and the people that do the paper route get up at 5 am everyday.
2. Bad: I'm not a huge fan of being late on a personal level.  I'm usually the guy that tries to be at places 10 to 15 minutes early...at least if it's something mildly important to me...plus I haven't ever had a car that doesn't get sick ever so I usually give myself enough time so that someone could come and pick me up to take me where I need to be...sad I know.  Also, I don't like it when I'm doing a favor for someone and they consistently make me late for something.
3. Funny: It's funny to me how some people are self conscious about being late to class.  I've had plenty of classes where that shy freshmen walks in during the middle of a lecture and the teacher stops teaching to make sure he/she embarrasses the person walking in late.  Also, just a funny side story: I had a first year English 3 teacher my junior year of high school(Mr. Mitch Turner I think) and he never took role...so to make a long story short I missed a bunch and Mrs. Donna in the Attendance Office called me to her office at the end of the year and said "Are you aware that you have missed your English 3 class or have been late 36 times this year?"  I said "Kinda"  Turns out I got an A in the class, and I'll never know why.

Link of the day: Not one sorry I gotta do another blog immediately after this.
Thanks for reading and go ahead and read the next one too,
McKinley

Women be Shopping

I've had a fairly eventful day.  I've worked out, ate good, seen Twilight(liked it alot....meant to tell my comrades that I think Alice looks just like Martina Mcbride), and won a Legion Baseball game.  When I got home, I walked in and was greeted by my mother that just got back from a 5 day trip to the coast with her town youth council.  I knew it would be coming eventually, but she immediately insisted that she show me the stuff she bought me at the outlet malls in Gulfport.  I was speechless when I was finished perusing through all the items.  I've said it before on a blog, and it remains true, my mother does 95% of my clothing shopping for me.  She didn't dissapoint today.  She bought me 13 shirts, 8 pairs of shorts and two pairs of shoes from places like Nike, Under Armour, Banana Republic and Clarks.  She has got pretty good taste too...not that I know what that is when it comes to clothing....but I know what I like to wear and if it's comfortable it's cool by me.  On to Good, Bad and Funny.
Shopping

1. Good: Obviously we all shop at some point in our lives.  Most of us do it everyday.  It is essential unless you are Amish...and even they still go to Walmart for toilet paper and stuff.(I've got a tremendous amount of respect for those people due to their self dependence btw)  I think I am more of a looker than a shopper.  I don't mind going in the mall or an out of town mall just to see what they got.  I rarely buy anything, but if your bored it's a nice alternative to watching tv.
2. Bad: I don't understand how people(mostly girls but I won't single them out because their of plenty of guys that do it) love shopping.  These people will plan a day around shopping.  I had to go to the grocery store for my mom not too long ago and use coupons at Kroger....it was an absolute nightmare.  I might be a slow shopper, but it took me 3 hours to shop off of a list that she made for me.  People really have to have whatever the newest trends are.  I could care less....I've dressed the same way my whole life for the most part and I don't plan on changing it anytime soon.  Just because Ashton Kutcher wears tobaggins in summertime doesn't mean that I am going to go out and get one.  I've worked at Reed's Outdoors in the mall, and during sales and holiday seasons, I think I'd rather be forced into watching 6 hours of Dora the Explorer with my niece than deal with anxious shoppers.
3. Funny: I think it is funny how people tell themselves that they are getting a deal because something is on sale.  They'll say: "I saved 100$ on this 400$ pair of shoes.....Bargain! if I've ever seen one".....In reality, you still spent 300 dollars on a pair of shoes that some poor kid in India spent 3 weeks to make.  Instead of getting those shoes...donate the money to starving kids in India foundations.

Link of the day: Can't say I can come up with shopping link...Ebay I guess would be your best bet and I'm not going to go through the trouble of making a hyperlink for it.

Thanks for reading,
McKinley