School is driving me nuts and sports thoughts...

Well for those who have been wondering where I have been the last few days I have been in writing assignment purgatory. Long story short I got accepted into Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs last year (acutally April 2009) because I wanted to make myself more marketable for a job I have desired since I can remember. The job opened after I got accepted, I got to the final two and still decided to get the graduate certificate for nonprofit management because I figure the extra education wouldn't hurt. After two traditional course classes, this summer I have been taking my first on-line class - human resource management for nonprofits. To be honest with you every two weeks I have begun writing and researching for a paper and trying to finish it off by Friday morning (assignments are due at midnight on Friday). I currently have an A+ in the class and would like to keep it that way. In this last assignment I threw everything into it and hopefully it will pay off. Matter of fact the assignment drove me nuts enough I refuted back to what I used to do for study breaks while in high school and college - out at the middle of the night shooting free throws for an hour. Not to mention no rest for the weary as I need to get a bigger head start on the next assignment prior to Wendy and I leaving for a weekend getaway from the Fabulous Rueff Boys in two weeks. The next assignment is due July 16 and I promised Wendy I would not be taking the laptop to work on the assignment at all.

Ok back to sports thoughts

Felipe Melo - you are dead to me! How can one player get a whole team to self destruct? Well Melo did that today for Brasil in losing to the Netherlands. How disappointing it was with an own goal, then a red card. Brutal is all I can say.

Ah the Reds. The National League Central Division leading CINCINNATI REDS! You know it was a year ago at this time the Reds were in the hunt of first place against the St. Louis Cardinals. The series was at Great American Ballpark. In the opening game of the series the Reds had led throughout the game and then Albert Pujols came up to the plate. I kept thinking to myself as David Weathers was on the mound "Walk Pujols. It's one run and it won't hurt you with a three-run game. Dusty be smart here and walk Pujols." No such luck "Crack" Albert sent a shot to deep center field and the Cardinals took the lead. Pujols would again hit another one and the Cardinals won the game. The Reds were never the same the rest of the month of July and the Cardinals simply ran and hid from the rest of the division. It was the first time in years I had lost sleep over a Reds loss. That one stung and rightfully so. Now the Reds are still contending and actually have the lead in the division. It really seems this team is going to stick around. I said it would explode around the trade deadline. I don't want to jinx anything but the final meetings between the Cardinals and Reds in August and September are going to be HUGE!

LeBron; LeBron; LeBron. Don't know where he's going; don't care. I haven't cared about the NBA since well since Reggie Miller's last game as a Pacer. The NBA Finals were some good drama last month but it was mainly because it was the Celtics vs. the Lakers and nothing more.

Big week of hoops coming to Indianapolis. Not one, not two but THREE college recruiting tournaments taking place all over Central Indiana on the boys side and one on the girls side.

Adidas Invitational - North Central and Westfield

Hoosier Shootout - Gathering Place, Mount Pleasant Christian Church, Howe High School, Indy Sports Park and Baptist Academy

Indiana Shootout - Sports of All Sorts and Warren Central

Circle City Invitational - Fishers and Hamilton Southeastern.

Really three tournaments for the boys side? They can't combine to make one huge one? Anyway, if you are looking to watch some hoops regardless of what side of town you're on you'll be able to see plenty in Indianapolis next week. I will be at Mt. Pleasant Tuesday night.