Drake Thomas Bastron

Our son was born today at 1:36 pm. His name is Drake Thomas Bastron. He weighs 6.5 pounds and is 21 inches long.

Brittany is doing great and was amazing once again. She is sleeping soundly as I write this. I am so blessed to have such an amazing wife.

We want to thank everyone who has been praying for us and this delivery. We are very excited, and incredibly humbled by the fact that God has once again entrusted us with another child. We ask for your prayers as we get ready for another great adventure with Drake. Our hearts desire is that Drake would come to know Jesus Christ in a real and intimate way, and would serve Christ all the days of his life.

We look forward to celebrating the new life with all of you.

Baby Update

Brittany and I are headed to the hospital here in the next hour for our scheduled C- section. The C-section is scheduled for 1 pm. Please keep us in your prayers. I will update you all soon.

We will have our son soon. Yahoo!

20 Somethings And Their Musical Styles

Newsflash! The Key To The 20 Somethings Is Not Musical Style

Good stuff that I wanted to pass along. Go read it.

(HT: Jared/Vitamin Z)

Quote Of The Week

"If you can't accept losing, you can't win."

-Vince Lombardi

Colbie Caillat:Droplets

Here is some more Colbie Caillat. This song is actually not on her album.

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Colbie Caillat:Magic

Butter. That is all I can say. Butter! I have written about Colbie before. If you have not purchased the album yet, you need to run to the store or computer and purchase it right now. Enjoy this clip. It is just a little glimpse of her silkiness.

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Cinderella Boy

Why can I watch this clip 100 times and still laugh everytime? When Bill Murray says he has about 350 yards left, and he is going to use a 5 iron I just lose it. It is too funny.

What are you thoughts on Caddyshack? What are some of your favorite movie clips of all times?

Quote Of The Week

"Live so that your friends can defend you but never have to."

-Arnold H. Glasow

OJ

OJ was arrested? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! It could not be. The glove did not fit. The glove did not fit.

OJ has a temper? What? Little did we know when he was filming those old commercials of him running through the airport, jumping over luggage that it was a flash in to the future of how he would be trying to run away from the law.

Have fun in jail OJ.

Details and My Daughter's Love For Me

Yesterday while I was at work my new Details magazine came in the mail. This month the cover has a picture of Brat Pitt. Brittany and London (my daughter who is 17 months old) went to the mailbox to get the mail for the day. As they looked at it, London pointed to the picture of Brad Pitt and said "Daddy".

Wow, does she love me or what? When I heard the story, I just had to give her a big hug and say thanks.

I have to go now and make an appointment for London to get her eyes checked.

Great 80's Television

I was thinking about the great TV shows from the 80's. What are some of your favorites?

I will throw out a few of mine to get the ball rolling.

1. Silver Spoons
2. Seinfeld-actually aired in 1989 so I guess it counts
3. Threes Company
4. Who's The Boss-I had a mad crush on Alyssa Milano
5. Knight Rider

There is a start. GO!!!

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A Few New Blogs

Hey, here are a few new blogs that you all need to check out. I have included them in my link section so you will have them for future use.

Here they are...
An Iowa Boy In Texas
Mattr Of Fact
Steph, Jav, and Hudson
You can see my beautiful nephew there.
KnuckleHeadZoo
Mark Roach
Scarlet Tomato

That is it for now. Hook them up.

Out.

Quote Of The Week

"The true test of a first-rate mind is the ability to hold two contradictory ideas at the same time."

-F. Scott Fitzgerald

What are your thoughts on that quote?

Anyone looking for some info on who F. Scott Fitzgerald was, you can find a little of it here.

I also would like to recommend that you read his book "The Great Gatsby". It is one of my favorites.

Mayhem in Minneapolis

I have traveled over this bridge a hundred times or so. When I caught wind of this tragedy a knot instantly hit my stomach. I have friends and family that live there and I knew that they cross over this bridge often.

My initial calls to family and friends found answering machines which increased my heart rate and caused me to feel a little sick to my stomach. After an hour or so of calling I finally reached them and I calmed a bit. However, my stomach was still sick for the people I knew had been involved and for the people who I knew would now be missing a friend or loved one. I could only imagine the people that were trapped under the piles of concrete or the people that would have plunged in to the water. Being trapped in a car as it sinks in to water is one of my greatest fears.

Twenty people or so are still missing from this tragedy. If you have any family members or friends that are still missing or know of anybody that was a part of this awful tragedy feel free to use the comment section here as a board for communication.

If you were there and witnessed it or were a part of it, please write a description of what all went down.

My prayers go out to anyone who has lost someone in this accident or is still missing someone.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20085333/

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Colbie Caillat

Recently I came across a new artist. Her name is Colbie Caillat and her new ablum is Coco. Her voice is as smooth as velvet and I highly recommend that you go and get the album.

This singer-songwriter is 22 years old and in my opinion has a great career ahead of her. He California good looks and attitude shine through in her music, and make it a very pleasant listen. Her song Bubbly is an upbeat song with a simple yet very catchy lyric and melody.

Check it out here.
http://www.colbiecaillatmusic.com/default.asp

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Ode To 90210

When I was in high school I was all about the TV show 90210. Luke Perry's character was the coolest. This song is my tribute to 90210. Enjoy, all you fellow 90210 fans.

Quote Of The Week

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender."

-Vince Lombardi

Quote Of The Week

"Don't find fault. Find a remedy."

-Henry Ford

I Think The Day Has Finally Come!

I think the day has finally come! I am making the call. Sanjaya is going home from American Idol tonight. Sanjaya's peformance last night was so bad, it was not funny. Not to mention he looked like a biker/cowboy/clown.

His sister was not in the audience this week, and I think that may have had an impact as well. People were tuning in to see Shyamali, and without her being there, I personally think some may have lost interest. Shyamali has been one of the biggest internet searches as of late.

I may be wrong on my prediction for tonight, but let's keep our fingers crossed. What will become of Sanjaya Malakar?
Has Sanjaya ruined American Idol?

Another factor that has American Idol in the hot seat is the fact that the camera caught Simon rolling his eyes last night when Chris Richardson sent a shout out to his friends at Virginia Tech giving them his support after the horrible tragedy that took place on the campus this week.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those killed at Virginia Tech this week as well. It makes this whole American Idol/Sanjaya story seem very small and unimportant.

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American Idol Prediction

I have been having a hard time really getting into writing my critiques of the American Idol performances. It just feels so dumb, knowing that I should be predicting Sanjaya to go home, but for some reason America keeps voting for the kid. Last night, he once again sounded like a weak little mouse. However, it was probably one of his better peformances. He also decided to sprout a little facial hair for this weeks theme. I could not keep myself from laughing as he kept looking for the camera, and would give us his steamy Sanjaya glare. Does he not know that the world is mocking him? Does he not see Ryan Seacrest basically losing it, everytime he talks to or about Sanjaya? Maybe he doesn't care, since he is going to be the one going on the American Idol tour, and probably scoring some kind of deal. It all is dumb.

I love American Idol. I think it gives people a great opportunity to be discovered and to showcase their talent. However, when people with extreme talent like Melinda or Jordin may lose to some kid who is basically a joke, it ruins it for me. We may be watching one of the last seasons of American Idol.

So since we all know Sanjaya Malakar will stick around another weak to annoy us all, I am predicting that Haley Scarnato is going home tonight. I do agree with Simon that the only thing that has kept her around this long is her looks. Every week she keeps wearing shorter skirts or shorts to show off her legs. Her song last night was very weak, and very boring. So Haley, so long my friend. It has been real. We will see you on the American Idol tour. I guess this is Sanjaya's world, and we are just living in it.

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