Sam Bradford, last year’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback for Oklahoma University, passed on the National Football League and decided to come back and play college football for the Sooners. Bradford knew when he made his decision that a very compelling argument could have been made that he would have been the #1 pick in the NFL Draft, but he still decided to forgo the NFL (for at least a year) and return to Oklahoma to help his beloved school attempt to win a National Championship .

Things didn’t work out as Bradford had hoped. He hurt his throwing shoulder in the first game of the year. He attempted to let his shoulder heal on its own as he didn’t play football for 5 weeks. Bradford played pretty well in his first game back, but in his second game back, he hurt his shoulder again. Bradford has now announced that he needs to have surgery to repair his shoulder.

Oh… did I forget to mention by turning down the NFL, Sam Bradford passed up over $35 million in guaranteed money?

When I was Sam Bradford’s age I loved Florida State. I would have done whatever I could to help my school win a National Championship. If I were in Bradford’s position, I may have even looked at the $35 million and decided Florida State was worth risking my future. I would have been wrong.

$35 million is generational money. If Sam Bradford would have decided to go to the NFL and received that kind of money, his grandchildren, even his great-grand children, probably even his great-great-grandchildren would have experienced the financial blessings of his athletic prowess.

I pray that Bradford will recover from his surgery and go onto have a wildly successful NFL career both in achievement and finance. He still very well may have all of that, however I have a few questions:

Who counseled Sam Bradford to return to Oklahoma and risk his entire future and his family’s future? Who advised Sam Bradford to play football for free all the while someone was willing to pay him $35 million to play? Was Sam Bradford’s best interests at the heart of the people giving him advice, or was the Oklahoma Sooner football program at the heart of the people advising Bradford to turn down the NFL?

When I first started this blog I had visions of grandeur.  I was writing because I believed the world needed & wanted to hear what I had to say.

I haven’t blogged in a while.  So I guess a fair question to ask is if I still believe the world needs and wants to hear what I have to say?

The answer is a resounding, “No.”

Do I have something to say that I believe is important? Absolutely. Do I need to put myself out here on my blog to show you how smart or intellectual or creative or whatever I am so you can read it and be amazed (or unamazaed) at the giftings God has placed in me? Nope.

I am going to begin posting here again, but I am just going to write about whatever it is that I am thinking about. My best guess is that  I will primarily talk about God, football, my family, my pet peeves and politics (pet peeves and politics usually go together).

I hope you read (that will really help my ego, lol), but don’t anticipate anything earth shattering (although you just might be surprised!).

Check back. I am going to have new page design up and running soon.

My family and I went to the Georgia Dome Saturday night to take in the Atlanta Falcons v. San Diego Chargers NFL Preseason football game.

I have been in dome stadiums before but this was the first time I have ever gone to a dome as a spectator.

In preparing to share my thoughts on whether a dome is good for football or not, please know I am a football purist. According to Google Maps I was born 1.1 miles from the Pro Football Hall of Fame (although I am positive the hospital in which I was born is not even a mile away from the HOF) I saw my first football game in the Cleveland Municipal Stadium (the old one) as I watched O.J. Simpson wind down his career in preseason as he played for the 49ers. God blessed us with a view of Bank of America Stadium (home of the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte) from the hospital room where my son was born.

I could go on and on, but know this: I know football and I have a respect and passion for the game that is not often rivaled.

So… the dome… I have heard football purists for years say that the only way football should be played is outside in the wind, the rain and the elements. I have agreed with that sentiment until Saturday.

Have you ever gone to a game in a dome or retractable roof stadium? I left the Georgia Dome Saturday night after cheering and sitting and standing and cheering and sitting and walking… all in a perfect air conditioned, perfect weather climate to watch the game I so enjoy. It was absolutely GREAT!

So to all you football purists out there who say the game must be played outside to be considered real. Enjoy your sunburn as you root for your team. Enjoy freezing when the weather turns cold. Enjoy getting soaked when it rains. Enjoy all the unexpected, unplanned circumstances that come with being outside to watch a sporting event. As for me, I wish all teams played in a dome. As a fan, I simply loved the experience!

I was looking at some classified on line ads and came across this job posting.

(this is verbatim; spelling errors and/or typo’s are as  published)

Christian Ex Sec

Description and Duties of Job:

Should be able to adjust to adverse community in which they will be working. Applicants should be able to type 60 wpm. Also able to communicate effectually with Federal, state, city, and municipal governments on The Holy Scriptures of the Bible and how they relate to the laws that govern mankind. The successful Christian ex sec should be able to obey all office decorum policy, rules, and regulations. We expect Sec to keep his or her working conditions neat and tidy at all times, be punctual, and dependable when reporting to work.

Specific Skill Requirements and Essential Job Functions:

Should have been a active church member for at least 5 years. Based on 1st Corinthians chapter 6 and 2 Corinthians chapter 6 beginning with verse 15 to the end. Prophetess, Phropate, diversities of tongue speakers and interpreters, governments and helps reference 1st Corenthians chapter 12 verse 28.

I don’t know about you, but with a Masters Degree, 3 years of experience and walking into a job that apparently is more about keeping rules than actual job performance ALL FOR $10 per hour (at best) and only 10 hours a week is asking a lot.