Red Raider coaches in their first 2 years: Coach A : 14-11 with 7 conference wins. 2 bowl appearances, 2 bowl losses. 0-4 vs. Texas and Texas A&M Coach B: 13-12 with 6 conference wins , 1 bowl appearance , 1 bowl win. 0-4 vs. Texas and Texas A&M Coach C: 11-10-1 with 6 conference wins and no bowl appearances. 2-2 vs. Texas and Texas A&M These are the facts. They can not be denied. It is a matter of what happens in their 3rd year.
Categories: Instant Sean, Sports Tags: Instant Tragedy, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Tommy Tuberville, What's on my mind
Sometimes it is necessary to put everything out where somebody could see it. But then people started to read my words and some wanted sunshine and lollipops. Life isn’t sunshine and lollypops. It is hard work and misery. It is laughter and luck. It sure as hell isn’t easy.
Recently, I’ve had to reexamine priorities and what I wanted in my world and life.
My wants and needs outweigh my time and money. So I cut back on some things and worked harder on others. It is paying off.
Someday, I will be able to write without fear of reprisal, but until that day, know that I am still around, waiting for another joyous moment with friends and family.
With love and hope….
Sean
Categories: General, Hate is bad, Instant Sean, Instant Tragedy, Life Tags: hope, Work, Writing
I will always be honest with you, the listeners. It’s who I am. I drink, I don’t smoke and I don’t raise as much hell as I used to.
But I always run a fair game.
Recently a listener called me up and wanted to take me to the mat for the rules of a contest that we were running. The first freeze contest.
“Why four days in advance Sean, that’s kinda shitty,” the male caller started off with his rant. “I should be able to put my guess whenever I want.”
“Well, it is our contest and in the interest of fairness and not allowing people to snipe a trip we put these rules in place,” I replied.
“I think that it’s unfair. F&^*( you, Sean” and he hung up on me.
That was juvenile I thought and then I thought some more. I wanted to *69 him back and say “Hey %$*#()@#(), just because you tried to angle-shoot me and it didn’t work, don’t be ticked at me.” But I didn’t because no matter what happens he will have my opinion and I will never be right in his world.
That’s beyond my control.
What is my control is providing rules that are fair, explaining them and posting them on this website and also at our studios during contest periods for people to check. I always try and let someone pick the name , if it is a drawing, for I would rather not have everyone in the contest looking at me and saying ‘You didn’t draw my name you SOB.” I strive for fairness and honesty. When I make a mistake, I make it good as best as I can and try my best to make everyone happy, knowing however that I will be unable to.
For example, I know that in the morning that I will be surrounded by people that waited until after the First Freeze happens that people will put contest entries in and say that they are the winner, and I will be the one to disappoint them with the rules with the 4 day window rule.
Nothing is ever fair in life and there is nothing I can do, nor say that will please these people.
But the same people who complain, didn’t want to play fair in the first place.
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Clarity is my friend right now. I do what I need to do right this second and I move on from there. Recently I made unhappy decisions for my family. But they had to be done. It is better to do what is unpopular and yet right than it is to do what is popular but will cause misery down the line. I’ve made the popular decisions in the past and I continue to pay for them. I say no when I mean no and sometimes even say I’ll try when I know the answer will be no. The easy yes is NEVER easy. There are always conditions, never an easy path. There is never a free lunch. I watched as people I have trusted blindside me as they have been blindsided by people that they have trusted.
I barely trust anyone. It’s sad that I don’t but trust is earned and I have watched people betray trust.
I have allowed more people to touch and enter my life. I have been enriched by their touch and I have been blessed by hopefully touching their lives poisitively.
I can’t allow myself to be negative. I allow myself to be realistic and not pessimistic.
My back isn’t great, and it will be better, maybe not as good as it was before the accident, but I am looking forward to the day that I get to pick up my son and daughter once again with all three of us crying with joy.
The day is coming and I leave it all in God’s hands. That’s all I can do.
We are so fortunate and friends like Shawn Sparks have gone and made a difference in Haiti.
I can only hope that when you come to that key fork in the road…
That you take it.
Categories: General, Instant Happiness, My thoughts Tags:
Every day I am amazed at the friends that I have but today is not a day for me. Today is a day for all of us. For us to rise up, to be strong for those of us that can't be. For us to stand up, and be guided for those of us who are lost. For us to smile, to laugh, for their are those around us who are weary. We can either take this day and lift a hand for another or we can wonder when no one comes to lift a hand for us.
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