What a waste of the President's time.

Second round hopes 'spurring' away from San Antonio

article by: stacia_doss.
Here are just a few of the headlines I read Monday night and Tuesday morning:

  Grizzlies maul Spurs, game away from clinching series

  Grizzlies. Blow. Out. Spurs. 3-1.

  Off the Dribble: Spurs Pushed to Brink by Grizzlies



FedEx Forum in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.

But the biggest indicator of the significance of the Memphis Grizzlies' 104-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs Monday night was the headline of an article by Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com that read: "Grizzlies gaining believers with each huge win." Better yet, this statement was proved with an even more reliable source: Twitter.

Being a graduate of The University of Memphis, most of the people I follow either live in or are from the blues city.  Tickets for both Games 3 and 4 sold out at the FedEx Forum, but the reactions of the people in Memphis who weren't in attendance of the game told the story.

My timeline was flooded with dozens of Memphis Grizzlies' fans. No one cared if they weren't fans before. The fact that a professional team in their city has done so well was enough to cheer with pride. But what made me even more haughty was the fact of being able to see where they've come from. As an intern last season, I saw so much potential. I knew with the right additions and growth, this young team would make their way to the playoffs and be successful.

And it happened. I have faith that Memphis will progress to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. I am ecstatic that they are finally getting the support they deserve and I hope televised regular season games and sold out stands will, sooner than later, be the result.

Congratulations, Grizzlies.

I'm proud.

Let me start this post...

article by: stacia_doss.
by sending a huge CONGRATULATIONS!!! to the Memphis Grizzlies on the team's first playoff win in the history of its franchise. They defeated the San Antonio Spurs, who held the second best regular season record in the league,  in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs Sunday afternoon in San Antonio.

The Grizzlies win came about with a combined 49 points from center Marc Gasol and forward Zach Randolph, who also had 14 defensive rebounds during the game. With eight lead changes and eight ties throughout the game, Memphis was able to seal the deal after the Spurs' guard George Hill fouled the Grizzlies Tony Allen, leaving him with two free throw shots. The 101-98 win brought a spirit of victory across the city of Memphis, I'm sure. Game 2 Wednesday night in San Antonio. Then, the teams will head to Memphis for games 3 and 4.



"The Celebrity Apprentice" cast (Courtesy of: nbc.com)

In completely other news, I have been keeping up with Donald Trump's "The Celebrity Apprentice (CA)," Season four. I have also been taking note of his interest in becoming the possible GOP frontrunner for the 2012 election against President Obama. Here's some information on that. It's pretty much all I care to post regarding it. :-) But, CA has been an eye opener for how things are in the real world. Not everyone is a leader, and not everyone can follow. Sometimes in life, we come across people who can do neither. Those people are pretty much Gary Busey.

Have a great afternoon, folks. Sorry I've been away for so long, but I'm back!!

My birthday, Earth Day, and Good Friday.

Courtesy of: aanestad.org

Here is an interesting post I thought I would share.

"Earth Day, Good Friday can be celebrated together"
by: By Bob Braley

It was with considerable surprise that I read a letter to the editor in the March 27 edition of this newspaper asking people whether they planned to celebrate Earth Day or Good Friday. I wasn’t aware we had to choose. I’m still not convinced we do...(read more)