It's been that long!?!?!?

Guilty as charged! Plenty to catch up on, however, I'll only whip you with the major highlights (or lowlights).

The day after Christmas, I went to San Antonio with my News Director to cover Oklahoam State in the Alamo Bowl versus Ohio St. (OSU vs. OSU, get it???). Now, I started feeling ill on Christmas day (maybe it was because it was the first Christmas day that I didn't have to work in severla years), and when we left for the Alamo City, I was well on my way to feeling like total crap.

Anyhoo, to save you all the gory details but one, I had a mother of a sinus infection/ear infection/eye infection upon return. My eardrum ruptured on the trip, and I lost my voice (not good in this business). There's nothing better than trying to pull off a live shot in front of the sold out AlamoDome with bus fumes, and loud people, giving the "rock on" sign, sticking out their tongues, and screaming at you from their cars, "I wanna be on TV!!!" Occupational hazards....

Anyhoo, I'm still stopped up a month later, but much better. The biggest probels is that the other member of the sports department was on Miami covering the Sooners, so I didn't have anyone to sub in for me....11 days of work straight while sick! I will say that I'm cashing in my last comp day tomorrow, whist enjoying the craps tables in Shreveport....

As for recently, I interviewed Kelviin Sampson, Kevin Bookout, and Lawrence McKenzie yesterday on the Sooners 10-0 run, and #13 ranking, and you can view it online at kxii.com/sports, and it will be on the lower right side of the page. Caution: Kelvin Sampson likes to take it one game at a time...*gag*...

OK...time for some fun....a Dear, sweet young lady that I used to work with in radio had this one here blog, and I thought, due to lack of creativity, why not steal her idea!?!?!?! Thanks Frogianna!!!!

It's So Hard.... To Say Goodbye...To Yesterday....(Our High School Class Song)

The year you graduated from highschool:

What year was it?1992

What were your three favorite bands?Whoa...At that point, Pearl Jam, Harry Connick, and Garth Brooks??? (I know, I know)

What was your favorite outfit?jeans, and my OU co-ed naked lacrosse t-shirt....I rock!

What was up with your hair? Parted on the side.... too much gel... and spiked up, baby!

Who were your best friends?Caddy, Stevie, David Goad, Ed Garcia, Johnny Seale, Drew Hamilton

What did you do after school? Usually had to practice football or baseball....

Where did you work? In the summers, and usually at restaurants...

Did you take the bus? Hell no....I had a pristine sun-faded yellow 1977 Mustang II!

Who did you have a crush on? Can't believe I'm admitting this in public, but that would have to have been Charlotte Haley....I played football with her older brother... Asked her out, she said yes, and then 2 day's later cancelled on me.... That's probably the biggest emotional swing I had that year...Too much for a measly high school senior....

Did you fight with your parents? Nah...

Who did you have a CELEBRITY crush on? Sharon Stone! I'm sure you can guess why...

Did you smoke cigarettes? No, dipping snuff, and chewing Red Man was WAY cooler!

Did you lug all of your books around in your backpack all day because you were too nervous to find your locker? Not nervous, just lazy...

Did you have a 'clique'? Not really. I didn't grow up with the kids at my high school, so I was more of an outsider. But I was mainly friends with everyone, not the exclusive type (unless there's a story involved).

Did you have "The Max" like Zach Kelly and Slater? Oh Hell yes! Olympic Pizza on Greenville and Meadow. It was right by the train tracks, where we'd throw rocks at the oncoming trains (lame). It's now a storage until place (I think).

Admit it, were you popular? Probably not. I had friends from every area, but I wasn't any sort of studen council-type. Was too busy playing sports (and choir).

Who did you want to be just like? At that point, I wanted to be Pudge Rodriguez...

What did you want to be when you grew up? At that point, it was either the next catcher for the Texas Rangers, or the next self-made billionaire.

Where did you think you'd be at the age you are now? Lessee... well on my way to the Hall of Fame???


mmmmmmmK... that was fun... Hope all is well out there with all of you. Shoot me an email, and let me know how you are!!!!

jlengleman@yahoo.com