2011

2011 - Strange to think about when I was a boy, having toughts about space travel, Buck Rogers and all that. Interesting and a bit humorous at times, the insights of a childs mind, no matter the age or time table it follows, now or many years ago, the fantasy of all childeren is an amazing thing. Looking forward to a good 2011, if there is one marking, point of time, reference, starting or stopping point, reaching the edge of no return and then pulling yourself back into making one, well, I do think that the years changing actually is something to celebrate and is one of the 'holiday' traditions that I enjoy. If for nothing else it gives us the chance to meet friends and family, talk about the times past and the adventures to come, celebrate the small but important achievments of each and everyone person, especially the youngsters and old. Ja ya... Babbling on.. Good night world, one more day of 2010, never to be seen again, at least in our 'lifetime'... Enjoy it and the rest of time you have left!

Little guy, big girl and xmas

The xmas season is still going strong here in Norway. We have something called romjul here. It's the week between xmas and new year. Many people have free during that week, the schools are closed and most people plan to have some vacation time during this week. In winters past I have been working during this week, this year I have the week free and that's ok for me ;-) Basketball season is still going strong, or I should say we are starting up the second half next week. Wondering if my players are getting some good excersise during their time free. Probably some, but not all, that I'm a hundered percent sure of. I guess it's only the ones most dedicated that will put in the 'extra' effort and that is always the way it is, and in my opinion will always be.

Was fun to see Leon this xmas, he understood more of what was going on and had a great time being the 'elv' together with is big sister. Cool to see his excitment about recieving gifts and giving them away. He thought it was almost as fun to watch us others pack open our gifts. Being Pappa, xmas is always about the other in the family. I don't recieve much, and that's ok, I buy what I need through-out the year and I have everything I need anyway. Of course it's always nice to recieve something, but tha always happens and that's nice. Xmas is for the women and children. Maybe there are other men who feel the same, or different for that matter, that's the great thing about it all... life I mean, everyone gets their own experience and learns to live with it. For good or bad, one must learn to deal with what life has to offer us and that's what I'd guess is the most interesting about life too... You just keep trying and doing what you can to survive each and everyday, making it the best one can for his/her's. Xmas has been a time to give to the women and kids, and we accomplished that well this year da... ;-) Gottsta go folks.. Be safe and all that good stuff.

Flowers ;-)

I was so lucky tonight when one of the parents came by the house with some beautiful flowers and a very nice xmas card! That was a real nice thing to do and was a real unexpected gift. I guess the kids on the bball team really do understand how much they mean for me personaly. A special group of guys, and I have to say that every team I've ever coach has had some kids that have been 'special' to me, the way they might have related to all the other players, were they leaders or followers, whatever it might have been. This team has been different yes, but very special in it's own way, no two teams are ever alike and this year the team has a few new faces that are playing important minutes and doing well also. All the teams I've coached the last 20+ years have had their good points and 'bad' ones too. Nothing is ever exactly alike when it comes to team sports, each team lives it's own life, players come and go, start and stop, only to start again later, sometimes with success and others not. Kids make their own choices and that is something they have to live with. Some kids learn that earlier than others, I was one that learned somethings fast, while other things were hard 'learn' or understand. Sometimes only time will tell with teams, and this one, has had a very solid group of players now for two years and the ones that have quit probably regret it somehow, sometimes and that's the hard thing to deal with growing up, making choices and having to live by them. Everyone has that 'karma' to deal with. I honestly wish all my former players, teammates, coaches, trainers, students both bball and golf the very best of xmas and I hope everyone on earth has a safe and healthy 2011. Thanks for driving the gift out Lenny, and thanks for the talk too... Merry Happy Holiday's folks, gotta go take care and be good.

Kids, things to make you go hmm..

Having a teen and a three and half year old in the house is interesting sometimes, seeing the differences in age and at the same time the simalarities are also there. It's interesting to have the oldest one going through her stuff and the little guys is doing his own. Nothing is better than seeing the best sides of them both of course, but even the times they are not 'doing' what they should, well, it's not always easy but it has it's charm as well. Working with young people has shown me many different 'kinds' of kids and the behavior that matches. Sometimes it's not easy but if you can mangage to keep your patience and remember that's all part of growing up for the kids and the emotional struggles will go over faster than you and the child will think. Of course there are special situations/kids where no matter how 'good' a parent is, the choice ends up to be difficult and sometimes it's best for the child to get professional help. Ja ja... babbling on here. Gotta run folks.. Take care and be good.

W Leaks

This whole w leaks thing is unreal. I mean in a good way actually. Being that the most of the leaks were of a negative nature, which is natural I'd guess, in so much that people who blow the whistle usually don't or wouldn't if everything they were working with was all above the board, if you get my drift. Being interested in things like this, which is a natural I think, but that is just my opinion. I also have the opinion that the info is of true quality and thus scary and unnerving. What kind of govt is actually running things, and how is the military industrial complex influancing the decisions being made and how many people will suffer, over the whole globe... Uff da.. not a good idea to think to much about all this or to often, it's hard to think about what we can do to make a difference to really make a change. Gotta go... Take it easy

60 Min

I watched the last 60 min just now, Ben Bernacie the chairman for the fed reserve spinning his web tighter around the truth. Uff da... am not going to get into all that tonight. We must all just make peace with the fact that we do not know what will happen in the long term. Let's all hope that things will end for the betterment of mankind da. THe hoopsters had a good practice and I was horse in my voice at the end of the two hours. Good group of young men who seem to be gelling more and more, we had a good win over a poor team on Sunday and the remaining schedule we have, in my opinion we have a good chance to finish the regular season in a flury of wins. The guys are starting to understand a few key but importnat things and it's fun to see. Nothing is better than seeing young people learning and being excited about it, seeing the joy in their faces when they get something, make a good shot, pass, rebound, steal, charge or whatever. For me basketball was the most important thing in my life between the ages of 7 to almost 30. Funny how things go a little bit in a circle. We have been talking about having a men's team in the bball club, would be fun to lace em up and jog up and down the court. Gubba Hoops vet du... ha ha. The last post about the dollar seemed to get a lot of hits, wonder why that is, are people seeing the writing on the wall? Feeling the change coming, I'd guess it's harder for those in the states. Hmm, wondering what the future holds 'over there'. Better get going here, take care people and be good.

World Reserve Currency

The all mighty dollar is on it way out. The world's reserve currency also. This will have huge effects on the world's markets, when it does happen, what you say? When it's replaced by some other currency, then we will see the true effects of the bailout money that was so needed as they said. Who are they? All the banksters and criminals who have created this situation for their own gain. If one does not believe then visit this website and watch the vid http://www.endofamerica3.com/ This is a site that I visited in the past day and the facts represented there are true, if even very hard to accept and some might even call it criminal. The people who are 'in charge' know what they are doing, and the real endgame. This not more than it is. Read and research on your own, find the truth and then and only then will you see what options you have. They are not many mind you, but we have choices and what we choose in the next few years just might have a huge effect in the future of mankind. Over the top? Just look at all the other things that are happening around the world, created by the 'people in charge' all the killings, wars, poverty, starvation, drug abuse, child abuse, and the list goes on.... Do not think this is a good joke people, the truth is coming and faster than one might assume... Gotta go..

Nothing to say?

I actually have nothing to say. How many times has a person felt that way in the course of a life. For whatever reason, your in the state of having nothing to say. There of course can be many reasons to this state of being. You can just about pick any emotion you want and it could in theory make you feel like you had nothing to say. No? Prove it da. Is it a good thing, to have nothing to say? Maybe yes, maybe no? I thinks so. Maybe ones ability not to say something is actually a hinder in his own development as a human being? Is it possible that one never really has anything to really say? Nah, I don't buy that. Having a belief in something and have enthusiam to wanting to share that belief is in it's pure form a good thing, but if the belief is something that is new, unheard of, not wanted, way out there, whatever it is, the belief can be seen as a threat to the norm. Or what? Even though I have nothing to say, I have always questions... is that good? I hope so... gotta go.. take care folks..

Civil War - Oregon vs Oregon State

Kinda weird, on the travel channel has had hour after hour of a show called Oregon Discovered or something like that. And tonight is the civil war game, where as I understand it Oregon can play for national championship if they win tonight, da it'll be that I root for the ducks, not that I really do care, but it would be cool for a school from Or to win a national championship at anything, not to mention college football. If they do win they will be playing against the U of Auburn who is crushing my home state U of South Carolina... That would be a great game, U of O vs Auburn.... for the national championship, the Ducks... who would have thought that 15 years ago? Someone must have been. And that's what's so great about sports really, people can actually make a difference for their school or club, one must have a vision for the future, the long term future, how to make the unthinkable come true... GO DUCKS!!!

A boy named Porn

That's me and the little guy. ha ha, not to sure why I'm choosing to write about this, but I am almost halfway through a 'book' with the same title as this post. It's interesting, or I should say the process of writing it is interesting. It's my first attempt, or my first real attempt at trying to get it done. Not that I think it's going to be more than a book for my family and maybe for people who have been through some tough things, maybe somehow some person will read it and it will help them in someway. For than anything else I'm doing it for myself, I'm thinking about sending off a copy of the first 7-10 chapters and see if anyone is interesting in paying me to finish it... hahaha Everyone is allowed to dream. Wouldn't that be the life, writer, must be pretty cool to be a sucsessful writer, having millions of people reading your stories, hoping that you could help someone somehow, must be a good 'job'. For me it's like something I have to do, kinda weird in a way actually, feeling compelled to write about things in my life, almost like I'm trying to figure something out or something... Ya ya.. babbling on about it I know.. been working on it for about 9 months or so... Ok, done talking about it. Nothing really happening here, cold in Norway, -14 cellcius and when the wind blows, man that's like bone chillin stuff... you'd die out there in a matter of hours if you didn't have good enough clothes on, sometimes during the winters here I think, people were not ment to live here actually, or at least during this time of the year... bla bla bla I know.. Gotsta go anyway... take care world.

30 days and one more year til 2012

NOT sure how of you that are regular visitors to my world really have an opinion on what's called the golbal elite, illumnati, or new world order. Maybe there are some of you who read this that understand what I'm babbling on about, I know I have written somethings about this subject before, mostly on the blog norgelish, but this wikkileaks thing has me really thinking about when we are going to stand up to all this crap. I know for many of the people this is an unwelcome subject, or somekind of conspir. theory of somekind... well, most of the theories that come true in this world are started as a abstract thought process, the idea behind the golbal elite is hundereds of years old and has been planned based on one thing, the base is us, and our inability to see what is actually happening around us, look at the world people, there is something not right with it, what? you might ask, my response to you is that you know... look at what's happening around the world and tell me that you don't... I know for sure that things are moving fast and we don't really have much time to react. Do what you can do and let's try and see the world for what it has become, a place run by the banksters and the military industrial complex, how many wars and dead people is it going to take for us to standup to the powers that be? No one can do it alone but together we can force change and subvert the horrors that await us... gotta run and teach the roundball... sports is the one thing at a lower level that 'they' can't really touch... and for that I'm really happy, even blessed I think, lucky to have the chance to maybe helping some young people along in their lives...

Belly of the Beast

Things are getting weird, but that's to be expected I'd guess, listening to some radio talk show last night and the news is the tsa and their behavior towards passengers and such. Not to sure what to think about this, I don't want to go through the naked body xray either, but if you don't, well, they 'pat' you down, so to say... If you the reader don't know what the heck I'm talking about, sorry, but this is the fact of the matter and I wish you luck in understanding the underlines of the belly of the beast. Wake uself up da!! Nothing really happening in my world of golf, have tried to watch a little with the little guy, play some plastic ball golf indoors and stuff.. but no golf for me and I can't really see that as happening for some time. Being that A is wanting to play hoops, or should I say, she has stated that she wants to be real good at it.. ok, I think, we can do that, but it's going to be tough for her, but possible, of course, she has played many years of handball, and has a good looking shot, she just needs to get the footwork and fundementals down... maybe a good chance for the old man to get in shape 2? It would be fun to play some hoops again, wonder if I lifted some weights and took the time it takes, I guess I could jog up and down the court and shoot some three's and make some passes.. Would be great to play some hoops with A. Ya ya, babbling and rambling along here otherwise. Cold here in Norway now, it was -12 today and the sun went down at 15:00. Brrrr. Gotta go, later folks, take care and be good. 

Getting 'Mad'

Tonight I got 'mad' at my high school team, making layups and doing things right is not always easy for kids from 15-17... I wish they could understand the importance of listening and understanding what is being taught. I know that repatition is part of coaching, repeating the same things over and over is a large factor in winning or loosing for the long run, I at least know that the kids know where I am coming from and that's a huge step as it is. Nothing wrong with me showing my emotions at practice, but the funny thing is that when I did get mad and made them run for missing easy layups and threatened them again with running if it continued... What do you think happened? That's right, no more misses - I ask them why and someone says concentration, YA... and then I said to them, just think if you all could concentrate for the whole practice, think how much better they would be, and so much faster.... Listening is a very improtant part of getting better as a hoopster, even I will admit that... I would say that getting better at anything, including life, is based in large degree in how we listen and learn. Havin g to learn form ones mistakes is ok, but I what a difference it would make if one could really learn from just listening and taking the possiblity for creating a better self seriously?? Babbling on here I know.. gottsta go da..

Looking, down the Road

Road trips, fun those, always like the road trip. This weekend the young men have two road games, back to back.. one on sat, one on sun.. This is something they are not used to. We play about one game a week here in Norway, if that and that's ok really. Being that the teams don't get to practice everyday, it's hard to teach them everything they need to know to really compete at their highest level. I am hoping this will change in the years to come. If we can get our own gym, then the sky is the limit and I hope for that. Always nice to reach for the stars and actually get there... does not happen much, but it does happen. Looking forward to the long drives int he next two days, it's always fun to spend time with my team, no matter if it's hoops or not, a great group of young guys and I know how lucky I am to have the opportunity to teach them. Ja ja ja.. Babbling on again, that's the way it goes when you love to write and actually have nothing to say... ,-)

College Hoops!!

I am sooooooo glad that the college hoops season has started again! It's just so fun to watch the young men and women get up and down the floor, just for the love of the game, no money for them, well, they do get their share of goodies, but no straight up money.. and all the cash they bring in for the colleges.... whew that's alot of dough.. Night shift last night... got to find a way to get the games there... getting tired of dvd's, tv, and sometimes even reading... uff da, nah I didn't mean it, reading is always cool and even writing.. am about 160 pages into my new book. So that will be fun to see what happens with that.. I've gotsta to get some sleep now, 'everyone' else is awake and I'm sleeping... That's good too, because I don't really like people anyway, and most feel the same about me, so, it's probably best for society that I'm locked away in the night shift world... ,-) Oh yeah, showing the little man where the three point line is... he likes being at the games, that's for sure and I thinks it's ok too  ;-)

Trustworthiness

Don't you wish sometimes you could have tapped all your conversations with the people who you interact with through out life? I mean if someone tells a lie, well, you'd have the tape to disprove this slander, I mean if someone says one thing and does of says something else, for good or bad to outcome might be, god, how I wish I could have that tape. Just as a backup... I mean there are so many people who you really can't trust, it's so strange actually, I guess I take it for granted that people are trustworthy and all that, which makes it of course so that much more to deal with it when it happens. I just wish I could have somekind of way to go back, and get the 'tape'... hmmph... yayaya.. BUT the opposite is always true, and that's what is good about us humans, the good guys usually get together in the end and usually or I might even dare to say, always get together in the end and truth does win out over even lies and tape. That's the way life works, for every action there is reaction, and in today's world with all the crazy people out there, I guess you just never know, do ya... maybe it's time to try a change of sorts? Babbling on here, and I'm hoping there is some larger point to it all. Counting on it  ,-)

Get over yourself...

When is right to say to someone that they really should get over themselves? I mean is it possible that people over appreciate their own self worth? I believe so, sometimes someone does a great job at something one time, and that can be many years ago, but they keep measuring their importance by the actions or success of the past. Hmm? I can't understand it, maybe it's just a being humble thing? If one is humble, which can be difficult for everyone from time to time, but if one tries to be humble and straightforward and not forgetting honest about the facts of any issue... well, then maybe one will have a better chance of living in the now and in the near future, instead of hanging on to the past successes or failures... is it possible? Hope so da.

Trust and Backstabbing

How are you to trust people that go behind your back? I have no idea really, when this has happened to me in my life I have had the response of being angry, hurt, sad, frustrated and more or less wanting to kick the persons butt. It's even worse when it happens and affects other innocent by-standers, people who have no control or even a chance to control the situation and or outcome. When someone goes behind your back, it leaves little room for trust building afterwards and for me I tend to write people off after things like that. People can make mistakes yes, I know a lot about that from my own.. but when someone goes behind your back and does something to undermine your posistion at work, on a team, at school, whatever, then it is real hard to give that person a second chance. I for one can't and the reason is this: Backstabbing is a pre-thought thing, the person has to know that they are doing it and thus they have to know it's wrong... can you go beind someone's back as a chance thing, something that just happened, a freak occurance? I don't buy that and I never will. That's about the worst thing another can do, backstabbing someone is done by cowards who don't have the balls to do the right thing.... Rambling on here I know but as you can tell, somethings happened in my life and I have to deal with it, straight forward and I have no qualms about it. Do the right thing and you'll never backstab anyone... AND if you do, well, expect the worst reaction, because being a backstabber is one of the lowest types of people and thus the response can sometimes be large and fitting..... Gotta go, take care and be good world. NO BACKSTABBING DA!!

Learning through winning/not winning

Teaching the bballers is fun, a source of energy, joy, understanding, and sometimes frustration. I know the kids are hard workers, they love the game of bball, give their all each and every practice and are willing to learn as much as possible each time out. Some might say that one can learn just as much from winning as not. I'm not sure about that, I guess when you lose, you learn how to deal with the loss, but learning how to win, how to achieve the results wanted and become a winner. Can one be a winner and still lose games? Absolutley and I know this from first hand experience. I have played on championship teams and the other way too... I learned more about teamwork, how to win, how to practice to win and be better on the championship teams and I learned how to handle disapointment on the teams that were losers... What else did I learn from the loser teams? Probably more than I know, but I do feel like I did learn the most playing for the coaches that knew how to teach winners and I believe this to be the case. Good coaches can and often do create winners even when the natural talent of the team is below average. Not that it always happens, but the chance for the kids to be winners is bigger I think when they at least try to learn what it takes to be a winner both on and off the court. Succes in the gym often means success outside the gym too... life is better when you try and learn how to win and not learn how to deal with loss? Many questions this time around I know. Any other answers? No Doubt, many others and better ones too... Try and find them da and search for the key... gotta go, take care folkens..

Rain...

It's rainy and cold here in Norway. It reminds me of when I lived in Oregon. Every year there were weeks in a row that it would rain like it has here in Saltnes the past couple days. It's been pouring down and lots of wind, we have all been fighting somekind of sickness the past week or so.. Everyone has it except for the little guy. I am feeling probably the best as of now. Lucky for us/him that little guy has kindergarten during the day, he gets to play, talk, discuss, learn and all that, it's for sure much more fun than being home the whole day with Pappa... (nah, we always have fun us to, and if it was just up to me, I'd have kept him home another year) but he seems to like himself there and thus I feel like it's also a good thing. Not much happening here golf wise, the course is still open, but I can't imagine who would be playing out there now, it's cold and I'm not just talking about the last couple of days.... it's been cold for about 7-8 weeks. Hoops wise it's rolling along, I love coaching the high school kids, maybe somehow I can make a difference in their lives and help them as much as my coaches helped me... I know I have written it b4, I know I need these kids more than they need me, it's just the way I am, or the way I have become because of my life and the struggles and successes I've had. They are probably not reading my dribble so often or if at all, but if any of you read this, just know it's true and I'm not afraid of admitting it either, that's the first step of the long journey of finding out the truth of ones-self. I know that some of the kids have problems, many different kinds and sizes of them but if I can make a positive change or assist them in life someway, then it's all worth it and that's the point, right? We are here as humans to learn to treat each other in good ways, help each other in all lifes struggles and successes, protect one another from dangers and hopefully seeing the joy/wonderment of the afterlife. I'm rambling on here I know, but lucky for you I gotta go.......

Not feeling it...

Been feeling like crap the last couple weeks, having a stomach thing, being tied to the bathroom is no way to do it? I can't stand it, never had any real problems with my stomach, not that I can remember da, but this is different. I'm going back to the doctor as soon as possible and have another check up. It's a sign to go if your not getting much better I'd guess. At the moment I'm checking out the World Series between the Giants and the Rangers, been a semi Giant fan ever since I saw a double header there one time. But the overall story of the Rangers is a special one. Ya ya.. it's a 7 game series and that means at least 4 games and in the MLB many things can happen in a series like this one.. Baseball is huge in the states, I like the championship series's and the world series. These guys can play their game and it's something that I was always afraid to do, I tried a couple times, but I never really liked it, hmm to busy playing hoops and playing golf with the free time during summer vacation. It was never until I came to Norway that being a professional was important, had a family, all that comes with that and I thought it was fun, I am happy that life has given me the chance I have now though, not that being a pro again is out of the question, but that is a looooong time from now I'd suppose da ,-) Got to get watching the baseball and see what's up.. Later Folks...

New Season

Yeah, yeah... My high school boys team has their first game tomorrow and I am excited about it too. I can see in the kids that they are ready to rumble and get after it. There is nothing better. Well, of course there is, my kids giving me hugs and kisses, my wife, friends... there are situations, but not very many that are more exciting as a player though as the first regualr season game. I'm hoping the boys have some calmness within their game, staying in control, make good choices, understand that there is a difference between playing fast and rushing. When players rush they make mistakes, when they play fast, within themselves, then they have a chance for success and to really have the max fun possible playing the game. Bla bla bla... I know. I can't really even understand it myself, sometimes I wonder, I know there are people reading my dribble, maybe sometimes it helps someone, and that of course the whole reason to do it. I hope that it's possible anyway. I know it is and I really do enjoy it. Guess I'm just rambling on here. I am looking forward to see how much we've improved since our last preseason game. Ya ya.. better get going to bed here soon. Have a good one everyone!

Burning for "it"...

I am wondering how to get others to burn for something, anything, to get them to be so engaged in soemthing that it takes on a almost 'holy' nature for the individual. How to do this? Or is it even possible, I know you can motivate a person to do just about anything, experts will say that it's all about having the correct motivation. But that is not what I'm talking about, I believe the difference between being motivatied to do something and burning for 'it' is a difference as large as night and day. If I burn for something then the motivation to do 'it' is much less, or is it not? Or is it the other way around the more you burn the more you are motivated to do 'it'? I believe if you really burn for something than the motivation to do it comes of itself, and if you just like doing something than the motivation is harder to 'get' or have in the long run. I burn for my family, all the players in the basketball club, all kids I meet in general and at one time golf. These things need no extra motivation for me, I do them because I burn for them, it's like I have to, almost like not having a choice in the matter, the silent pusher of wills if you may.... I wish I could bottle it, sell it to the highest bidder... the true burn for something not of or for oneself..  just because you can't live without it and it burns deep within you being, start today, make a list of all the things you burn for, and see where the motivation comes from, see if you can track it, understand it and embrace it.

For the Love of all that's Good....

For the love of all that is good in this life, please click on the link below and read the truth about the silent killer Aspartame. I heard about this many years ago while listening to a radio show, and I did the research then and I just feel like it's my duty as a human being to warn people to the scary world that does not want the rest of humanity to actually understand. This is a killer and the proof is there.

http://aspartame.mercola.com/

On the lighter/better side of life.... No golf to speak of, saw a little of the ryder cup and enjoyed the incredible shots and putts. That being said, I watched maybe a total of say 3 hours total. Seeing the euros win is ok to, after living here for 15+ years has made me I guess a little euro myself da. But just a very little... ,-) The hoops team won their preseason game tonight with ease and that was a good way to start the season. Amanda is enjoying learning bball and seems to take to it really easy, some might say it's in her blood and I guess they'd be right in some degree. The little guy likes the days he's at kindergarten, learning some social skills 'on his own' in a way....seems to have fun and has always a big smile and hug for pappa. T is working with her nursing a lot and is enjoying that. Life is moving along and that in itself is a good thing.
Take care all the visitors and be good to oneanother.

Coming to Grips

I've heard that phrase many times in my life, almost always in regards to a negative thing though, like you coming to grips with your dog died. Anything that has a negative conatation seems to fit with coming to grips, about anything. Maybe I'm wrong, mabye you can come to grips over something good as well, I have never really thought about it to much. Other than right now of course. I am or should say have come to grips over the golf pro work, making the choice was a coming to grips thing for me, it turned out to be a positive thing in the end, but at the time it wasn't and I guess that's what I mean, it seems always to be a negative thing. Like coming to grips that I'd never, ever, play in the nba, that was a big coming to grips thing in my life, it came earlly but after a while and looking back, it was, for me a good thing. Coming to grips with it, not that I didn't make the nba ,-) I guess one could look at coming to grips with something as a possible learning experience and just take it from there? Maybe life is just one big coming to grips lesson, maybe everything you experience is just that, a coming to grips with the exact situation that one is experiencing that enables one to look back at hard times and live on.

Eric B. & Rakim

It was almost like I forgot about these guys, great old school rap, great scratching and the lyrics are great. Brings back lots of memories, good ones too, ballin to the tunes on the boom box, at the park, the gym, the church, the ally, the school, anywhere.. jamin to the tunes at the same trying to jam it... Been checkin out this thing called spottify and it's been super cool to check out how good my memory is for the old school dudes I like to listen to, chill to, ball to, and just about anything too, got to like em, at least I do... Nothing going on here in Saltnes golf wise, the Ryder Cup has been on for a little while today, Leon and I met a couple friends to look at gym and play around with the kids. Hoping of course the US wins the cup again this year, it's close now and that's always fun for the fan. I have a little mixed feelings sometimes, I pull for the states but I am really rooting for everyone, it's fun to see the guys making the shots, the putts... but someone has to lose da.. Gots to go now ... Take it easy and check out the boys...

Changes, changes, changes.... believe me when I say, it ain't no easy thang.. you gosta stand up for yoself and get busy livin life with out holding onto the hate that brings ya down to their level... keep it happin day in and day out, nevr let the nay-sayers say anything tho affect you man... just keep it rollin, you do the rollin, its all you that decides the name of the game, it's your game playa.. never forget where you came fram... remember that, never forget the hard times, they keep you real, keep you keep contacted with yourself, who you realy are, you can't run from it, believe me when I say this... face it, stand up and face it, don't be scared my bratha's just take it and own it, make it yours...today.

Night Shift... Freud and sleeplessness

I wonder what the good doctor whould say about people who like to work the night shift? I wonder what he has said about us b people.. Or maybe he didn't even know what b people were in his day and age? It would have been interesting to have some conversations with Freud, I'd like to pick his brain, but do it selfishly and just ask questions that I thought might help me da... Ya ya .. where is he going with this? I have no idea.. been awhile scince I slept... going to try and get an hour or so b4 night shift #2 ,-)

Nfl and why...

I admit, I enjoy watching grown men beating one another up, playing games or sports if you will and I shouldn't have to feel guilty about it. Or is the opposite true? Maybe I should do something else with my time too, which I do, but if I have the chance, oh so great it is to sit and watch a game. Of course watching your favorites is the most enjoyable but almost any nfl game that isn't a total blow out is fun to watch. I think it's just part of the human experience, playing and watching sports. I love watching my daughter play handball and basketball. Come to think of it I love watching the girl and the little guy do anything ,-) Team sports can be a great thing in young people's lives, and I think why does it have to stop there? As long as people don't get to be fanatical about it, or what? Why am I talking about this? Trying to make myself feel better about wasting my time watching it....? Yup, I think so too.... but that's the great thing about having my own reality, my own world, my own blog.... barf, hack, barf... Later sheepole..

Time just flies

I still can't get over how time just flies, now I know that's a real common thing to say, but I guess somedays you notice the difference more than others... Maybe it's just me, who really cares anyway... No golf to speak of here, I am looking forward to the Ryder Cup, but I'd be surprised if I get to see to much of it, and I can't believe I'm saying it, but I don't really mind. Funny that. Just coaching the hoops now is just so fun, it can be a joy really, when you see young people playing their hearts out just for the sake of the game, trying to better themselves not only physicaly, but for many it's the mental dicipline that is learned, maybe the most important characteristic to have going through life. Who knows? I sure enjoy it and I hope the kids enjoy it too. Leon is still breaking my heart each day, such a kind young boy he is, a real sewatheart, here's a pic of him at one of Amanda's handball games... Amanda is enjoying jr high and playing hoops and handball. I think its so great she plays sports. Nothing else? Nah, later folks.

Football then RoundBall

Just thinking about the nfl season is getting started, I can't lie and say I don't enjoy watching the football, but the games take so long to watch, almost 4 hours - Is it possible that I don't have the time? Is it possible that other things are more important, yes. But we are talking about football now... Not roundball.. then it's my job, at least that's what I tell my wife, I can get away with it, for a while at least. Funny, how we really have to make other choices, for the good da, but choices are they and choosing is always a good thing. Being able to choose, saying yes or no, I think that's a real good thing and I can't imagine anyone in their right mind saying that's not true.... Well, through history there has always been people who want to take the yes no choice away from the people. What kind of people are these? Powerful for one thing. Ya ya... babbling on after a night shift here.. Again.

Night Owls

Funny how working nights has an effect on people. I am a b person, enjoy being up late and I have no idea why. It's not the tv, not the pc, books maybe but it's kind of weird. Been working at the institution for about two years now, hmmp time flies and it's possible that time is actualy speeding up. Read somewhere, that a minute is no longer a minute, but something like 59,7 min, and in the course of a day, week month or years.. that adds up, one would think. Nah, I know that people don't really want hear it, or even think it's possible, but it is. I think I read it someplace on a NASA website or something.... Dosn't really matter huh? Things, life, goes on from one day or year to year without a blink of an eye. For me anyway, I don't feel 40 anyway. ,-) Without understanding or wanting to, the effects of being a night owl... bla bla.. natta...

Night Shift xtra vakt....

Putting in an extra night shift tonight, one of the other guys who works nights is sick, so that's means, if I can, I'll take an extra shift once in a blue moon. Working the night shift has been an ongoing experiment (sp) for me.. I have no problem staying awake, normally da, if I'm able to plan my sleeping, then it's no prob... I know, I know.. I've read all the stats about people who work nights live with a higher risk for different physical problems and in general live a shorter life. Well, I see the natural points here, the human body is made to get up with the sun and go to sleep when the sun goes down... or is it? There are so many things us humans are supposed to do, for good and bad and I really don't believe any of it. Everyone is so totally different, their own person, that all this is just a percentage thing... which part of the stats are I? I don't know, and those that really know me, as for all the truth in the universe, I really don't care. I take each and every person for whom they are, irregardless (sp) of their past mistakes or successes... I try and just live my life and take each person that I meet, including my closest... I try and take them as they are.. that moment in time, and try and just live and listen. Bla bla bla... I know, but sometimes I just can't help myself. Gottsta get ready for the 25 min drive through the woods to the j.o.b....Later folkens...

Barnehage

Kindergarten, he's there again today, it's his third week with it and I don't know what to do with the time alone. .-) Nah, but seriously, it's weird to not have him here at home during the day, I wonder what he thinks and feels about it. I know he says he likes it there, he even looks like he loves it there, he's always excited to go but I am still wondering/worrying. I guess that's what it's like to have kids huh?

Amanda went to the same one and it's the same group of people working there, so that gives me confidence and makes me relax a bit .-) He goes a 3 days a week and it's not all day, maybe 5-6 hours tops. Ya, ya... I have more than enough to keep myself busy da... work, bball work, house work - both inside and out, trying to maintain a level of fitness... no easy da.. but super fun! Gotta run.... take care everyone...

Sept Rain

Was there not a song about that...? Can't remember. Nothing more really happening here from a golf standpoint.. weould like to play, but the times I have tried tohit balls this summer the knee aches afterward for days and that's with the pain meds. Ya ya.. Hoops are rolling into the end of the second week of practice. I wish we had more practice time and I am hoping that somehow that can be resolved. Maybe we will the lottery into our hands.... Funny that.. Money decides all. Can't stand that, and it's not because I don't understand the need for a way of trading for goods and services.. But the whole cashless society think tanks scare the crap out of me.. What are they thinking and how in world would something like that ever work with all the crime that stems from the creation of illegal substances... If it grows in nature how can it be illegal? Guns and bombs on the other hand.....

Lets get away from those dark thoughts and talk about the kids and how wonderful they are! How our close family makes the world go round and how without each other there is really no reason to continue da.. Opps gotta run...

Looking Forward to Hoops...

Fun to start a new journey, each season coaching is like it's own life, it has it's birth and maturity during the pre season, and gets older for each game, until the last game is played, the last whistle for running sprints, the last whistle for anything for that matter .-) Yeah, there is nothing like it, and here in Norway it's cool because the basketball season actually lasts about 10 months, it gives us more practice time in terms of how many weeks we are practicing, now if we can get more gym time, that's another question, or maybe we can win the lotto... and I mean the big one! Ha ha... I'd build my own gym and give it to the basketball club, I would, why not, crap if you won that much cash... do something for the kids vet du.. The picture is of Portland from the west hills.. Gotta Run.. Take care and sorry to all about the radio show thing, something tech, that I didn't understand, I'll try again real soon..

Coaching is fun

I think so, it's fun, seeing people, young and old, 'getting it'. What-ever that 'it' is. It's a joy to watch people's smiles lighten up a room, like a thousand rays of hope, making me believe in us, the human being, we are wonderful, addaptable and very, very smart... I guess that's a matter of opinion da.. But overall, I think most people are smart in many ways. It's just so cool it watch people get better at whatever their personal 'it's' might be. Had a good practice with the hoopsters tonight, I guess it's rubbing off huh? Ya ya... 0 happening otherwise really... Life and it's many happenings  ;-)) Gotta go, see ya world... Amanda is happy I'm taking a picture... Funny girl ;-)

3 Paa Rappen

Three nights in a row, 4 out of the last 7, whew... a couple to many maybe? I just got so much as 2 an half hours of sleep between my first and second watch.. Ya ya, Interesting I know. Nothing really happening golf wise, was cool to see the Kymer from Germany win the PGA, he's a really good player, maybe be great someday. The weather this summer has been ok, not great, but just ok. It's going to be hard not to play some golf this next summer, not sure how much I'll be able to do, but it would be fun to beat it around a bit. Hoops season is underway and I am looking forward to a fun season with my guys and all the players in the club. Not sure when the first game is, but I hope to get a schedule from the leauge office soon. It's not a big problem not knowing know, but in a couple weeks, I'll be calling. Wondering how many will be coming to practice tonight. Weird that I don't know that actually, but no stress da. Got to get some shut eye now, drift off into the dream world and 'see' what's happening there..... ,-)

Graveyard Hoop Thoughts

This coming hoops season I hope to remember to post some of my posts that I write for the players on my boys 94 team. This is a great group of kids and I am lucky to have the chance to be their coach. Anyway here's the post I left for them on their blog:

Hoopsters: We are coming up on a new season this next week, it's been about 3 months since we have practiced and I'm assuming that everyone is ready to see one another, catch up, talk, all the 'normal things' that us humans do... Well, that's all and good, and you can do that, b4 and after practice, when the clock is the 'right' time we will start practice- just like last year ;-) You are all another year older, a year wiser, bigger, stronger, mature and I hope hungry. Hungry to get after it, give 100%, all the time, for the length of practice, focusing on the goals at hand and giving it all for yourself and your teammates
We have a long season ahead of us, many days of practice, games, school,homework, family, friends and the time we all use on the 'stupid' pc ,-) In thinking about this, I a few thoughts... We all need to think about what our goals are as a team and as individuals, think about the ones you know about, think about the ones you think might be cool but a little out of reach, dream of your longterm goals, in your heart, and use this season as a spirng board forward towards them, through the game, whatever they might be...
Let's all hope for a fun season, with many good memories from all the practices and games.
See ya'll G 94 (not G 95 this year fellas':-)) on Wen. at 1830 ready to start warming up!

Coach

Chevy's and Co2

Went to the garage that works on the truck, everything is good except for the Co2 that comes out of the exhaust (sp). I can't understand for the world why everyone who own a car here in Norway has to abide by these stupid rules. So, now after using thousands of dollars, time and effort the car still is not fixed 100%. Everything is good with the truck, but I have to deliever it again next Tuesday night... FAEN ELLER!!! Just the norsky's will understand that, plus in english it's not very nice to print. Amanda started her first day of jr high today, have not heard how that was, but am looking forward to hearing what she has to share. Things movng fast, Leon started kindergarten yesterday and tomorrow is his first full day alone.... He's ready, but Pappa is not, at all.... Oh well, they grow up and you have to let them go in a certain degree.... I just get scared that something will happen to them and that I won't be there to either stop it or help it not happen, whatever 'it' is. Looking forward to getting the basketball going next week, everyone is hoping for a great season with lots of wins for the Fredrikstad Lumberjacks.... Go Jacks!!! Nothing really happening here golf wise, didn't even get the chance to watch the PGA Championship, but got that Martin Kaemer won from Germany, good for him and we need young players like him to win majors... I am still waitng for Tiger to come back in full strengh. I understand that he is struggling though, it's unreal, almost unbelievable that which took place for him the last year... Poor Guy? Gotta Run folks, take care everyone and give me a shout if I can help any of you visitors....

Hoops again...

Things are looking good in regards to the hoops stuff. Seems like the bricks are in the right places for the upcoming season, we had a good season this past year, made some good progress as a team and all the kids produced times of great play, both in practice/games. I was real proud of the kids last year, we didn't have a full team when season started last year and ended the year with 12 guys wanting to play. Cool. This season is what, my 7th team in the 14+ years I've been able to coach the hoops. I have written the following many times b4; I am so glad I turned down the contract offer in 09 to continue, wasting my life away coaching the 99% of all the kids that played golf for me, never putting their heart and soul into the game... That's the difference, I know it, seeing the desire to play, the love of the game, the batteling against friend and foe and the real desire to be better. To give 100% to the game. That's the reason why I got into coaching, and maybe if I lived somewhere, or had a job someplace where the kids took it seriously, maybe the golf coaching would be worth it, but I can't imagne doing anything else than what I'm doing right now, funny how things work out. Anyway, bla bla bla I know... Tired, real late here, the little guy is up in maybe 6 hours... Time to sleep, and dream about hoops, watching the kids play well, as a team, win, as a team, and really enjoy it, enjoy the gutt wrenching running and understanding the whole time that, hey man, it's just part of practicing... Got to love em'.... Go Jacks!!

No Sleep, No Problem....

Working night shift makes me feel like I've flown an international flight and have the home bound jet lag, to Norway I mean, back to SC is actually not that bad, and it's alright actually because it's like time travel, you gain hours, while on the way to Oslo, you loose them... Whatever that all means, I can just have an opinion because of the way my body feels and how similar it is after being awake for 24+ hours. Not that it happens a lot, which is good... Jus the three nights in a row, that's rather tough on the let lag feeling. But knowing that I have 9+ days free is super. So I guess like everything else, I have to way the ups and downs like anything else and make a choice. Bla bla bla.... Tiger played a decent round today, or at least he was playing good  b4 I wen to bed and started the pc. Nothing to report on any golf, well, other than Leon is playing everyday out in the yard, funny we were out at the club two days ago and he was so upset when we had to go, it was like the world was upside down, and we had been there for two hours... but nothing for me, still waitng for the knee. You'd think because of the fact that I had to wait because of the heart thing, that now that the heart is good again, then, I guess what seems natural for me, is, to have the operation real soon and the reasons are simple, I have been waiting so long because of the heart, and I really need the knee to be better in regards to working and such... But no, the back of the line, or I can go to Tromso and get the operation there.... Yippie!! Bitching and moaning, I know. Anyway, gotta get some zzzzzz's.

Having someone to bounce.

Was a good day, got a lot done here at home, had a good talk with a good friend and another one with the ball and chain. Soon it's fall, host, the months leading up to snow and ice. We are hoping for another indian summer, have had them the last two years and if we do we might have one more month with some warm days. We need it, hoping to get out deck painted and its a bummer when it rains. Putting in a floor in the loft over the garage. Always things to do when owning a house, but this summer it has been a lot, which I have actually really enjoyed doing, having the time to do it and being together with the family and not at the golf club. Whew, I am sooooo glad I made that choice! Gotta go it's late and I have more to do i morn!!Yippie!!

Information/Getting it.....

Wondering what goes through peoples minds. Thinking about what makes people either with or without purpose hold or withhold info for me or others... I had that experience the other day, feeling left out of the circle, not getting the info, feeling stupid having to deal with those feeling and being upset. I can get upset, pissed off, angry but most of all I get sad and think the fact that people have so little understanding of this makes me wonder. Without the correct info, enough of it and time to digest the different meanigs, it get hard...making choices or decisions without all the info is more or less like walking in the complete dark, you don't really know where you are going and which choice will end up with yourself face down in the muck... Screw it, if those people who willlingly or not withhold important info from me or others... STOP IT and get your head out of you know where!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reaching the end....

"Vacation" is over, the offical three weeks is over, the place I work follows the school calander and is closed the entire 5 weeks during summer vacation. I have enjoyed my three weeks at home with my family, trying to do some painting, organizing the garage, yard stuff, inside work and at the same time enjoying the time of being with my family and just relaxing at home. I have no need to actually take a vacation to another land during this time of year. The best chance to have good weather here in Norway is of course during the summer, and Saltnes is actually a place where many Oslo folk have their summer cabins. The pop of Saltnes doubles during the 2 to 3 months of summer. But of course that's just my opinion, and who really gives a crap what I think? ,-)

We have a number of friends that feel the same way, who choose to travel abroad during the spring or fall and that's what I've always done. Norway is beautiful country, but during the summer the people are different, and they say so themselves, and after living here for 15 years, I can say that I agree... after 7 months of cold, rain, snow and darkness, it really is nice to see the sun and the great thing is that the daytime light is extended by at least 5 to 6 hours during the summer... I have really enjoyed the last two summers, esp this one and I am already looking forward to many more to come! Bla bla bla, I know, gotta go.

Party

Yada git. . .

Kids, you gotta love em..

Having these two wonderful kids is something really special, they are the lights of my exsistance, just having the seconds of eye contact with them each day is like another moment in time burned into the memory of this life forever. I could never live without my kids, like Mrs Doubtfire I guess, I'd do anything to be with them. My wife and I have been lucky and blessed with two wonderful kids that have given us and each other so much joy and happiness that it's impossible to describe in words. It's like seeing yourself in the mirror of time, I often wonder, 'is there a piece of me really living within the soul of my children?'I wish I could know for sure, it's one of the great mystries in life for me, wondering if I'll see my sister again, my grandparents, friends that have passed way to soon and friends and family we live our daily lives with of course.... I know one thing for sure, I'd go to the end of time for my family, search the universe for them and somehow enter the next life a better soul, a more pure energy, reaching a collective understanding of root of all things.... Babbling on here..  - Natta world ,-)

#3 for Lille Gutt!!

Happy Birthday Leon!! I'm so glad we got to spend the day together, you, mamma, amanda, bestemor, bestefar and me. You got some cool gifts from Bestemor and ate Jello for desert. I am hoping you grow out of your milk, egg and nutt alergy, then we'll have lots of cake too.. We had a great day and it was because of you, just being yourself, smiling and making everyone smile back. I love you so much Leon, and maybe one day you'll be able to read this 2 ,-)

Spent the day Painting the deck!!

Amanda and I have taken advantage of the good weather and started with the deck today and it's looking good. She's a super painter, I enjoyed the time talking and laughing. Nothing really happening here golf wise, I have not been out to the club in a week or so, and Leon is wanting to go, poor guy, he just loves it there and Pappa won't take him. Boo Hoo...  Nah, it's not that I won't or don't want to of course, my car is in the shop and we really have a lot of things to get done during our three weeks off. The picture is of the area I live in during the winter time, if you fell in the water, it's freezing and you'd be dead in minutes..... nice bed time thoughts, herregud...no boating that time of year anyway. Hoping the weather people are right and the great weather holds until Sat, that would be so great and we'd get so much done... Looking forward to seeing some friends on Friday !!  Gotta go... rest up to another day of painting again ,-)

Sleep

Getting or not getting sleep, good rest or not and how that effects one. I know how it affects me and mine. No one likes not sleeping, and if you can't sleep, it's like torture. I normally don't have a big problem sleeping, but like every other adult I know, sometimes our minds are so powerful that the body does not know how to shut down. I'm sure there are medical/biological reasons for this, but I'm thinking more about how the mind works in the ways not understood and which I would assume is most of it, ie, the brain and the wonders it holds. We humans, in my opinion, or at least this human feels like we don't have a clue as to the true meaning or power of our brain. Jaja, I slept good last night, awoke really early this morning, I am looking forward to the day and all it's splendor. Looking forward to being part of the moments in time, moments that will only survive in the depth of my soul, only to be relived by myself and my memory. Feeling a bit mystical this morning. Hoping everyone has a good day/night. Gotta go...