I predict the world will end...

Quick thought. What would be the point of predicting the world will end? It is basically a lose, lose situation. If you are right, no one will congratulate you cause, well, we will all be dead. If you are wrong, you will probably lose a little credibility, especially if making predictions is your job. If there are statistics on predictions, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to see that to date, 100% of people who have predicted the end of the world have been wrong. Hmmm, I would leave that one alone and maybe try to predict a war or a time of peace or when the robots are going to take over the world (well, i guess that one is a 0 percenter also as Flight of the Conchords tried to predict this happenning in the year 2000, unless... the matrix is true and it has already happenned!!!). Here is my prediction.... I predict, no one will read this!

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Sports: 49ers training camp is underway

I have always wanted to be doing something involving sports. I always hoped I would be doing it for my living but that hasn't quite happened yet and maybe never will so here is my chance to start my own sports column. Not a bad job actually, since I have no deadlines and can never be fired. Well, here we go.

49ers training camp is underway

The 49ers on paper are much improved from a year ago when they weren't that far from the playoffs (on paper). They have upgraded their defense with the additions of Nate Clements (Buffalo), Aubrayo Franklin (Baltimore), Michael Lewis (Philly), Tully Banta-Cain (NE), and Patrick Willis (Rookie). They definitely needed the upgrades after watching them get rolled quite a few games last year. They also got a new d-coordinator, Greg Manusky, who is taking his first job calling the defensive plays in the NFL. You would think they have to be better than last year, right. The question will continue to be the pass rush. Will Banta-Cain be the man? It is hard to know since he was a backup till late in the season last year, and although he came on strong and appeared to be a good pass rushing linebacker, he needs to do it for a complete season. Will Manny Lawson begin to show some of his sack expertise he displayed in college? If there were no expectations surrounding him last year, I would say he had a real nice year for a rookie, however, being a fan who was looking at him helping the pass rush right away, I am trying not to be disappointed just yet. I am hoping he shows some flashes this year and picks up at least 7-8 sacks or so that don't come on broken plays. We will get to see Brandon Moore starting for a full year also a year removed from leading the team in tackles. The bottom line is that "on paper", I get real excited about this defense, and I am hoping Greg Manusky can have the confidence of the head coach, so that Nolan won't be distracted by trying to second guess or call plays for the defense on gameday.

There isn't quite as much excitement about the improvements on offense and there are some questions but there is still some optimism. There is another first year, unproven coordinator. There is a new, hopefully not disgruntled(Antonio Bryant) #1 receiver in Darrell Jackson. There is a 3rd year quarterback who we hope will continue to progress and at least be a top 10 quarterback in the league. You got the stud in Frank Gore, and then who knows what else after that at running back (although I am rooting for Michael Robinson to have a breakout year). We hopefully have a stud in Vernon Davis at tight end and I also get excited about seeing Delanie Walker get out there and catch some passes. All in all, there is some young talent and I can't wait to see some production.

I feel like this is the first year to be excited, not just to see new players, but to actually see some wins. Go NINERS!

daddyhood

What can I say about daddyhood? How about "I absolutely love it"! It kind of just feels right. I wake up and see a little boy smiling at me. I think about him when I have to go to work but know someday he will understand why daddy has to be gone all day. If I get to see him at lunch, I love the simple pleasure of changing a diaper or giving him a bottle. I can't wait to come home each day and see his face light up with a little smile when I walk through the door. Then I get to have our nighttime routine of story time and little hugs and kisses with this smiling little guy.

There was a funny yet sad moment on the "The Office" tv show when the main characer "Michael Scott" is showing an old movie of himself talking about what he wants to do when he grows up. He says he wants to get married and have 100 kids so that he will have 100 friends. Even though fake, it would be sad to think of a kid who felt he needed to have kids to have friends. So anyways, my point is that it is so neat to think that I have this boy for the rest of my life that I get to love him and get to tell him each day that "I love him" and "I will always love him". It is such an example of the ultimate relationship that I can have with those around me. Having people in your life know that you love them and you will always love them (without them being blood-related to you), how amazing could that be. I don't know if anyone around me feels that way, but that is the kind of love that I want to show.

son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin, friend, husband, uncle, and now daddy