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I Made the Herald!

A few weeks ago I blogged about my new interest in boxing. Shortly after that blog, the Miami Herald showed up at one my classes to interview Danny Santiago, an accomlished boxer nicknamed "The Bronx Bomber," who recently fought on ESPN's The Contender. Danny was telling me how he grew up across the street from Yankee Stadium and how the lights from the "House that Ruth Built" shone in to his bedroom. Danny is a good guy.

I just opened the Miami Herald website and on the front page is Danny and my back! I did get mention in the caption though. Check it out here.

Blast from the Past

I was flipping through the channels tonight and saw the episode of The Weakest Link I was on. The show seems so dated now but it had a nice little run back in the early 2000's. Anne Robinson was a trip and she made me look like a moron several times but I think I held my own.

Janie and I had a good laugh. Weird how emotions I was feeling when the show was being taped came flooding back to me. I was feeling confident when I went the first two rounds nailing all of my questions. I was humbled when I went the next two rounds getting zero right. I was relieved I didn't get voted off after going two whole rounds without answering a question correct!

It is still very surreal to me I was on that show. I had an absolute blast and most of the people on my show were people I really enjoyed. Still, coming in 2nd place, leaving $58,000 (before taxes) and "leaving the show with nothing" still hurts a bit.

I need to seek professional help, I think.