Micah Burkettes Place » Sports http://micahburkette.com Micah Burkettes place on the web to blog Mon, 14 May 2012 19:07:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 New membership http://micahburkette.com/2012/05/new-membership/ http://micahburkette.com/2012/05/new-membership/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:32:26 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=591 Continue reading →]]> I decided to get a new membership to a gym. It has been a long time since I have worked out and I actually miss it a lot. I have gotten out of shape lately, even though I work a lot and tend to do enough manual labor at home to keep me semi fit. I am not happy with that though and intend to fix it. I got a family membership in case my wife wants to go as well. Not that she needs it, she is as trim as can be, but you never know. She might like to go with me. We shall see.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2012/05/new-membership/feed/ 0 Going fishing this weekend http://micahburkette.com/2012/04/going-fishing-this-weekend/ http://micahburkette.com/2012/04/going-fishing-this-weekend/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:35:06 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=549 Continue reading →]]> I cannot wait. I am headed down to the Gulf to do a little deep sea fishing with my dad this weekend. My mom and my wife are going to do some shopping and a spa day while we are gone. This works out perfectly for all of us. My dad and I get some father son time alone, and mom gets some girl time with my wife. I love how they get along so well. It makes for a really good marriage.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2012/04/going-fishing-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Need a fishing trip http://micahburkette.com/2012/04/need-a-fishing-trip/ http://micahburkette.com/2012/04/need-a-fishing-trip/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:02:09 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=524 Continue reading →]]> I am so in need of a extended fishing trip, complete with camping and nothing but guys. Don’t get me wrong,  I love my wife, but I need some guy time. She doesn’t really enjoy fishing as a rule. If we are camping on the river, she will fish, bit otherwise, not really. I have to plan a trip very soon.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2012/04/need-a-fishing-trip/feed/ 0 Phoenix Race http://micahburkette.com/2012/03/phoenix-race/ http://micahburkette.com/2012/03/phoenix-race/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2012 22:40:46 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=458 Continue reading →]]> Well Denny Hamlin won the race at Phoenix. It was a close call, but in the end Harvick ran out of  gas in the last lap. The race wasn’t quite as eventful as Daytona the week before, however it was a good race non the less. The standings are not surprising.

1. Denny Hamlin

2. Greg  Biffle

3. Kevin Harvick

4. Matt Kenseth

5 Dale Earnhart Jr.

I love that Dale is in the top five. Now lets just hope he can stay there for a while and possibly move up. I am looking forward to a good year Jr., so get on it.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2012/03/phoenix-race/feed/ 0 Way to Go Giants! http://micahburkette.com/2012/02/way-to-go-giants/ http://micahburkette.com/2012/02/way-to-go-giants/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:26:08 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=368 Continue reading →]]> Wow! What a great game! It helped that I didn’t have a big crush on either team in the Super Bowl – I was glad to see almost everyone play well. I feel badly for Brady – he had a couple of passes that really did deserve to be caught. I think his team let him down a little. On the other hand, the way the score was kept close all the way up to the end made it a very exciting game to watch.

Janice and I had a blast at the party. OMG – toooo much fun!

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So the rest of us are pitching in to cover the food and beverages. I told him I would spring for a keg, pick it up and deliver it an hour before the game. My girlfriend, Janice, is going to cook about $100 worth of chicken wings and bring them on a huge platter with 4 different kinds of sauce. You know, you can get a lot of chicken wings if you buy them at the Sam’s Club and cook them yourself.

It’s probably going to be too cold to barbecue or grill anything. But we do need more food than just chicken wings. I hope someone bring s a party platter from Subway or something substantial. We are going to need good food to keep this party going.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2012/02/352/feed/ 0 Old Trophies http://micahburkette.com/2011/04/old-trophies/ http://micahburkette.com/2011/04/old-trophies/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:54:47 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=213 Continue reading →]]> Last time I visited my mom’s house, she gave me a big box of stuff that she found in the garage. It was a bunch of old model car kits, some old spray paint cans, and all my old baseball trophies.

It’s kind of cool to see the trophies again. They meant a lot to me when I was playing Little League. I don’t have any place to put them out in my house right now, but I might go buy a wall shelf and put it up in the living room to keep my trophies on.

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The winter Olympics are being held in Vancouver this year. The winter sports includes some of my favorite competitions, such as ice hockey and downhill skiing. I’ve never been to Vancouver but would really like to find a way to go there soon. I bet there is plenty of things to see and do, even after the Olympics are finished.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2010/02/vancouver-olympics/feed/ 0 Must Win for the Titans http://micahburkette.com/2009/10/must-win-for-the-titans/ http://micahburkette.com/2009/10/must-win-for-the-titans/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:14:25 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=113 Continue reading →]]> Each game for the last 3 weeks we have had a “Must Win” game for our Titans team. And each game they have lost. This team has not got it together this year at all.

So this weekend is either the last of the “Must Win” games or the start of every game after this one all being “Must Wins.” We’ll see if they can find a miracle to win this game or if we will write off the whole season with another loss.

]]> http://micahburkette.com/2009/10/must-win-for-the-titans/feed/ 0 Back to Football and Hockey http://micahburkette.com/2009/09/back-to-football-and-hockey/ http://micahburkette.com/2009/09/back-to-football-and-hockey/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:44:47 +0000 Micah http://micahburkette.com/?p=85 Continue reading →]]> The best thing about September is that we finally get back to the football games and hockey games. I love Monday night football and I always find a way to get to a dozen or so hockey games. These games on my big HDTV flat screen on the weekends are what make working all week worthwhile.

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