Bo Knows Schmeis35for35

If you haven’t seen any of ESPN’s 30 for 30 series, you’re missing out on some incredible documentaries.  Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’ll find the stories extremely engaging as they typically focus on the human side of athletics. 

There have been great pieces on Magic’s HIV announcement, OJ’s white Bronco chase, Pablo Escobar and his ties to soccer, Michigan’s Fab 5 and their cultural influence, the prevalence of bankruptcy among professional athletes, etc.

Most recently, ESPN released “You Don’t Know Bo,” in reference to Bo Jackson.  You probably remember Nike’s “Bo Knows” advertising campaign where they had him pretend to play all sports including basketball, cycling, and even horseback riding.  The ads capitalized on Bo’s star power in 2 sports (baseball and football) and were used to launch Nike’s cross-training line.

Nike already had running shoes, basketball shoes, football cleats, etc. but the cross-trainer was geared towards athletes who liked to do it all.  By seemingly being good at everything, Bo was the perfect athlete to represent the cross-trainer. 

Consider some of these fun facts that show Bo’s breadth of abilities:

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      - He was a 2-time state champion in the 100 meter dash in high school

      - He won the Heisman Trophy while at Auburn

      - A variety of sources claim he has the fastest 40 time ever at the combine at 4.12

      - He was the 1^st pick in the NFL draft but turned it down to play baseball

      - He hit several of the longest home runs in Major League history

      - He could easily break baseball bats over his knee and occasionally over his helmet

      - He could throw to home from the warning track without a hop

      - He was the first pro athlete to be named an all-star in both Baseball and Football

Not bad.  He has some crazy running achievements, amazing football accomplishments, and legendary baseball stories.  I even read he could do a back flip standing in 3 feet of water…that’s pretty mind boggling.

Anyway, Bo’s schedule had him playing the full Major League Baseball season and then switching gears to the NFL after baseball was over.  He would come into the NFL mid-season and still be one of the most dominant running backs in the game even without the benefits of training camp.

So here’s the question:  How was he so good at everything?

Actually, let’s edit that question as I think his natural physical gifts are pretty clear.  Instead, let’s look at a different question that pundits have discussed frequently over the last 20 years: 

How much better could Bo have been at either baseball or football if he chose to concentrate only on one sport?

Interesting, but notice the underlying assumption in the way the question is asked; everyone seems to assume that Bo would have been better if he focused only on one sport.  The conventional wisdom is that playing 2 sports is distracting…any time spent practicing football is time away from baseball and vice versa.

While some of that may be true, I’m not so sure I agree.  I’m wondering if he was so good partly because he played multiple sports.

Clearly, in hindsight from a career standpoint, Bo would have been better off concentrating only on baseball since a football injury effectively ended his career in both sports.  However, let’s take injuries out of the equation…let’s just discuss when he was healthy and if he would have been better focusing on a single sport.

How are we going to solve this?  Am I going to site multiple medical and fitness studies that prove my point?  Of course not!  I’m going to use the all-powerful anecdote!

This is where Schmeis35for35 comes in.  Schmeis35for35 has been, among many other things, a year-long experiment at the benefits of cross training.  Because I have 35 items on my list, I haven’t been able to concentrate on any single item. 

Before this year, I used to go to the gym and pretty much exclusively lift upper body.  If I wanted six-pack abs, then it seemed logical to spend my time doing crunches.  If I wanted to be able to bench press more, then I better do a lot of sets of bench I thought. 

Throughout 2012 though, I have taken a completely different approach.  I went from having only 2 different workouts to having almost no 2 workouts be the same.  Not only do I now run, bike, and swim, but I have several different workouts within each of those.  While I don’t lift much anymore, I still occasionally lift both upper and lower body but focus on all muscle groups and not just a select few. 

Well, the results are starting to come in and they’re looking promising. 

Ok, that was a joke.  That was Arnold when he was Mr. Universe.  Let’s look at some real examples of my progress..

Example 1:  Dips

This past week I tried my goal of 50 dips.  Keep in mind, I used to do dips fairly regularly as part of 1 of my 2 workouts and never seemed to make much progress. I could always do somewhere around 40, but I almost never do them anymore.  Let’s see how I do now…

55!  Honestly, 55 is probably 10 more dips than I have ever done consecutively in my life.  You can try to say that I didn’t quite go down 90 degrees but I’ve watched the CrossFit championships on ESPN and these would definitely count for their standards.  Plus, my form on #1 was the same as #55 so I feel good about that.

As I said, I rarely do any lifting of upper body anymore and almost never do dips.  In fact, I’ve probably done a total of 5 dip sets in all of 2012.  I don’t know if the swimming has helped, if my triceps are getting stronger from spending time on the bike (counter-intuitive, but the bike is actually a good tri workout), or where the benefits came from, but the results are real. 

Hey, that also puts me at 20 of my 35 goals completed!  Bo knows awesomeness and I think this qualifies!  

Let’s keep going…

Example 2:  Swimming 50 yards underwater

This is a completely unrelated goal to dips, but one I’ve had on my list all year as unlikely that I could pull off.  Swimming 50 meters underwater is part of the Navy Seal BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/Seal) training and is often a point where people fail.

Let’s check out how I did.

I did it!  21 out of 35 completed!  Here is another example where cross training clearly paid off.  I don’t think this video does it justice, but I tried doing this a couple of times early in the year and could barely make it one length of the pool (25 yards).  I’m not exactly sure why, but my drastically improved fitness level allowed me to do 50 yards now without that much trouble.  Incredible!

While I was only under water for ~45 seconds, the body has to use a lot of oxygen in the movement so it is wildly different than just holding your breath for that long.  I can hold my breath for more than 2 minutes, but swimming 50 underwater is definitely harder than that.

Again, I didn’t spend days practicing this over and over…I just naturally got better by doing a variety of activities. 

Example 3:  Pushups

Early in the year, I tried my goal of 70 pushups.  I got to 70 exactly, but my form was terrible so I didn’t count it as complete.  At the time, I was actually doing pushups fairly regularly so thought that was going to be my peak.

Since then, I’ve essentially stopped doing pushups.  The result now?  Check it out.

71!  While the number isn’t much better than I did before, keep in mind that I had much better form in this video and still reached my goal despite not working on my pushups.  Again, the benefits of cross training in terms of quick muscle recovery and other factors seem to have offset any loss I had from not working on the exercise.

So what has my anecdotal evidence told me that helps with the Bo Jackson question?  It tells me there are clear benefits to cross training that might not have been widely understood at the time.

Remember, it wasn’t that long ago when NBA players weren’t supposed to lift weights because it was feared to hurt their shot.  Golfers never thought about weight training because they thought it would negatively impact their swing and ruin their touch around the greens.

Given everything I’ve learned, it’s not hard to imagine that quickly picking up the spin on a pitch in batting practice is going to carry over to scanning the field for holes as a running back.  Timing a great catch in center field must have benefits in catching a football.  Building leg strength from carrying tacklers surely provides a nice base to blast home runs. 

And perhaps most importantly, mixing in a variety of activities keeps everything interesting and makes it much easier to stay mentally fresh and motivated.

So, in my non-professional opinion, I think Bo knew what he was doing.  He wasn’t just playing 2 sports.  He was realizing the benefits of cross-training before the benefits of cross training were widely known.

Now, a similar formula has propelled me up to 22 of my goals accomplished. 

ESPN, please let me know when you want to do a documentary on me.

Schmeis

We're Going Streaking!

I’m a big believer that whenever there is a chance to work the movie Old School into a blog post, you need to capitalize on the opportunity.  I’m pretty sure that is Blogging 101.  Plus, Frank the Tank has brought so much joy to the world that failing to sing his praises here would be completely disrespectful to my hero. 

Frank had many epic moments in the film, but the most widely known was when he went streaking at the Mitch Martin Freedom Festival.  “We’re going streaking!…up the quad and to the gymnasium,” a naked Frank declared.

Unfortunately, his phenomenal idea never materialized.  Frank’s vision never came to fruition.  Snoop and others never followed.  Frank’s wife was never amused.

Frank never made it to the gymnasium…

Today, Frank's embarrassment becomes my motivation.
Today, I've decided to honor Frank with my own streaking…

The only issue is nudity is frowned upon at my gym.  Have we no freedom?  That sort of throws a wrinkle in my plans…I’m not sure the arrest for public nudity is worth it. 

I’ve got it!  Maybe I can try streaking of another kind…I can try streaking related to 2 of my Schmeis35for35 goals:

1    - Make a streak of 10 consecutive 3 pointers

      - Make a streak of 20 consecutive free throws

That’s right, Frank, I'm finishing what you started…I'm going streaking in the gymnasium!

First up is my attempt at 10 straight 3s.  Check it out.

Not bad!  A streak of 11 in a row!  That’s some serious gymnasium streaking and my 18^th goal accomplished!

Sue sort of steals the show from me with her cheerleading moves 2 months post baby though. 

Anyway, how difficult was the streak?  Let’s bring some statistics into the conversation and think about the odds of making 11 3 pointers in a row. 

A quick check at www.basketball-reference.com tells me that the career 3-point percentage leader in the NBA is Steve Kerr at 45.4%. 

Assuming that percentage, the chance he would make 2 in a row would be .454 * .454 = .206 (20.6% of the time).  For this to be mathematically correct, I have to assume that each shot is independent (meaning that making 1 shot doesn’t make you more or less likely to make the next).  This is debatable but a reasonable assumption.

Continuing on…

3 in a row = .454*.454*.454= 9.4%

5 in a row = .454^5 = 1.9%

11 in a row = .454^11 = .02%

.02%!  That means there is a 1 in 5000 chance the NBA’s all-time best 3 point shooter would hit 11 in a row at any given time and I got it done on video!

Now, before all you nerds flip out, there are some obvious caveats to this.  First, the NBA 3 point line is further back than the college line I was shooting from.  2nd, Steve’s stats are from actual game situations where there is pressure.  3rd, there is actually defense trying to stop him from scoring while I’m free to shoot with nobody around.

Ok, so basically all the caveats make the numbers meaningless.  Technically though, meaningless and interesting are not mutually exclusive so maybe you’re still reading and at least mildly impressed?

Moving right along…

Could I handle even more gymnasium streaking?  Let’s check out the next video of me attempting a streak of 20 free throws in a row.

 

Ok, that one was probably a bit boring so I’ll summarize for those who didn’t watch.  I made 7 in a row, then missed 1, and then ripped off a streak of 40 in a row! 

“Fill it up again!  Fill it up again!”

Sorry, I can’t get Frank the Tank out of my mind.

I’m pretty pumped and shocked about my 40.  I thought making 20 in a row would be a stretch but never thought I’d get to 40.  I’m now the self proclaimed best shooter in North Carolina who only touches a ball twice per year. 

Let’s do some quick math on this one as well.

This exercise will be more meaningful since all free throw lines (high school, college, and NBA)   are the same distance from the rim.  Also, there is no defense when you’re shooting a free throw so that variable is out.  Pressure is really the only difference, but given I only had a few days left in the year to get it done, pressure was on me too.

Once again, a look at basketball-reference.com tells me that the all-time free throw percentage leader in the NBA is Mark Price at 90.39%.

Assuming the 90.39%, the chance of making 40 in a row is 1.76%. 

That’s actually a lot higher than the percent we calculated for the 3 pointers, but I would argue is much harder to do once all the previously mentioned caveats are accounted for.

Anyway, on the way out of the gym, Sue told me how proud she was of me making my goals.  I glazed into her beautiful eyes and once again took inspiration from Frank the Tank for my romantic response:

“I was thinking maybe tonight we could get together back at home and I don’t know, maybe put on the Sisqo CD.”

Frank, I hope my streaking in the gymnasium made you proud.
19 down and 16 to go with only a few weeks left in the year...

Keep on Truckin',

Schmeis

It's a Photo Finish!

There is no doubt that Michael Phelps is the greatest swimmer of all-time.  Unlike most sports where there’s at least a debate, Phelps would likely get a unanimous nod if you asked 100 random people to name their choice. 

I’d also bet that the gap between 1^st and 2^nd in terms of greatest swimmer of all-time is probably larger than in any other sport. 

Jack Nicklaus would likely win the debate in golf, but Nelson, Hogan, Tiger, and a few others would be in the conversation.  Football, Baseball, Tennis, and Soccer all have multiple heroes, so arguing the greatest would almost certainly prove inconclusive.  Even in basketball, Jordan may get the most votes, but it’s likely that Russell, Magic, and Bird would get their fair share.

But Swimming?  Who is going to dispute that Phelps is the best swimmer?  Consider a few of these quick fun facts:

1    1.  Phelps has 18 Olympic gold medals…the most all-time.  2^nd place is 9.  Are you kidding?  He’s won double the number of golds as the 2^nd most decorated Olympian in history.

2    2.  Since Phelps took home his first gold in 2004, he has won more gold medals by himself than all but 11 countries have won from all of their athletes combined.  Read that sentence again…not bad.

3    3.  Phelps once swam so fast that Chuck Norris nearly drowned from the waves in the next lane.

Sorry, I made up that last one.  I thought nearly killing Chuck Norris by swimming would provide more credibility to my rationale.

Anyway, you get my point.  Phelps is unbelievably dominant in the world of swimming.

But you know what’s interesting?  “Unbelievably dominant” isn’t really that unbelievably dominant.  After all, Phelps helped the US win the 4X100 relay in 2008 by just 0.08 seconds.  He won the 100 fly in Athens by 0.04 seconds.  He touched the wall just before Cavac in Beijing by 0.01 seconds.  

1 hundredth of a second!  I would say that’s like the blink of an eye, but blinking an eye definitely takes longer than that.  Just check out this picture from his victory.

Crazy.  That’s the sport of swimming for you.  Dudes spend their lives swimming 4-6 hours per day back and forth across the pool for 20 years to try to squeeze out victories by the slimmest of margins.

Surely though, tenths and hundredths of a second only matter for Olympians and not casual swimmers, right? 

Great segue, Schmeis. 

Let’s give that theory a test by attempting my goal of swimming 50 yards in under 28 seconds.

Wow!! Now that was close.  As you see in the video, my feet appear to leave the wall at 19 seconds and I touch the wall at the finish at 47.  47-19 = 28…boom! 

But wait…my goal specifically reads “in under 28 seconds.”  I honestly have no idea whether I did it…way too close to call.  We’re going to need a plan to determine a ruling since there is no Schmeis35for35 international governing body.

I’ve got it!  I’ll use a stopwatch as I view the video so I can get more precision.  It still won’t be exact, but will certainly be better than just having the seconds on YouTube.  I’ll watch 3 times and see what I get for my readings.  Here we go:

You’re not going to believe this…here are the 3 times I got…27.92, 28.02, 27.80.

Well, I guess I’m under 28 if I take the average, but it is still too close to call.  Plus, something seems a bit sketchy about having me as the official timer…that would be like using partisan officials to count votes in an election...that would never happen!

I think we’re going to need a plan B.  I say we follow the Phelps lead and go to a photo finish...

Here’s the new plan:  I will click frame by frame on the video at the start and finish.  I'll then take a picture of each frame.  This should tell me how many frames my feet were still touching the wall at 19 seconds at the start vs. how many frames at 47 seconds it takes before my hand reaches the wall at the finish.

Why does this matter?  Well, assuming each frame is a constant period of time, I can compare the number of frames I'm still touching wall at 19 vs. the number of frames at 47 before I reach the wall and I'll know precisely whether I was over or under 28 seconds in total.

Got it?  I'm sure I've got a few Engineers and Actuaries excited at least.  

Let’s take a look at the results:

Frame 19.1:  Here is the earliest frame I can capture where the clock reads 19.  As you can see, I’m just starting my push and clearly still on the wall.

Frame 19.2:  My hands have come together and my legs are more extended in this frame.  You can see my  feet are still touching the wall though...

Frame 19.3:  Further extension in legs but slight knee bend still exists.  You can also see my hands are now farther in front of the line on the bottom of the pool than in the previous frame.

Frame 19.4:  Legs are nearly fully stretched with toes on both feet still against wall

Frame 19.5:  Toes on left foot barely touching (quality of photo isn’t great here, but original is very clear that toes are still touching).  You'll also notice my head is slightly more across the line on the bottom of the pool than in previous frame.  This is the last frame where any part of me is touching the wall.

So, that proves there are 5 frames with the clock reading 19 seconds where I’m still touching the wall.  All I have to do now is the same thing at the finish to see how many frames exist at 47 seconds before I touch the wall.  

If the number of frames at 47 is less than the number at 19, Mathematics says that I was under 28 seconds.  

Let’s look at the finish:

Frame 47.1:  Here is the first frame where the clock reads 47.  You can see that I have not yet reached the wall.

Frame 47.2:  I’m stretching but still not quite there…

Frame 47.3:  I’m not 100% positive, but very confident I hit the wall in this frame.  My head has pulled up from previous frame and extrapolating where my hand would be should have me touching.

Frame 47.4:  If there was any doubt from the previous frame, I’m clearly on the wall below.  This is the 4^th frame at 47 seconds and I’m definitely touching. 

In summary, this means 2 things:

1    1.  Since 5 frames exist of me touching at 19 and only 3 exist before I'm touching at 47, that means I definitely was under 28 seconds! 16^th goal achieved!

      

      2.  Fractions of a second clearly matter for more than just Olympians.  I just wasted a Sunday evening proving that.

Ok, enough with the proofs.  That goal contained way too much drama for me.  I’ll skip the suspense for this next one and just let you watch as I also tried to do my 100 yard freestyle goal of less than 1:10.  Here you go:

Sweet!  That was either 1:05 or 1:06.  I won’t bother with any analytics on that one, but we can all agree that it is far less than 1:10…I guess all the swim training for the Ironman paid off as I wasn’t even close to these goals at the beginning of the year.

Anyway, beating my goals in the 50 and 100 has me up to 17 Schmeis35for35 goals complete with 5 weeks left in 2012!  

I would be pretty excited but one last Phelps fun fact just popped in my head:

He’s achieved more golds (18) than I have goals (17). 

Puke.

Schmeis

The Evolution of Guys' Weekend

Couldn’t my Ironman have been scheduled in late December?  I’m thrilled to have already crossed the finish line, but it’s not exactly easy to get pumped for workouts now that the main event is behind me.  Plus, I feel like I built up the Ironman so much that attempting the rest of my 35 goals is a bit anticlimactic.  

Oh well; this temporary lack of motivation is nothing that a little BUSY NOTEPADS can’t solve.  I’m still sitting at 14 of my 35 goals accomplished and I’m determined to get as many as possible before December 31.   

With my knee and other body parts still recovering from the grueling day, I needed a way to continue my progress while allowing my body a chance to recover.  Luckily, I had just the solution on the calendar:  a guys' golf weekend!

Let’s take a look at the weekend while also taking a step back and considering how my guys' weekends have evolved over the last 15 years.  

Phase I:  Every Night is Like Spring Break

This guys’ weekend phase is not terribly complicated to summarize; everything revolves around nightlife.  Staying out until 4am is required.  Sleeping in past noon is required.  There are no exceptions.  A daytime activity is permitted only as long as said activity involves sitting at a pool or lounging on a boat.  Any other suggested activity will get you laughed out of the room and potentially left off the invite list for the next trip.  

In fact, out of about 342,000 guys’ weekends I was involved with in my early 20s, I think this is the only picture ever taken during the day.  Maybe it should be in a museum.

So, given nothing happens during the day, I’m sure you’re curious what the nights are like.  Well, based on my gigantic sample size, I can confidently break down nights in this phase into 4 possibilities:

1.      Sports Argument Night – These typically happen after visiting every bar imaginable and finally realizing the entire city has decided to stay in and watch a movie.  The night just wasn’t meant to be so the group transitions into a random sports argument to help pass the time.  You’d be surprised how long and heated a discussion can become over whether Tiger or Jordan is more famous…

2.      Fight Night – On these nights, you can feel feistiness in the air.  Arguments keep popping up everywhere.  Generally, the verbal sparring is due to super critical incidents like accidentally bumping into someone in a crowded bar, fighting over a cab, or not getting a drink fast enough.  I won’t put 100% of the blame on tequila, but will mention that the correlation of fights breaking out and tequila being involved is roughly the same as the correlation between water boiling and heat being involved.

3.      Marathon Night – Marathons are those nights when the later it gets, the more it feels like you’re just getting started.  I’m just realizing that calling this category “Marathon” makes no sense.  I’m pretty sure it’s actually the opposite of how you would feel during a Marathon.  Whatever.  I meant that the night somehow just flies by…usually going something like this:

o   Step 1.  Go out for happy hour at 5pm.

o   Step 2.  Have a great time for next 10 hours.

o   Step 3.  Look at watch in disbelief as it reads 3am.

o   Step 4.  Check time with at least 6 other people and refuse to believe all of them.

o   Step 5.  Get mad at bouncer for telling you it’s last call. 

o   Step 6.  Go home and sleep for the next 37 hours

4.      Crowd Chanting Your Name Night–  Here is a good rule of thumb:  if the crowd starts chanting your name at a bar, you’ve done something right.  Maybe you were a stud on the mechanical bull.  Maybe you ripped off your shirt at just the right time.  Maybe you invented a dance move that quickly turned into a flash mob.  Or maybe you chugged a beer faster than Physics says is possible.  No matter what the reason, these nights are all about making mom and dad proud.

Phase II:  The Golf Weekend

In this phase, guys tend to mature immensely.  Our decision-making drastically improves and we have less meathead moments.  We realize we are grown, responsible adults so always behave as such.

HAHAHAHA!!  Sorry, I couldn’t keep typing like that with a straight face.  

The truth is that only one thing changes is this phase:  our ability to consume alcohol on consecutive nights drastically decreases from phase I.  

Because of this limitation, our bodies have forced us to make the weekend about more than just the nightlife.  Enter Golf as the generally accepted daytime solution.

For the last few years, I’ve been getting together with a group of business school friends for a golf weekend.  This year the destination was Austin, Texas.  

Of course, the weekend took on additional meaning this year as I also have 5 golf related goals from Schmeis35for35.  2 of the goals (juggling 3 balls in my hands for 20 seconds and juggling a golf ball on my club for 20 seconds) have already been accomplished.  That left 3 goals for me to attempt going into the weekend:

1     - Shoot a round of golf at 75 or under

2     - Eagle a par 5

3     - Hit a 300 yard drive

Since the majority of Americans can’t stand to watch professional golf on TV, I’ll assume you couldn’t care less about reading the play-by-play on my blog.  I’ll just say that 8 of us played 3 rounds of Ryder Cup style golf on amazing courses around Austin.  I’ll share some pics and also let you know the outcome of my 3 goals.

 

As for the first goal of shooting a 75, I wasn’t even close.  The obvious reason for failing is I’m not playing nearly enough to shoot that low of a score.  I would prefer, however, to use the excuse that the Ryder Cup style format didn’t lend itself to individual scoring so I didn’t have the opportunity.  Yeah, let’s go with that one.  

As for the 2^nd goal, I also had no success with making Eagle on a par 5.  I did hit two par 5s in 2 shots, but badly missed the Eagle putt in both instances.  In fact, I embarrassingly 3 putted for par in both cases.  Hey, never leave an Eagle putt short.

As for the 3^rd goal, I finally found success so all was not lost.  I blasted several big drives including a beauty down the pipe at a 370 yard par 4 where I had just 58 yards left.  In addition to the witnesses in the group, we also measured it from the tee to where the drive ended up with GPS.  Here was the pic…it’s as close to proof as possible for the 300 yard drive.

                                    

Boom...312 yards!  At least I got that one.  That puts me up to 15 goals now for the year…moving right along.

Phase III…Father and Son

The weekend following my guys’ golf trip, Sue went to Jamaica for a friend’s wedding.  Her departure left Grant and me alone to hold down the fort.  It was Guys’ Weekend Part Deux! 

Now, most people think I’m crazy when they hear I spent 3 days with a 2 month old while mommy was 1000 miles away.   But how would anyone not want to take care of this little guy?

  

So would my weekend be turned upside down?  Hardly.  In fact, Grant and I pretty much did what any guys would do…

First, we sat down to watch some basketball and football.

After a nice afternoon of sports on TV, we were ready for some lunch.  Sue had pumped for weeks prior to the trip to make sure I had enough milk to feed him.  He ate from the bottle great and I was pleased by his burping ability as well.  He always had this hilarious look on his face when I burped him.

Following a big meal, it was obviously time for a nap.  

Based on the picture, he still has a lot of learning to do in this area.  For someone who pretty much sleeps all day, he was amazingly bad at napping when I was tired.

After waking up, we spent some time practicing saying “hello.”  For the last couple of days, he’s been trying really hard to say his first words.  I think he’s said hello pretty clearly a few times but it could just be my huge bias from being his Dad. 

In any event, here is a video of him practicing his “hello.”   The one at the 10 seconds mark is clearly the best, but there have been even better ones off camera.  Not bad for a 2 month old!

Did you see that cheesy smile on my face?  

I could go with my best guy friends to Vegas or Miami and never get a smile anywhere near that big.  I could shoot a 75, eagle a par 5, or accomplish all 35 of my goals and not duplicate that grin.

That smile is only possible from one source.

That was a smile of a very proud Dad hearing his son say his first word.

…and that’s a guys’ weekend I’ll never forget.

Schmeis