so you think you're optimistic? yeah right!

My good friend is one of those characters that only exists in Hollywood films. You know the kind, something awful happens yet somehow, through all the horrible garbage that has piled up on top of that person life, they manage to stay positive and achieve success. We all know that we leave these films feeling all pumped up and in the back of our mind we think that the writers and directors have kept the storyline VERY VERY loosely based on a true story. It is all Hollywood hype. 

Well...I am here to say..."It really does happen".

This short film is one small story of one such character, Jonathan Miller. The full story is much longer, more awful at times and filled with unbelievable strangeness and luck (or fate). Through it all, his rose colored glasses have never been broken, chipped or even fogged-over in the slightest way. 

If you like his story, check out more over at www.outstroken.com or friend him on that Facebook thing by clickin' on his name above.

angry makes his first and final statement on the whole mess

the year was 1988

Yes, folks, it was just 30 bucks back in the day to see 6 home games at Beaver Stadium. Fresh outta high school, $30 seemed like a pretty good deal for the worst seats in the stadium (Yes, I was one of the few who went to the games to watch football!!!!). Those were great times with some great folks. My friends from that time were like family to me and some of them, though quite a distance from me now, are still my closest friends. If any of you are reading this, "I miss you". I looked up the current pricing for these same endzone freshman tickets and it has soared up to $218 for the season. I'm not sure I could part with that much dough if I were a freshman today. The seventh game of the world series is on as I type this....I worry about maxing out a credit card to have my children experience a quality sporting event in this crazy age we're in. GO STATE!