So You Think You Can Dance......???

Ive been looking for a new job these past couple of weeks. It started when my current employer was handing out layoffs (like most of the nation) a few months ago. I begin to realize, over the last couple of days, that it wasnt that I didnt like my current job or company, but that I am more suited to work in another field. I had been wanting to get into Pharmaceutical sales ever since I was at Tech. At first, I guess you could say I was drawn in by the salary. As a pharma rep you can make a very decent living, some even make six figures...the first year! And yeah, I guess that was inticing enough for a guy that just got married, wants to start a family and tends to have a taste for the finer things in life. But as I researched more in-depth into the day to day aspects of the job, I began to notice that not only is it very similar to what I do now with L'Oreal, but that if I could only be in a field where not only is it competitive, but its very rewarding for those who have the drive. Do I strive when there is competiton? ABSOLUTELY. Have I been given a challenge, currently? NOT REALLY. The field has been given a bad rep lately, but with new regulations and laws, its starting to make a comeback. I quickly realized in '05, after I graduated that if you want to work full time in Lubbock, TX you have to be one of three things....1) in the Ag business 2) in the Medical business or 3) Lucky. Both ag and medical positions are abundant here in the 806. Amy and I love it here in Lubbock and I really feel God has us here for quite some time. (Especially if things work out and my sister and Dave move back) I am beginnning my new job search this week and have found a couple of leads into Pharamceuticals Sales. Middlebrook Pharamecutical has shown some interest in me but I am still waiting to hear from them for an interview (which are EXTREMELY difficult to get). So this is the beginning of what looks to be a very long, hard, but rewarding journey of one man in search of breaking into the buisness of pharamceutical sales. Step 1: Build a Knock out resume.....

....WELCOME BACK, KOTTER!!...

Hey all, I know I lost a few soliders because I havent updated since the turn of the millenium but, hey..I'm back!

UPDATE

1. Got married.
2. Went to Costa Rica.
3. Still have a job.
4. Looking for a new job.
5. Started a photography business. (Amy did, not me. I am more of the marketing dept.)
6. Played golf....lots of golf.
7. Got a new president. Shout out!!!

UPDATE

ok ok ok, Ill update this tonight.....What?!? I've been busy...getting married, making a home office, working, saving homeless animals. Stay tuned...

WAITING..........

Yo, so first let me tell you how hard it is for a college graduate with ample loads of experience to find a part time job. Yes, I am looking for a part time job. Well, since my day job has required less travel from me lately and I have yet to put any money down on our exotic honeymoon (3 months away from deadline), nor have I started saving for a Las Vegas Bachelor trip and the extra cash wouldnt hurt, I decided to find a weekend/night job. Well........waiting tables is the easiest and fastest way to make money. Period. Ask any server. The cold hard cash you get every night from busting your ass is so gratifying. Look, anywhere else you go, you get hired, you fill out paperwork, you train, and ohhh wait....you started on the pay week so you will get your first paycheck at the end of the month...and its the 3rd of the month!! Yeah. Not for me. Nor do I have the time. So after 2 weeks of not getting called back for interviews, I finally decided to use my connections. I am starting at The Double Nickel Steakhouse this coming Monday. I will be both a server AND a bartender. I figure if youre going to do it, do it at the nicest place in town, right? So this week I have to study and know a food menu, an extensive wine list, a martini list and again re-learn almost every drink recipe that people most commonly drink. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...............................................come see me!

Tascosa CC

I was working in the panhandle today so we arranged to play at TCC today. Great course. Looooooong. Fast greens. Enjoyed every minute of it. I am still improving for the city championship next month. Its a 3 day tournament of the best city area golfers. I am a virgin to the tournament but not the course. (I play it close to 7 times a month.) The winning player will have to shoot low 70s all three days to compete. I will not even sniff that but am more anxious to see where I stand in competitive golf and against myself for 3 days. Like I said, its more of an experience and something I can put on the resume.

Prayer Request

Nothing new tonight, just that I (Mike) am really worried about the health of a couple of people in my life and could really use some prayer...

"Test me, O Lord and try me, examine my heart and my mind, for your love is ever before me and I walk continually in your truth."
-Psalm 26:2-3

Not This Year, Buddy........

THE OPEN starts tomorrow early morning for all those golfers out there. You have to get up (or stay awake later) to catch some of the action. I wont. I will be in Abilene Thurs & Friday but will have some recorded on TiVo. This one, as you know (or don't) will be the first major without Tiger in as far back as I can remember. Everyone says this opens up the field for everyone else. (Hadn't they all before him?) Nonetheless, this will make it interesting considering there isnt really a "favorite" to win and as anyone knows, the weather at Birkdale is make or break. Its hard to root for the 10-1 odds Sergio Garcia and Phil (16-1)is still inconsistent in his majors so I guess I'll root for my dog Adam Scott (22-1). He aint American but boy can play. (He is Australian, by the way). I leave you with some facts from "Postbulletin.com"............

• WHEN, WHERE: Thursday-Sunday, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England

• COURSE FACTS: 7,173 yards, par 70. Considered the fairest of Open venues, Royal Birkdale dates back to 1889 but took its signature path between sand dunes in a 1922 overhaul by J.H. Taylor and Fred Hawtree. A 1940 Open debut was scuttled by World War II, with the course finally getting its opportunity in 1954. Peter Thomson won the first and last of his five Open crowns at Royal Birkdale, and Arnold Palmer's 1961 triumph is considered a turning point in the Open's fortunes.

• FORMAT: 72 holes, stroke play. Field cut after 36 holes to top 70 and ties. Four-hole playoff, if necessary, immediately after final round.

• FIELD: 156 players. Openings remain for this week's highest top-five finisher not yet qualified at both the John Deere Classic and Scottish Open.

• PURSE: $8.3 million at current exchange rates ($1.48 million to winner).

• DEFENDING CHAMPION: Padraig Harrington (69-73-68-67--277 at Carnoustie), beating Sergio Garcia 15-16 in a four-hole playoff.

• TELEVISION: Thursday-Friday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. (TNT). Saturday, 6-8 a.m. (TNT), 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. ABC. Sunday, 5-7 a.m. (TNT), 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ABC.

• LAST YEAR: Harrington ended Europe's eight-year major drought in nerve-wracking fashion, making up a six-shot deficit despite twice finding the Barry Burn at Carnoustie's wicked 18th. Garcia could have won with a par at No. 18, but bogeyed to trigger extra holes. Harrington quickly gained control in the playoff, opening with a birdie to the Spaniard's bogey. Until the playoff, Europeans had endured 31 empty majors since Paul Lawrie's 1999 British Open win.

• LAST TIME AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: In 1998, Mark O'Meara caught Brian Watts with a closing 68, then won the ensuing playoff to become the oldest man to claim two majors in the same year. Watts, an Oklahoman who made the Japanese Tour his home, led by two going to the final day but needed a splendid bunker save to make the playoff. O'Meara then birdied the first extra hole to gain a quick edge. Tiger Woods missed the playoff by a shot; 17-year-old Justin Rose took fourth as an amateur.

• OPEN CHAMPIONS AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Peter Thomson (1954, '65), Arnold Palmer (1961), Lee Trevino (1971), Johnny Miller (1976), Tom Watson (1983), Ian Baker-Finch (1991), Mark O'Meara (1998).

• CHANGES: All but two holes have been altered since the Open's last visit a decade ago, mostly through the addition of 20 new bunkers. Sixteen of those are fairway bunkers, tightening the driving area. Mounding also was added to seven greens, calling for more imaginative recovery shots. Royal Birkdale measures 155 yards longer than in 1998.

• FORMER CHAMPIONS IN FIELD: Tom Watson (1975, '77, '80, '82, '83), Sandy Lyle (1985), Greg Norman (1986, '93), Mark Calcavecchia (1989), John Daly (1995), Tom Lehman (1996), Justin Leonard (1997), Mark O'Meara (1998), Paul Lawrie (1999), David Duval (2001), Ernie Els (2002), Ben Curtis (2003), Todd Hamilton (2004), Padraig Harrington (2007).

• NOTEWORTHY: Plans for the Open to become the first major to conduct drug testing had to be shelved because of inadequate time this spring to educate applicants from outside the U.S. and Europe. Next month's PGA Championship now stands as the majors' first testing ground.

• QUOTE:"Someone is going to win these couple of majors British Open and PGA, and it's not Tiger Woods. How often can you say that?"