HOWDY Interlocking BU

I know - I know - It has been way too long. My excuse is that I don't like to post without pictures and I got a new computer in late July and can't find the program to pull my pics off the camera. So, here is a quick and easy update for the past two and a half months:

Late July 2008

The BU Board of Regents had the courage to fire an ego-centric, selfish man who served (and I use that term lightly) as BU's president for just over two years. His only achievement was to unite the faculty and staff on one issue: he had to go. God's word is true - you reap what you sow.

Long Live the Interlocking BU!

August 2008

We pulled off the biggest Move In project of my tenure in the third week of August...3100 students in 10 hours over two days...complete with traffic patterns, 100 degree heat, safety vests, loaded down suburbans, and all the anxious parents you can ask for...with misty eyes looking back in the rearview mirrors. Over 2400 volunteers hauled stuff up six floors (12 flights) and all is well at BU with the second largest class in history.

September 2008

John McCain has the courage to tag Sarah Heath Palin to be his running mate for the 2008 Presidential Elections. I can't say I was ever excited about John McCain although I do think of him as an American hero who does not put himself before others. I read "A Nightingale's Song" which is the story of 5 guys who all graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis and how their lives each followed a path of leadership. Some resopnded with integrity, others wasted their opportunities. All this to say, McCain has made the most of his and I am most impressed with Cindy, his wife, who has used her wealth to serve others all around the world.



Sarah Palin has impressed me with her candid talk and her seemingly unshakable faith, charisma, confidence, and consistent demonstrations of grace. I am praying for God's light to shine brightly in this election time...to illuminate the truth and to expose the lies. I am excited about this ticket and know that God is in control, no matter what happens in the next 3 weeks.


On a lighter note, I went to the Big 12 & Friends Conference for Recreation Directors in Norman, OK. We started the conference with a golf tournament that my team won and I won the long-drive contest...yeah for playing from the red tees! Below you will see me with my winning teammates: Garry Armstrong (OU), Zane Carlson (Cybex rep - former BU Baseball pitcher), and Dennis Corrington (TAMU). On another note, more later, coming off a 15' putt on an elevated green, I stepped down on my right leg to find instability and finally face plant. This would lead to a lateral meniscus tear to be repaired in October.

October 2008

Three big things so far:

First and most important, Walker Paul Williams turned ONE on the sixth. He is such a sweet little man. He was born here in Waco and came home to the Ponderosa for about three months. We spent many early mornings cuddling and napping and praying together. He now lives on the coast of Mississippi and I am going to visit him in less than a month. He is all boy - like his dad and has a sweet demeanor - like his mom. I can't wait to give that boy a squeeze.

Second my long-time friend and vice president, Dr. Dub Oliver resigned from Baylor to be the president of ETBU (East Texas Baptist University) beginning June 1. It will be a great loss for Baylor, a long goodbye, and a terrific gain for ETBU. We commuted to complete our PhD's together back and forth to TAMU burning up Highway 6. I am grateful for our time together and wish him all the best as he expands his impact to more students than ever before.



Finally, yesterday, I had my lateral meniscus repaired with an arthroscope done by Dr. JP Bramhall. He did the reconstruction on my left knee about 12 years ago. Then he scoped out the scar tissue on that same knee about 4 years ago. I am grateful for his expertise, his professionalism, and his friendship as a fellow believer. We have a fun tradition because he is the team Dr. for the Fightin' Texas Aggie football team and I work on the BU sidelines: we always meet each other at mid-field (like head coaches) to say "howdy" after the BU v. TAMU football games. I am confident that his work this time will give me many more years of activity without pain...until the next time.