urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:pressboxkid07 General thoughts on sports, girls, life, and whatever else comes to mind Doc Hancock 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:pressboxkid07:5582 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z "Soon The New Day" Talib Kweli feat. Norah Jones On Thursday afternoon after I came from school, I found out that one of my friends asked a girl that I once had an interest in during my time at Southwest to marry him.<br /><br />After being forced to deal the reality of that happening in the near future, I was asked by my friend why didn't I take advantage of a second chance with the girl when it was offered.<br /><br />The reason why that happened was because well, I realized over time that we didn't have too much in common and much like the guy that gave me advice on the book, I like girls who like sports or better than yet, can somewhat understand the difference between a basketball and a football.<br /><br />And when i decided to leave Southwest for somewhere else, possibly back to Carbondale or some school here in Memphis, I realized that there were other fish in the sea and I wanted to see what was out there.<br /><br />I know that might sound a bit harsh, but sometimes the best thing in order for you to survive and stuff is to forget about what you left behind.<br /><br />Many times I've asked myself had I gone out with the girl at Southwest, would I have even thought of a book on baseball and summer memories?<br /><br />Probably not.<br /><br />And what would have happened if Mr. Pujols had not hit that homer in Kansas City at the same time that I was milling around the concourse area of Autozone Park on May 21, 2006?<br /><br />We wouldn't be talking about one of the cutest summer stories in Memphis history.