Brian Howe

So today I laid on a doctor’s office table and got this warm gel put on my stomach and then a nurse moved a device around my stomach…they didn’t find a baby. They did take some pics of my liver which seemed fairly interesting and I will hopefully get some positive results back that say my enzymes were just having a bad day when I had blood work done a couple weeks ago. I actually went to the doctor last week for the first time in 10 years…hence a bunch of tests and other doctor’s I have to go and visit. I will write more about that experience next week. I have a new appreciation for the stuff my wife has had to go through over the past couple of months, I’m just glad that there wasn’t a kid in there. 

I love Seth Godin’s Blog…seriously I have a problem. I am addicted to it. His quirky humor and visionary anecdotes about marketing and sales keep me coming back for more. I came across a post that I thought was definitely worth your read. The post is called “The Power of Remarkable” and you can check it out here. 

After reading the post, what is so remarkable about your company, church, or life that keep people coming back for more? Do socks really have to match? What do you think?

Last night after hitting the gym for a crazy shoulder work out and then painting a wall at our CP location (shout out to all the people making CP into a sweet looking place where people kind find God) I headed over to Buddy’s house to join a bunch of the guys from our staff to partake in our annual NBA Finals viewing. Buddy up’d the event this year by adding different Basketball events at the end of each quarter and at halftime complete with Gift Cards for the winners. Now, Buddy always claims to be undefeated at Horse on his homecourt…well let’s just say I have a Best Buy gift card that states otherwise. Yeah Baby.

I remember 5 years ago when I was talking with Buddy about joining the Northway team, I remember him specifically saying that Basketball skills were one of the requirements to be on the team…Ummm we must not be stating that in our interview process anymore because as much as I love the guys on our staff, we might have the worst collection of hoop players on any staff in America…well maybe not the worst but definitely the most humorous. I can’t remember the last time I laughed that hard. 

The Celtics looked unreal last night and I am excited for them…it was cool to see Paul Pierce win a title after sticking with the same team for all the years he has…Ray Allen is a classy dude and Garnett well he had the most interesting interview after a finals victory ever…all I could understand was something about his mom and someone named Peanut.

Tonight I am hitting up Yankee Stadium…I don’t like that Yanks, in fact I love the Sox which means that even if I wanted to like the Yanks I couldn’t. I did however want to see a game in Yankee Stadium before they tear it down and open their new park next year. 

• Friday night we went up to Lake George…I love that we live so close to touristy spots. Sometimes I take that for granted. God’s creation is unreal.
• I went golfing Saturday morning…I love golfing more then it loves me…had a ton of fun inspite of my score.
• Today is my first father’s day being a dad…well I guess it’s not really an offical holiday for me quite yet. However even though I won’t be able to hold my little girl for another month the fact of the matter is that she has already cost me a bunch of money so I think I am gonna go ahead and take this as my first Father’s Day.
• Today was awesome…steak, my wife and I both sitting on the edge of the couch as Tiger made a crazy put to force a playoff in the U.S.Open and the NBA Finals just came on.
• We continued One Prayer today and Ed Young brought it…I mean brought it…WAKE UP CHURCH…wow. God spoke to me big time today.
• My Dad freaking rocks…over the years our relationship has grown a ton. We are pretty much the same people however he’s got me on the wisdom thing. His wisdom is unreal. I love you man and I can’t wait to watch you in action as a grandpa.
• I am back to blogging this week…sorry for the break but it was needed.
• Happy Father’s Day…I really think it is the most under the radar holiday on the calendar.