Basketball

We are playing in a new league this year called the "East Valley Thunder". It is really only for Queen Creek and San Tan Valley kids. There are some Higly and Gilbert kids too. All the games are local so that's nice. I decided to coach Drew and Sky's team. We started practicing and have a pretty good team. Only practice two nights a week and then games on Saturday. Katy wanted to play to so I signed her up. Games start this Saturday. However they still hadn't called us on a coach for Katy. I was getting worried. Sunday an Email came from the league saying that they still needed coaches. Yikes. Stacy looked at me and I at her and we knew what to do. So instead of Katy not playing I get to coach a second team. This will be interesting. Katy isn't that experianced at basketball. She's the only girl on the team and she's never been coached by mean coach Ben in Basketball. We'll see how this goes. Two teams will be tough, my easy two nights a week has now turned into four.

Blog Change

With Facebook, Twitter, Linked in and a blog I got my "social network" on lock. I think I'm crazy to not segregate. So if you read my blog well, cool. But it's gonna change.

See I'm Cybil a bit. I have "Professional Ben" where I am a Manager of Projects for IT at Honeywell. That puts food on the table pays for Mt Dew and basically keeps kids happy. I also have "Coach Ben", he's the guy that coaches every sport year around from HS football to coach pitch softball, to high level basketball to 3 year olds t-ball. Then there is "Phycho Ben", he's the one that dwells on the negative of the world, to the depressed, crazy, thinks everyone is weird and wrong. Also likes politics as long as he can stay on the fringe and just make fun of it. I also have "Brother Ben" who is very dedicated to his religion, his spirtual side, being a Dad, husband and best friend who will do whatever is needed.

So there are very distinct "people" in my person. So this is how its gonna be: Facebook, that's Brother Ben, the dad, friend and normal Ben, Twitter - Phycho Ben, Linked In: Professional Ben, and This Blog will be Coach Ben.

So kinghornet.blogspot.com will be for my kids and their sports and any other coaching I end up dowing. I'm gonna do game reports, funny things about sports and kids and even some advise to the parent coaches out there. I've had a lot of experiance and want to share, even if very few folks will actually benefit. Maybe some one will or maybe I'll start a trend.

twitter: azbenj
facebook: facebook.com/azbenj
linked in: Benjamin Johnson (ben@gotsting.com)
blogspot: (well you are here right?)

Favorite Time of Year

Well we went to California for a quick 2 night vacation. We camped at this RV place and rode the trolley and had one really long day at California Advernture and wore out. Drove home and are now back into life. It was worth it. Gas, Camping, and fun at the park was about $300.00. We used our "Give a day, Get a day" vouchers and had a blast. Marly and Vance couldn't come so we missed them. Anny and Derek were great. Best choice ever was to borrow Aunt Allison's double jogging stroller. That thing is the coolest. We enjoyed our time to say the least. The only thing I was disapointed in was the swimming pool at the campground was broken. But i'm not sure we would have had time anyway. Also it was really foggy when we woke up on Tuesday so it might not have been a good "swim" time anyway.

We got back last night. I love this time of year. It's cool outside in the morning and evening and the days are nice. It's dark early and it makes me think of basketball, football and all the teams that are in their seasons. It's a good time to be outdoors in the day but under a blanket with a hot cup of soup watching a movie at night. Its getting close to the Holidays and getting closer to the end of the year. Its for sure my favorite time of year.

I went to the basketball parent meeting last night. There is a group of folks putting together a new basketball league in Queen Creek. It's called East Valley Thunder Basketball. It brought back memories when I was part of the teams that helped bring Pop Warner and Girls Softball to Queen Creek. I was just part of the groups that did this but still got a front row seat to all the issues, problems and accomplishements for each league. This new group is doing just fine too. I think that we will have a successful season.

New Look Homey

I shaved my head recently, and when I say "I" I really mean me. I shaved it. It was weird to see the really long hair falling. I did it later one evening when Stacy and Derek were the only ones up... Now Stacy did fix a few spots and trimed the edges. But it was strange to do it myself. The next morning when I got up and went strait to work no one saw me. I went to work and since I go in only about once or twice a week no one at the office said much. They figure it's not that new since they never see me. I got home and walked in and kind of forgot that no one had seen me. Tawny was by the door as I walked in and said "Hi Dad, Whoa!" and that's it. I smiled and kept heading in. I walked by Katy and she said "Hi Dad" and kept walking bearly looking up. Next was Stacy, she didn't mention it because she'd seen it. I headed into my room to drop off my bags and there was Anny. She looked at me silently like staring. I said "Hi Anny!" She smiled and said "You look silly" I laughed and gave her a kiss. Leave it to a 2 year old to blurt out exactly what they are thinking. It was too cute (and funny).

whatever

Yeah well it's been a long time since I've blogged. No reason except lazy and busy. Here are my "excuses"
1) Busy coaching two football teams both perfect just in different ways. Combs Freshmen were 0-9 and Hornets were 8-1. Both awesome love them all, but it was like living two different lives (picture twighlight zone)
2) Having 8 kids is busy...
3) Still breaking in new job - not liking it. Depressing
4) Anger managment issues. - Afraid I'd blog something inapproriate. That's what facebook is for...
5) Fail by comparison. - my blog sucks compared to others like my wife and friends
6) I enjoy blogging but not enough to make it a priority
7) I'm addicted to 3 TV shows, so other wise "down time" would be available.
8) Busy losing 25+ lbs between these last two blog posts
9) Stress makes me shut down instead of doing things like Blogging
10) No one reads it anyways.