Vandy-U of L, lots to talk about

Vandy-U of L, lots to talk about

This article is "a lot of fluff" and really plays up a non-incident in order to raise issues that really have nothing to do with the importance of the game.

Jason Esposito hit a home run after 5+ hours and his bat landed in the wrong place-big deal. No one really cares about this except for sportwriters who don't have anything else positive to write about.

Go dig up something about Rick Pitino or Coach Cal if you want to whine or complain. Vandy and Louisville are rivals because they are both skilled and talented teams who have persevered to make it to the NCAA baseball postseason. What happened one month ago was a great game where one good team beat another-more of a championship prize-fight.

Get over the bat incident. Today is a new day.

Biotech Knowledge

I spent the past week at the University of California-San Diego campus learning the basics of the science in the biotech field. It was a great week! Being a former physicist/engineer it was a great change of pace to learn so much biology in such a short space of time, but i feel much more competent in my ability to converse with others in this field.

The time in the lab was fun too!

Voluntary Water restrictions

I read with interest this morning that we are under voluntary water restrictions within the City of Franklin. It has been a dry spring and it is not surprising that we have had these requests made, but it is unusual that we are this dry so soon in the summer.

Our city has a water issue that needs to be addressed, namely we don't have an adequate supply to keep up with the growth we have and will have. Decisions need to be made to increase this supply, either by purchasing more water from outside sources or by improving our ability to draw water from local sources like the Harpeth.

I am not an expert in this area, but I would lean toward purchasing the water from an outside source versus drawing more from local sources. I have a hard time seeing the Harpeth as a long-term solution to our water needs.

I'll watch with interest in the coming months to see how we react to this situation.

Franklin Transportation

I read with interest this morning that the upcoming budget for the City of Franklin will fund the trolley system for only the first quarter.
I have long felt that this system was not the most efficient method of providing transportation for those who most need that transportation. While it might be hard to give up this attractive vehicles, we also need to be fiscally prudent in how we provide our services.

I will continue to review this situation and I think this is a step in the right direction.

Sad day at Hawkins field

I took the family to the Vandy-Michigan game at Hawkins field to celebrate my 48th birthday. Like many there I was pretty confident that our Commodores would pull one out again.
When we left there at 9:45 last evening it was such a sad sight. Vandy, the #1 ranked team in college baseball for most of this season, lost 4-3 to a scrappy Michigan team. No excuses, Michigan came to play.

As a season ticket holder I thoroughly enjoyed this season. Watching French, Feinberg, Flaherty and Alvarez around the infield was a joy. Meingasner, Macias and Delaosa in the outfield made our defense solid. Shea Robin handled our staff of Price, Minor, Crowell, Weathers and others with skill. Hanks really came on at the end of the season and I could go on and on about this team.

Under the direction of Tim Corbin this team has raised the bar for all college athletics at Vanderbilt and I feel truly blessed to have seen them play so often this year. While there will be some of this team that leaves through graduation or the draft, I have no doubt that next years team will be just as good, if not better.

Look out SEC-Look out college baseball. The Dores have arrived!

Even though we lost the game, I felt like a winner to be part of this event!

A humbling honor

I had the opportunity to speak to the Clarksville Noon Rotary Club today. I expected to have a great time and see my long-time friend, Dr. Al Williams while there.
Wow, did he surprise me today!

Dr. Al is a 9th Level Paul Harris Fellow and he bestowed the Paul Harris award in my name today.
It was hard for me to contain my excitement at this great honor.

Dr. Al and Martha have been long time friends to our entire family and his kindness and generosity are above and beyond expectations.

I am truly blessed to have friends such as these!

On the Plains

Matthew, Gena and I are in Auburn today to visit Auburn University.
Matt is looking into the architecture and building science programs.

More on that later.

My prayers are with the Franklin Aldermen and mayor as they prepare to choose a replacement for Dennis Phillips tomorrow evening.
I know that God will lead them to a candidate who will help the board move forward.