I went out today thinking that I would come home with a new paintball gun.  I figured it’d be something that would be just easy enough to pick out, buy, and take home with me.  Obviously, I didn’t know what I was talking about.

Once I got to the store, I went to the section where they sold paintball guns.  I figure that there’d only be one or two different kinds and it would take only a couple minutes to make a quick decision of which one to buy. 

Boy was I wrong.

After nearly half an hour of looking at package after package, I just really didn’t know which one would be the best one.  There didn’t seem to be any staff around, so I decided that I would go home and take a look online and make my decision from there.

Who knew that it would take so much work to choose the right paintball gun.

A couple years ago, I decided to volunteer for the Boy Scouts as a leader.  I had such a great time when I was a kid I thought that I could share my experiences with these teenagers and help them experience the same great moments that I did when I was in Boy Scouts.

This weekend, we were out at our scout camp practicing how to set up our camp for when we go on a canoe trip this summer.  Many of these kids have never really gone camping in their lives, so we just wanted to make sure that they have the proper training before we went and did the real thing.

We taught the kids how to set up their nylon tents sleep in as well as the canvas wall tents that we use as shelters.  The nylon tents were not really a problem, but they did have some difficulties setting up the canvas shelters.

I think we’re going out again in a couple weeks to practice setting up our campsite again.  We want the kids to have it perfected before we go on our canoe trip this summer.  That way, setting up camp will be quicker which will be especially important if it is raining.

While I was doing a search on my favorite basketball team on the Internet, the other day, I came across a pair of really cheap NBA tickets. It was not a game that I was planning on attending, but at that price, I could not turn it down. I bought the tickets and called my buddy to see if he was available to go to the game with me.

He was available and he nearly fainted when I told him how much the tickets had cost. We both buy NBA tickets very often and had never gotten such a good deal on tickets before, as I had gotten on these ones. It actually turned out to be a really good game, too, and I am glad that we were there to see it.

I know that, for sure, I am always going to look for NBA tickets on the Internet before I go to the stadium to buy them from now on. I am hoping to find some more really great deals. It would be so wonderful if I could find enough deals that I could manage to go to every single home game that they have this year.

Most people grow up taking some sort of music lessons.  Whether it be piano, organ, or some other instrument, most families focus on the artsy side of life.

But when I was growing up, I knew I was different.  You see, my father was an avid golfer, and each summer he would send me away to Golf school so that I could better my game.  There, I would get golf instruction from teachers that would eventually be my mentors.  From them, I learned the ins and outs of the game.

Though I have competed in many tournaments and play at least five times per week, I realize I still have room to grow.  That is why I am going to the Arizona Golf School twice over the next year to polish my already, almost perfect game.

Even though I was different than the other children, I am happy my parents chose golf for me - it is the love of my life.