We don’t have to talk politics all the time…right?!
The Fighting Illini Baseball Team had an outstanding 2005 season, but was pretty much overshadowed by an unbelievable basketball team. In fact, the baseball team just now received their Big Ten championship rings during a television timeout of the Illinois-Purdue basketball game on Saturday. Even with the long wait, the Illini fans gave a well-deserved, standing ovation to the 2005 Baseball Team.
My parents and I were some of the proudest fans.
After being admitted to the Engineering School, my brother, Joel, walked on to the team as a pitcher last year. He’s bigger, smarter and better looking than me, but as the only lawyer in the family, I’m guaranteed to be his agent if he ever makes the big leagues. Until then, he’s got major bling* for wearing around campus.
(*The term “bling-bling” was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary in early 2003. According to its strict definition, bling-bling is the wearing of expensive and ostentatious jewelry or clothing. It is also the phrase for showy street fashion, tasteless as that fashion may be.)
Go Illini! ...and congrats, Bro!
