Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Peculiar World of Mike Shelton

There is a long list of reasons why "peculiar" is my adjective of choice when it comes to describing my friend Mike. Here's the short list from last weekend:

  • After driving through the night to San Antonio with family in tow, Mike spent 4 hours buying and selling Final Four tickets on the street.
  • He called his time spent watching basketball with his wife the "best 5 hours of our marriage." (Keep in mind they have shared a wedding, a honeymoon, and the birth of two children)
  • After KU won the NCAA championship, he stayed up until 2:30am watching the exact same episode of Sports Center 4 consecutive times to see highlights and commentary.
  • After the late night, he awoke at 7:00am the next morning to re-watch the entire basketball game.
  • I missed the game. Mike felt compelled to give me a verbal replay of the event and literally started crying while describing the coach's locker room speech.

Like I said...that's the short list. Very short.

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