ok, maybe that's a little more excited looking than i actually am, but if it weren't monday and morning-time, i would really be excited enough for exclamation points. anyway, i saw Mark Cuban on FoxNews this morning and have decided that i am officially a fan of the man. forget the whole reviving-the-Mavs thing, this man supports our troops. and not just "i don't support the war but i support the troops" rubbish and stuff like that.
now, i did already know about his Fallen Patriot Fund, which grants money to families of US soldiers who were killed or seriously injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom; but this was the first time i've seen an actual recipient of a grant from the foundation, and that's a nice way to start a Monday morning. Cuban was on FoxNews with Mark Graunke, Jr., a Marine Staff Sergeant [uh, i typed that word 6 times before i spelled it correctly, i need a 2nd Coke] from Flower Mound, TX, who has lost numerous body parts (seriously, NUMEROUS); the Fund has granted money to him and his family, and i think that's just excellent.
and Cuban was saying nice stuff about the troops fighting for us and whatnot, which puts him high up on my list of folks now, and he has gained one more MFFL ('cause really, before, i was fan-ish, but would never have called myself a Mavs Fan For Life unless they would have agreed to get rid of squeaky shoes and slam-dunks in basketball, but now i submit to that label). go Mavs.
p.s. he has a blog, and when he's not talking about technology, i read it. oh yeah, i almost forgot! i was in the Irving Chorale until i moved, and Cuban's HDTV station taped our Christmas concert last year and put us on national TV. that makes me a national celebrity, but i'm still not going to become liberal.
My daughter is a chip off the old block...now I will be a Mavs fan for life (don't worry Stars - you're still my faves)...May God bless our military...and our President Bush.
Posted by: Bikermommy | Monday, June 21, 2004 at 11:42 AM