Dirk Hayhurst's Blog
Words and thoughts still trying to make it to the big leagues...2012: No Fortunes Needed
A few days ago I was catching up with a friend over lunch at PF Chang's. As usual, the food was delicious. Lettuce wraps WILL be in heaven, by the way. After we finished eating and visiting, we paid and received our parting fortune cookies. My friend cracked hers...
One More App For 2011: SingFit
I'm so excited to share today's blogpost with you! A few weeks back I was contacted by Rachel Tubman of Musical Health Technologies. Rachel had read my "12 Apps of Christmas" series and asked if I would consider reviewing one more app...one that she and her brother...
2011: The Year Of My B.L.O.G.
In August 2011 I set out to start a blog. With the help of my in-house guru, support from the Online Zen community (I heart you Kat Fulton), and a very special logo, I shared my first blog post on September 1, 2011! Since then, it's been oodles of grooooovy fun...
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year
This year my whole family participated in recording a Christmas inspired CD for the grandparents. My husband's favorite track is below. Here's hoping YOUR Christmas and New Year's is both merry and bright, From all of us at the...
That Is So Show
The following is a rough excerpt from a coming book not yet titled. Chapter XX We flew back to Vegas on a Southwest evening flight. Almost all of our flights around the PCL were Southwest since the airline had a major hub in Vegas. The Casinos drew so...
God Told Tim Tebow To Tell Me To Write This…
In a recent talk with a friend, the subject of the great Tim Tebow came up. No, no, not his amazing football season this year. I don’t pay attention to football whatsoever, so trying to talk about the mechanics of the game with me would be a fruitless endeavor....
My First Voice Over
On Thursday I got to do my first NPR voice over for a commentary I wrote about the unknowns of being a free agent. It aired this morning on It’s Only A Game. I get the question of what team I’ll be playing for, where, and if I’ll be playing at all a lot. Often I have...
The Xylo Diaries. Musical Dog.
Last night my wife and I made an amazing discovery about our dog: he's a concert grade pianist... Maybe not. At least it sounds better than the noise he makes when he licks himself.
PED Immunity &The Game Fans Really Want
Yesterday, during a radio interview, I was asked how, from a player’s perspective, the new drug testing policies set forth in the mid 2000’s have impacted the way players think about using PEDs. For starters, the game is cleaner. It really is. I know that guys popping...
The Xylo Diaries. Seat Belts VS Zombies
“We’d love to bring him down to visit you, but we need him more comfortable with traveling in the car first,” I say, sincerely this time, patting Xylo on the head as I speak. I had to pull him into to range of the laptop’s camera so he could fit in the shot of the...
Ryan Braun, And Why It Wont Matter In a Year.
I’m sorry Ryan Braun, but no player who has appealed a positive test has ever had their case overturned. Things aren’t looking good for you, your reputation, and, depending on what and how much you took, the size of your testicles. I’m not saying you did it, but just...
Pujols, Moore, and Fickel Fans.
Now that shock of Pujols leaving the Cardinals has started to sink in, we have to ask ourselves if the Angles are going to get all one quarter of a billion dollars of their money’s worth from the deal? Albert is unquestionably one of the game’s premier talents, but,...