Happy New Year/Decade!

The end of this year, is also a beginning, not just of a new year, but a new DECADE!!

Let's recall the 2000's

My Dad!

 

 Here is my Father. His name is John S. Walk. He is seen here in his natural environment. A Golf Course!

Olivia's Christmas visit

Emmitt Smith is MY Cowboy!

I love Emmitt Smith! To me he is the greatest Cowboy. Nothing but class on and off the field. He is GREAT. In 2010 he will be eligible for the Hall of Fame! He will go in on the first ballot at the head of his class. Why? I'll tell you why...

Smith is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, having amassed 16,276 yards during his 14 seasons in the league after surpassing the late Walter Payton. Smith is also a three-time Super Bowl champion (1993, 1994 and 1996) and the only player in NFL history to win the Super Bowl, Super Bowl MVP award and the NFL MVP award in the same season (1993).

Smith also holds the NFL record for career rushing touchdowns (155) and was named to the Pro Bowl eight times. The Cowboys selected Smith in the first round (17th overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft.

On September 19, 2005, Smith was added to the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor along with his former teammates Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. Smith is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Texas Sports Hall of Fame and Florida Sports Hall of Fame. As mentioned, Smith will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

Emmitt starred collegiately at the University of Florida where he set 58 school records in his three years along with earning All-American honors and including being named the 1989 SEC Player of the Year.

In keeping a promise to his mom, Smith returned to Florida to earn his college degree in 1996.

Three days before Super Bowl XXXIX in February 2005, Smith announced his retirement from the NFL. He was released by the Arizona Cardinals and signed a one day contract for no money with the Dallas Cowboys – after which he immediately retired as a Cowboy, the team he played for from 1990 to 2002.



Check out these stats!

*first player in NFL history to have five consecutive seasons with over 1,400 rushing yards.
*He had seven straight 10-touchdown seasons to start his career (along with Jim Brown, and LaDainian Tomlinson).
*first player in NFL history with 11 consecutive 1,000 yard seasons.
*first running back to post 11 1,000-yard rushing seasons in a career.
*He is the NFL's all-time leader in rushing attempts with 4,409.
*holds the NFL record in career rushing yards with 18,355, breaking the previous record held by Walter Payton.
*He leads all running backs with 164 career rushing touchdowns (his 175 total touchdowns ranks him second only to Jerry Rice's 207 touchdowns).
*The sum of his rushing yards, receiving yards (3,224) and fumble return yards (-15), gave him a total of 21,564 yards from the line of scrimmage, making him one of only four players in NFL history to eclipse the 21,000-combined yards mark.
*has the most post-season rushing touchdowns (19)
*has the most consecutive post-season games with a rushing touchdown (9)
*has the most post-season 100-yard rushing games (7).
*has the most post-season rushing yards (1,586 yards)
*shares the total playoff touchdown mark of 21 with Thurman Thomas.
*won three Super Bowl rings.
*rushed for over 100 yards in two Superbowl games
*received the Super Bowl MVP award for Super Bowl XXVIII, becoming the only Cowboys running back ever to win the award out of all their Super Bowl wins.
*is one of only five NFL players who have amassed over 10,000 career-rushing yards and 400 career receptions.
*He and Jerry Rice are the only two non-kickers to score 1000 points in a career.

WOW!!!

Merry Christmas to ALL!

Me and Bruce say... Merry Christmas to everyone!

C'Mon let's go!

So you wanna go? Let's go. I'll drive. I got a full tank of gas. Some good tunes... so let's go.

Cowboy Commentary by John Walk

Here is an excellent piece about the current state of the Cowboys! This was written by John S. "Mr. Cowboy" Walk... he has been in the trenches since 1960. He's seen ups and downs. Here it is:

I know it's easy to jump on Romo's back after a loss...but he just didn't play good enough to win. I saw Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb do exactly that Sunday night against the Giants. You can easily see what a winning Quarterback must have, fire in the belly, composure and extreme need to make it happen. Jason Garrett calls the offensive plays like he's still playing quarterback, which he didn't do very well. To Jason the long pass down the middle is so risky he seldom calls it. Obviously, Garrett is showing all of us, including Romo, that he has no confidence in Romo's ability to complete a pass longer than twelve yards. Our Cowboy players need to get over this 'America's Team' business and get back to proving they deserve the title. Forget all the buffoonery and celebrating after making a decent play...especially when your losing. The time to celebrate is in the locker room after the game. I want to see more individual commitment toward winning. When Tony Romo decided to celebrate Thanksgiving in Las Vegas, following the Dallas win over Oakland, it confirmed my fear that he's just an immature playboy financing his night clubbing, gambling, chasing women and golf by playing football. All you have to do is compare Romo's off the field lifestyle with players like Peyton Manning, Bret Favre, Drew Brees, and Donovan McNabb. Romo does not fit on that list. Another main ingredient of a winning team is discipline...the Dallas Cowboys are sorely lacking in that area. I saw some temper in Jerry Jones's reaction to Sunday's loss...maybe he will build a fire under the Dallas Cowboy coaching staff. When players screw up...bench them so they can sit in their own stink and think about it. If they see themselves as entertainers and the fans as paid customers to enjoy their childish theatrics...bench them or let them quit and get their own TV show. We're trying to win football games...not entertain people with cute moves, outbursts of pretended anger and monkey stomping. Put kicker Nick Folk on IR and pick up another field goal kicker, maybe an older player in the twilight of his career. Then, let Folk try to win the position back again next year. There are way too many other areas on the team which need attention, but not getting it. Here's something for the Dallas Cowboys to ruminate on during the week...winning isn't everything, it's the only thing. That's why you're out there...to win...not to act like clowns or frolicking children at a birthday party. Dangit...you're not entertainers, you're professional football athletes. Act like it! Another thing missing this year with the Dallas Cowboys is heart! When you have heart...you have courage. When you have courage you get the job done. Even the cowardly Lion in the wizard of Oz knew that and got the problem fixed. Next week we play New Orleans. What a perfect occasion to turn everything around and get back on the winning track!

Well said Pop!!! I couldn't agree more!!!

Walk's Art Realm

Here is a blog I made to check out some of my artwork. Hope you enjoy it!

http://walks-art-realm.blogspot.com/

Dad got his Christmas lights up!

Yesterday we put up the Christmas lights. It was a tad cold, but not too bad. We were swarming all over the place. Ha ha!

We started around 11:00 or so and with a few breaks here and there we finished up about 5:30.

All for the Christmas spirit!!!

Here's some more pix:





Tis the season, baby!!!