About Shelby 

Some people wanted to know what kind of nerdo owned this site - so here's a bit about me.

So where do I start - how about the basics.  I was born December 4th, 1969 in New Mexico and  I currently live in Texas.  I am remarried to a wonderful woman, Tonya, and her son Trevor lives with us.  Our daughter Savanna was born Aug 31, 2007 and Allison was born Oct 6, 2009.  I'm 5' 9-1/2" and weigh....oh, who cares - that's not important, just know that I worked long and hard to get the beer belly I now have.  Most people strive for the "6-pack abs" - to hell with that, I've got the "Kegger" abs.   I consider myself to be a pretty darn good cook, and I think others can attest to that as well as all of my cookouts have been a success.  My turn ons include....well, you'll have to wait on that one - can't go too in depth just yet.

Taking a cue from David Letterman, I've made a few rough Top Ten lists of some of my favorite and least favorite things below - some are very sappy and some are a little embarrassing, so no smart ass remarks since I'm acknowledging it already.  I will never be able to cover everything, so if you have a question or suggestion, send me an email.  And as you can see below, I'm a simple guy who likes simple pleasures, I'm versatile with a wide range of interests, and it doesn't take much to entertain or please me.

FAVORITE MOVIES

1. Grease (is the word!)

2. Purple Rain

3. Best in Show

4. Back to the Future series

5. Any by the Zuckers (Airplane, Top Secret, Kentucky Fried Movie, Naked Gun, etc.)

6. Toy Story 1 & 2

7. Swingers

8. Kevin Smith Movies

9. Zoolander

10. Star Wars movies

FAVORITE CURRENT TV SHOWS

1. The Office

2. NCIS

3. Law & Order: SVU

4. Family Guy

5. The Mentalist

6. Burn Notice

7. 24

8. Chuck

9. Lost

10. Friday Night Lights

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS

1. DUKE BLUE DEVILS BASKETBALL (There's nothing better!)

2. U. Texas Longhorns Football

3. U. Texas Longhorns Basketball

4. Dallas Mavericks

5. Dallas Cowboys

6. Texas Rangers

7. SMU Mustangs Basketball

8. Chicago Cubs

9. Atlanta Braves

10. St. Louis Rams

LEAST FAVORITE SPORTS TEAMS

tie-1. New York Yankees

tie-1. Los Angeles Lakers

tie-1. Oakland Raiders

tie-1. North Carolina Tar Heels

tie-1. New York Giants

tie-1. New York Mets

tie-1. Washington Redskins

tie-1. New York Knicks

tie-1. ANY team from Notre Dame

tie-1. Los Angeles Dodgers

FAVORITE MUSICIANS

1. Prince (Prince Rules - inside joke)

2. Jimmy Buffett

3. Beastie Boys

4. Pearl Jam/Nirvana/Alice in Chains

5. Wham/George Michael (YES - even though he's gay!)

6. Nelly

7. Eagles

8. Jerry Reed

9. Eminem/Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg

10. Nine Inch Nails

FAVORITE FOODS

1. Mexican - just about anything Mexican.

2. Hot Wings

3. Anything I cook on the grill

4. Seafood

5. Cajun

6. Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers

7. Pork Chops

8. Pizza

9. Potatoes

10. Ice Cream

LEAST FAVORITE FOODS

1. Liver

2. Raw Bell Peppers

3. Potato salad

4. Cole Slaw

5. Cabbage

6. Brussels Sprouts

7. Anchovies

8. Stuff that's not really food, but sold as food to health nuts.

9. Rice Cakes

10. McDonald's burgers

FAVORITE WEB SITES

1. My site (shameless self-promotion)

2. Bracketwag.com

3. facebook

4. Yahoo - a little bit of everything

5. eBay - anything you need you can find here

6. The Weather Channel - I'm a weather nut

7. Truth or Fiction.com - check out web rumors and urban legends here.

8. Deadspin.com

9. MySpace.com

10. The Onion - all of the news NOT fit to print.

FAVORITE NOVELS

1. The Stand - Stephen King

2. It - Stephen King

3. Pet Sematary - Stephen King

4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S. Thompson

5. The Firm - John Grisham

6. The Pelican Brief - John Grisham

7. Needful Things - Stephen King

8. Watchers - Dean Koontz

9. Fear Nothing - Dean Koontz

10. Fire Starter - Stephen King

(as you can tell, I don't read much)

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

1. Beer (MMMMmmmmmmm beer)

2. Scotch and Water or Soda

3. Dirty Martini

4. Whiskey and Coke

5. Bourbon and Coke

6. Margarita

7. Tequila Shots

8. Jaeger Blaster (Jaeger & Red Bull)

9. Sex on the Beach

10. Screwdriver/Salty Dog

Well, there you have it.  This can't possibly tell you everything about me, but it might answer a few questions and give you some insight into who I am....scary isn't it?  There are some things I left out, and I will add more as I think about them, but this is good for now. 

Remember, if you want to know any more about me, just ask.