Yougoogling

verb
1. The art of speaking at a funeral
2. Seeing how famous you are on the internet




In my spare time this week I learned what  my status was on Google. Type in Mitch Winn and the number one image that comes up is yours truly giving a “hi-yah” to a mouser. I then did Alixa – who is only on the Internet because of me as a Winn, but does have a few things on there from her past life as Alix Hegewald. Jarom has a boatload of stuff, from lacrosse box scores and articles throughout his career to high school band stuff (for those who did not know, he used to be a huge loser.) I tried unsuccessfully to find some records of Alix’s Georgia State swim title, to no avail. However, I was able to find some other swim records online. Skyline Swim Club, where Jarom and his siblings swam every summer has their records posted. Sadly, Jarom was never good or lucky enough to get one. Jason and Nathan are both still on the list, thanks to the three other people on their relay teams. And in case anyone cares, M. Iffland is definitely the best female swimmer to ever come out of that place, as she owns about half the records on the board.

Jarom also learned something this week. The front porch of our apartment is part of some sort of slug migration route. We know this because every night you can go outside and see between one and four of them crossing our welcome mat. We think that they may enjoy the feel of the surface on their slimy underbellies, because they tend to hang out for awhile, and in the morning you can see their figure eight trails left behind in slime. Jarom had heard that salt and slugs don’t mix, but had never seen this phenomenon first hand, so he gave it a shot, and sure enough, they shrivel up like an old man. We haven’t seen any slugs the past few days, so we are wondering if the rest of them have heard about the incident and are staying away to protect themselves.




The Winn family would like to recommend a book to anyone who might be interested: The Blind Side. It tells the story of Michael Oher, a kid from Memphis who grew up on the streets, got adopted by some rich white folk who don’t like Mormons and is currently the left tackle for Ole Miss and will be playing in the NFL next year. Alixa wants nothing more than to meet him because she thinks the story is so cool. A very heartwarming story that also talks a lot about football, so boys and girls should enjoy it.