Happy Birthday, Matt, From a Guest Blogger

Today is my birthday, and so far this week has been terrible. But my friend Doug Mize is going to lighten up the Connection Point with some memories from the past about me. Doug had the privilege (I think) of going to college and seminary with me. So he knows me as well as anyone knows me besides my immediate family. Doug shares ten things that you should ask me about. Let me go on record saying that though all of these occurrences did actually happen (except maybe number 9), I do not necessarily agree with Doug's perspective on all of them. Despite that fact, I will leave Doug's comments unedited (including spelling) Here is Doug's guest post...

Top 10 Matt Stories That Everyone Should Ask Him About
By Doug Mize

If you want to really know Matt Galloway then you deserve all the facts. Here is the pertinent info that every well-rounded member of Friendship Church ought to know.

My personal reflections written to Matt are in parenthesis.

1. Ask Matt about the time that a lady from the local Wingate College Restaurant threatened to “slap his face.” This was only the first similar threat of many to come. (Matt, she must have been a Baptist too!)

2. Ask Matt about the time he ‘convinced me’ to sneak into the New Wingate Building after hours for a visit with some friends. (Matt, it was your idea, right?)

3. Ask Matt about the time he ran the Clemson Triple Option during an intramural game and ended up with the ACL tear. (Our team was never the same after that.)

4. Ask Matt about the time one of our seminary buddies struck out on purpose for the last out during the baseball championship game because he didn’t like Matt and me removing him as the pitcher. (We had come from 5 runs down and you and I were on deck.)

5. Ask Matt about the time Tarsha and my wife were to sing the National anthem at the Minor League Baseball Game but missed it because we were late partially due to Matt’s conviction about driving his car over the speed limit. (I have ridden with you Matt and have noticed that you must have received superior revelation on this particular conviction.)

6. Ask Matt about the time that he and I played Fantasy Baseball with a roommate during our seminary years to learn that our roommate had been cheating, and Matt and I had to practice Matthew 18. ("I don’t know what you are talking about fellas.")

7. Ask Matt about the time us and the girls through (threw) a surprise birthday party for a friend that walked through the door mad and then left while slamming the door right in the middle of us singing Happy Birthday to You. (And many mooore!) (Doug, I think it was because we confronted him on his cheating.)

8. Ask Matt about the time that some demon processed man called us at Wingate and kept us up the rest of the night on Halloween. (What were we thinking?)(I believe Doug meant "demon-possessed")

9. Ask Matt about the time he blew his top at me because I kept dominating him at some stupid balloon game we played at our college apartment. (Matt, I would have acted the same way if I kept getting drubbed like you did.)

10. Ask Matt about the time that he drug me to meet this new girl Tarsha and her friend Janet in Chapel Hill after they had been to a Garth Brooks Concert. As I recall, I was pretty much a party pooper that night. But hey, I got a hot wife out of the deal, minus the black hat. (Thanks Matt…You are still the man for that one!)