Making My Dream Come True

Let me write out here what you are going to think before you think it:

"Luke, another website to keep up with? You're killin' me."

Let me explain myself.

It would be a dream come true for me to work for a newspaper/magazine/website one day as a sports beat writer. Realistically, my English degree from Macon State College will (hopefully) land me an ordinary job that will pay the bills- nothing fancy. So, this is why I say being a sports beat writer would be a "dream come true." Needless to say, I'm not expecting it. Plus, Mark Bowman (sports beat writer for http://www.braves.com/) seems to have established himself well there.

In my 22 plus years of being around, I've wanted to be a great variety of things. We all say it- "When I grow up, I want to be a _______." Let's see here... I've wanted to be a rock star, a movie star, a preacher, a comedian... the list can go on and on. Heck, I'll admit that I've even wanted to be a doctor. As I've grown a little older, my dreams began to evolve into something a little more realistic. For instance, those of you who keep up with me know that I've changed my course of study in college about a thousand times in the past four years. The many dreams I had as a kid slowly faded away when I entered college back in 2004 and soon after I began to wonder to myself, "Luke, really, what the heck are you gonna end up doing?"

I can finally give you curious ones (which I'm sure are slim to none) a concrete answer. I will graduate in the Spring of 2009 with a B.A. in English at Macon State College. Now, I can assure you that I won't take Mark Bowman's job with the Atlanta Braves, but it sure would be a dream come true.

So, to begin practicing for my "dream" job, I plan to cover your own Atlanta Braves. Now, even though I'm not a professional sports beat writer, I can assure you that my facts will be accurate and the stories will be entertaining, whether you are a Braves fan or not. So please stop by for all of your Atlanta Braves news. I can't promise that I will daily write as a real, hired beat writer would, but I will write as much I can. Mind you, I do need to work on graduating.

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(In all seriousness, your future thoughts and/or responses to my stories will be much appreciated.)

Check back soon, Braves fans!