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#82, diabetes, Holly Michael, influencer, Jake Byrne, Klout, marcel jones, New Orleans Saints, NFL, rookie, Social Media, type 1 diabetes, Unicorns
It’d be nice if writers could just write and not have to be twisted around the tumultuous crazy social media kaleidoscope. I blog. I Facebook. I tweet. I LinkIn. I Pinterest. I even have a Klout account now. Klout is a social media that measures influence online. I just discovered, according to Klout, that I am an influencer on NFL and Unicorns.
I really “lol’d” over that crazy discovery. Though my son is a rookie in the NFL, to show how much I know about the NFL, here’s the conversation with my daughter after Jake’s first pre-season game:
Betsy: “Hey Mom, how’d you think Jake did?”
Me: “I don’t know, but he looked really good on TV.”
Betsy: “I know. He’s so cute, isn’t he?”
Me: “Especially when his helmet pushes his cheeks together. Wish I could reach through the TV screen and pinch them. He should stand beside Drew Brees to get more face time.”
Betsy: “Or maybe he should focus on the game.”
Me: “Yeah, you might be right about that.”
Sorry Klout, I’m no expert influencer in the NFL. Since Jake played both offense and defense in high-school, it took a year of college football to finally get that being a tight-end means Jake plays on offense, which means watch for him when his team has the ball. But if Klout could measure a mom’s love and pride for her children, I’d score 100. (We’ll get to the part about me being an expert unicorn influencer in a moment.)
So, the update on Jake, according to Jake, is that the first game went well. Our boy is now in Foxboro, Mass, practicing and getting ready for Thursday nights game against the New England Patriots. Watch it and you’ll see what I mean about how cute he is on TV…I mean, how AWESOME of a player he is. There he is signing autographs.
New Orleans Saints tight end Jake Byrne (82) and tackle Marcel Jones (70) sign autographs after training camp at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Sunday, July 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
I think I’ll let Jake be the NFL influencer in the family. But, I’m seriously thinking about cornering the market on unicorns.
I saw these two unicorns in the field the other day.
Surprised? It’s true! That photo is not photo-shopped! After all, I’m an expert influencer on unicorns. Just ask Klout. I know what I’m talking about. Trust me! I wrote a blog about unicorns once. I have influence!
Also, found this photo on this website:
You got really, really cool there for a second, and then you shared that bit about you and your daughter talking about football, but you redeemed. This was great!! Unicorns are pretty awesome, I don’t care what anyone says.
Thanks Brother Jon. Well, I try to really understand football. I’m getting better, but hey, I’m a mom, and I just think my boy is cuter than all those other boys on the team…plus he plays well, too.
Well, that’s good, and very impressive. I like the Saints too. I’ll be sure to watch out for your cute boy. Let me guess, he’s the really big guy out there, right?
Yep, that’s him!
Entertaining and humorous!!
Thanks!!
I trust you!
I’m glad someone does. Lol.
Holly!
I love this post! Talk about keeping it real, huh? We have to be told who we’re influencing now… It’s almost like asking the bank to tell us how much house we can afford!
And I totally saw those two unicorns in that field, too!
Lol Becky. Maybe you and I can both be unicorn influencers
I just can’t imagine how excited you are that your son is playing professional football. Do you think those kids getting his autograph even know who he is? But just think when he is voted MVP some day, how much those autographs will be worth. Not nearly as much as a mother’s love, though.
I am really proud and excited. Even moreso because Jake is a diabetic. He’s worked really hard to get where he is and he’s just a good kid. Do I sound like a proud mama? I am! Thanks for stopping by.
Love the post! Congrats to Jake! Being a proud mama is the way to be. I’m not a huge NFL fan but I will look for that cute face in the helmet
Thanks Liza. Glad you came by.
LOL Wow, unicorns! Next it’ll be fairies and dragons!
I kind of like unicorns, so I’m happy to be considered an influencer in that area. Gosh, one small post and I’m so honored.
Holly,
I’m with you…I don’t understand much about football, but when it comes to being a mom…well….I pray my love for my children will be the influence they will need in this crazy world we live in. Great post..go Jake…go Holly…You are both influencing a lot of people…me included. Have a great day!
Thanks Glenda. Gotta love those kiddos. Appreciate your kind words. Have a great week!
Too funny! Please tell me your pic on the side is old, because you can’t possibly have kids that old and look that young!
You’re too kind. It’s a new pic. There are grays in my hair. And wrinkles.
Well, you look very young! Love your writing!
Thanks. I’m inching up to 50!
Look what I found for us…
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=420994814603905&set=a.276490102387711.58434.276481539055234&type=1&theater
I want to be a unicorn!!
Thanks! So cool!
I just added that photo on my blog!!
I thought you’d like it!
Wow. I had no idea your son was a celebrity! When he takes you out to eat, does the manager ever shake his hand and comp the meal?
Well, he’s a rookie now. Just hoping to do well enough to stay on the team. Hopefully, the perks will come then. Lol.
Clout is funny. It’s just like my story about Soviet cars and my mistaken identity: http://ladaray.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/a-case-of-mistaken-identity-soviet-cars-and-my-infamy/
I saw that post. Too funny!
Ah, a proud Mama can say anything she likes about unicorns – it all comes out well in the wash (all those loads and loads and loads and loads…)
haha! that’s for sure!
I’ll get my son to watch for Jake – he’s a real NFL nut. Fun!
Thanks Melody. And Jake’s situation is unique because he’s a type 1 diabetic
Yes – what added challenges there must be to keep his diet and sugars under control. A good friend of mine has a son in the same situation, and every new food, every bump and scratch, every low mood or activity are scrutinised and add to the load of worry. It must do you proud to know that you have raised someone to excel on many levels – the highest praise a parent can possibly get is a child who lives well.
Thanks Melody
Great post, Holly. I still can’t believe my sister had to turn down tickets to Thursday night’s game!
If she’d been there, it would’ve been so cool, in a “seven degrees of Kevin Bacon” kind of way. (Even though she would’ve been routing for the Pats – sorry Jake!
Thanks for reading. I want to go to one of these games. Maybe when they play the pats again, we can fly in and sit together at the game. That’d be cool.
I’d say that you have every right,as a proud Mom, to be called an NFL influencer on Klout! And unicorns rule!:)
I have attended my nephews football games for years and still understand very little about the game.
It’s just fun to watch and scream and yell and be a proud mama!
I loved this! Now I know who to tell my son to look for when he watches the Saints this year! And who his next contact on “School of the Legends” needs to be! You are more of an expert in both of these areas than I am, that’s for sure! (Although, maybe I should start looking into learning more about unicorns. And pixie dust. And all things that make life lovely….)
haha! Thanks Dawn and thanks for stopping by! Have a great what’s left of the day!