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I love the NFL. It is so unpredictable. Earlier today the Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to complete a winless season in the modern 16 game era. Also today the New England Patriots missed the playoffs. Their season ended with a victory and an 11-5 record. And they STILL missed the playoffs. Just one season after being the first team to go 16-0 in a regular season, too. Both teams will spend the offseason learning from their mistakes and, hopefully, become better teams because of it. In the case of the Lions the sky is the limit. They have hit rock bottom and they can only get better next season.

And with that opening bit out of the way I will segue into the second part of this blog. This past year has been very rough for everyone. Whether they have suffered financially, physically, emotionally, mentally or all of the above...it has been a ROUGH year. If you have talked to me in the past year you already know that I have been going through a very difficult time. With deaths in the family, family members moving on to other things, and suffering a heartbreak from having to end a relationship my past year has sucked. But everything happens for a reason. Maybe this past year was to teach me that I am not invincible to emotions like I previously thought. I found out the hard way that I can indeed be broken.

I was a sad, pathetic, shell-of-a-man. I want to apologize to everyone in my life for having to deal with me during this time. I am grateful to have such caring people in my life. I also want to apologize for not coming out with my problems sooner. I let them fester inside of me for almost a year before I finally broke down. Everyone that has spoken to me, everyone that has offered advice to me, everyone that has let me cry on their shoulder...thank you. From the bottom of my heart I thank you all. It was your support and love that got me through this.

With the new year almost upon us people begin to make resolutions. I am going to join them this year. This year I am going to exercise more, work out, lift weights, eat better and hit my weight loss goal hard. So far I have lost 70 pounds. Almost half of my goal. I need to lose 80 more. I will be a leaner, healthier, and (hopefully) a more muscular Dusty! Thank you all for your time, don't forget to tip your waitress, and I am here all week. Good night, and God bless.