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I was watching the finals of the women’s figure skating competition of the Vancouver Olympics on TV and  one skater after another performed at a higher level than they had ever achieved in their lifetime of competition. Wow!  What a thrill it was for me watching this happen.  Of course, one skater stood out way [...]

Feb 28th, 2010 | Filed under Nuggets, Weekly Memo

Coach K.  As Kobe Bryant said it, “It isn’t about us, it is about those three letters in front.” (USA) Coach K took a fine lineup of individual American athletes and turned them into a fantastic basketball team all honored to represent this nation and bound together to bring honor to the USA The stars [...]

Sep 2nd, 2008 | Filed under Say Something Good

American Olympians–They won some, lost some but overall they done us proud.  May God bless America and keep our troops from harm.

Aug 26th, 2008 | Filed under Say Something Good

As I watched the Olympics this year I thought about that saying, The Joy of Victory and the Agony of Defeat.  Watching Michael Phelps pull in his fist full of medals certainly displayed that joy of victory again and again and then, unfortunately, watching Alecia Sacramone dissolve the American Artistic Gymnastics dream of a gold [...]

Aug 18th, 2008 | Filed under Weekly Memo