HERE & THERE

***** THE OLYMPICS HAVE COME & GONE . THERE WERE GREAT STORIES OF TRIUMPH & MANY STORIES OF HEARTBREAK.

 IT IS HARD TO CONCEIVE HOW MUCH THESE ATHLETES HAVE WORKED  OR THE COST THEY HAVE PAID . THEIR EVENT IS THEIR ENTIRE LIFE . IF YOU GAVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT YOU HAVE TO BE SATISFIED .

 JUST FRACTIONS OF SECONDS SEPARATE FIRST PLACE FROM LAST PLACE . IT IS AMAZING WHAT THE HUMAN BODY CAN ACHIEVE . DO YOU THINK ANYONE WILL EVER RUN FASTER THAN BOLT ?   

 HATS OFF TO ALL THE ATHLETES FOR THEIR WONDERFUL EFFORT . EVEN MY CRAZY FRIEND JOE DON LOONEY REALIZED IT IS THE EFFORT NOT THE RESULT WHICH MATTERS .

 A MOMENT FROM THE OPENING CEREMONY STICKS IN MY MIND . THE TEAMS FROM ISRAEL & IRAN MARCHED IN ONE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER. TO HAVE THOSE TWO THAT CLOSE & NOT HAVE A MAJOR THROWDOWN IS A MIRACLE.

***** ANOTHER MAJOR HAS PASSED & TIGER FADED AGAIN . I THOUGHT THE TIGER MAN MIGHT MAKE ME EAT MY WORDS . WOODS IS NOT THE SAME GOLFER HE WAS . THE FIELD HAS CAUGHT UP .

 THE LAST 16 MAJORS WON BY A DIFFERENT GOLFER . NO TWO IN A ROW FOR ANYONE . RORY MCKELLROY  SEEMS TO BE THE MAN TO BEAT THESE DAYS . RORY IS NOT THE MOST CONSISTENT PLAYER . HE IS CAPABLE OF GREAT ROUNDS & HORRIBLE ROUNDS .

***** FOOTBALL SEASON IS HERE AGAIN . I LOVE IT FROM THE NFL  TO HIGH SCHOOL . I FOLLOW THE SEC INTENTLY IN THE COLLEGE GAME . I HAVE SEVERAL NFL TEAMS I LIKE .THERE ALL HIGH SCHOOLS SCATTERED NATION WIDE THAT I KEEP TABS ON .  I JUST LOVE FOOTBALL

 BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED  ABOUT HEAD INJURIES . I CAN SEE THIS BEING THE END OF FOOTBALL AS WE KNOW IT .

 PARENTS WILL BE AFRAID TO LET THE LITTLE ONES PLAY , & THE SPORT WILL DIE ON THE VINE . MAYBE I AM OVER-REACTING BUT I AM CONCERNED.

 BIG QUESTIONS THIS YEAR ARE ; HOW WILL PEYTON DO IN DENVER ? WILL THE SAINTS SURVIVE THE MESS THEY ARE IN ?

 WILL THE STATE OF ALABAMA WIN 4 NC'S IN A ROW ? SINCE LSU LOST A SUPERSTAR & ARKANSAS LOST A COACH , BAMA SEEMS TO HAVE THE BEST CHANCE .

 IS SOUTH PANOLA ON THE DOWNSLIDE ? WILL WHITEHAVEN GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR TALENT ? WHO WILL OLIVE BRANCH BRING IN THIS YEAR ?

THANKS FOR READING !!!!!!!