A few weeks ago, the headline in the Bakersfield Californian announced the shooting death by local law enforcement officers of David œDeacon Turner. He was 53 years old and an ex-pro football player. Turner was a graduate of Shafter High School and Bakersfield College before transferring and starring at San Diego State University. A terrific [...]
As I have gotten older I have been able to use the content of my daily mail as a guide to how old I really am. It hit me the other day when sorting through 10 days mail which had been held for me while I was away. So, what did I find? I found [...]
I was speaking with my good friend Kathy Toon yesterday and she was relating her experience of working with women who were playing tennis on their club teams. These teams have a schedule of matches with other teams in the area. A few of the players had some team experience in high school or college [...]
I have been spending a few days with my family at a place owned by my childrens family on their Mothers side, the Graves. Robert Graves is the patriarch as Grandmother Carol Graves has been deceased for some years, and is still kicking at 96. My childrens mother, Sally Bob Todd nee Graves died unexpectedly [...]
Hall of Fame Manager, Tom Lasorda, always says he œbleeds Dodger Blue. Well there are plenty of blues to go around these days in Chavez Ravine and the environs of Southern California. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCourt have brought the once proud franchise to its knees. Single-handedly , or I guess dual handedly, they have [...]
Can you tell me what has the draft for any pro sports league be such a big deal? Everybody will be analyzing and sharing opinions about what the order of selection should be. Who decided which of the pontificating media is an expert? Half of them never picked up a ball in their life. No [...]
The recent brooha around Coach Jim Tressel and Ohio State University football is a joke. Not because what happened broke the rules but because what happened is a huge pink elephant sitting dead in the middle of NCAA headquarters. It is the tip of a huge iceberg that is the size of college athletics. Oh, [...]
One of the stories coming out of the Dallas Mavericks victory over the Miami Heat for NBA Championship was the fact that the Heats fine player, Chris Bosh, was in tears after the deciding sixth game ... Duh!! What would be appropriate in my view is that every player and coach on both teams would [...]
I was reading the latest Sports Illustrated the other day when I came across an article on who is the greatest player in NBA history? Lebron James or Michael Jordan? My first thought was neither. Blasphemy, you say! Comparison of athletes from different eras is an interesting but fruitless endeavor to start with as those [...]
It is Sunday, June 19th, and it is Fathers Day and birthdays for my business partner Sharon and my granddaughter Jasmine. For this writing I want to concentrate on Dads. Dads are special guys in childrens' lives. I think many times they are not appreciated in their childrens' lives until much later. I am sure [...]