Maybe you’ve heard that the governor and his wife are going through a divorce. And the two sides have asked for, and the judge had sealed, the paperwork. This is unusual in Alabama, and not especially a good thing considering the details. Bob Sims, who is the editor of The Anniston Star, discusses those details, right here:
It was a peculiar set of now-remedied circumstances.
Newspaper tonight, 3,000 yard swim and a 3.1 mile run, too. And in between, these scary things:
Just in time for you to not buy them for Halloween. The Star Wars licensing people are getting a little loose with their standards. The Yoda doesn’t even stand up on its own.
It is going to be a long slog through merchandise until the movie is released in December, isn’t it?
I had a nice eight-mile run this weekend. Eight miles isn’t a lot, maybe, but it is a big number for me. This is only the second time I’ve run that far on purpose. I’m pleased with how it all worked, except for my overall time. I’m pretty slow, you see. Anyway, it gave me views like this, views I normally see on my bicycle:
This is not a view I normally see on my bike, because I don’t care for it. It is one of the bigger hills around, and it feels a little more severe on your legs than it does through a windshield or a computer monitor. I’ve shattered myself on this hill every time I’ve been up it on my bike. But I ran up it Saturday:
I do not know what is happening.
This isn’t the first one of these that you’ve seen, probably. It is a football celebration shot by both the school’s staff, but also their fans. It won’t be the last video you see like this. Storytelling is now a collaborative endeavor.
For those that are unaware, last year’s game between Davidson High School and Charles Henderson High School was marred by the death of a Charles Henderson High School student – Demario Harris. Demario died after sustaining an injury during the game between the two schools.
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This brings us to this week and the events that took place. Throughout the week the students at Davidson High School have been selling orange shirts with the number 10 and Demario Harris’ name on it – which all of the band had on underneath their uniforms. The school purchased a plaque to present to Coach Brad McCoy and the players of Charles Henderson High School. There was a moment of silence for Demario and prayer for his family and community that are still grieving. None of which was expected of Davidson to do, nor were they obligated to do. Not to mention, it was homecoming week and the homecoming game.
And, I suppose, that is how you make the most of something that no high school kid should have to experience. And that’s a shame that had to come their way, but good for them, and the people around them.
Said goodbye to my in-laws today. They came in late last week. We took them to see the raptors, to see a football game, hosted a nice little party and a fancy dinner one night.
Sometimes I think I should go back to themed Fridays. If I did, today’s theme would be ‘Man, this stuff is cool.‘
Problem: I can’t repeat awesomeness like this every week.
We went to the Southeastern Raptor Center for their bird show this evening. I only shot video of one little guy, because they flew him right by me:
He posed for pictures later:
Here’s another cool thing. If I had any talent at triathlons at all, I would do this:
And perhaps the coolest thing today is Sir Patrick Stewart. (I have this sneaking suspicion he is the coolest thing going a lot of days.) If you have seven minutes, you should watch this video. It is powerful, true-to-life stuff:
Also, the in-laws are in town this weekend. Extra cool!
To stand on a field in the uniform of her country as the national anthem plays requires a long journey. And not just because of the flights involved.
“It’s just my family and everything that I’ve gone through to get to that point,” Seoposenwe said of her thoughts in those moments. “How hard it was getting into the national team. Just going from not wanting to play with women, or girls, to now stepping onto a field with girls that are so talented and so good at what they do.”
It was one of those rides where you do a few things surprising, while not doing other things. This is not a disappointment. You huff a little, you sweat a little. You might think it is a bit late in the year for that sort of thing, but you see that sun sinking and you realize you notice that it is falling earlier. And that you noticed that is important, because you know you’ll soon wish for more days when it was warm like that, and you had scenes like this:
Lantz has raised more than $100,000 for charities over the course of his 13 IRONMAN races, but his focus isn’t just on the money. “I always pick a person who needs added inspiration in their life to go with me on the race,” he explains. He laminates a small picture of the person to carry with him on the course, proudly holds the picture up in his own finisher photo, and then gets a keepsake from the race to give to the person. “I want them to have something to remind them of their worth in the eyes of God, and my love for them,” says Lantz.
One such person was Josh Lucio, a boy with NF1 (neurofibromatosis Type 1) from Mesa, Ariz. “What Josh has had to endure is far more challenging than doing an IRONMAN,” says Lantz. “Despite his severe scoliosis and having tumors around his heart, he is a positive human being and a warrior. If I was able to play a small part in helping him stay focused and healthy, then I’ve used my IRONMAN journey to bless another.”
Lantz raced for Josh at IRONMAN Lake Tahoe, struggling to make it over the finish line before the 17-hour cutoff. “I had to finish for Josh at all costs,” Lantz recalls. “He watched me cross the line from his house.”
Allow me to make you rethink the entire second half of your 1997.
Face/Off came out in June of that year. And now I’m going to shake it all up. What if they were miscast? What if Travolta was originally Castor Troy and Cage was FBI agent Sean Archer, and they switched?
In the inevitable remake, I vote for Robert Pattinson versus Taylor Lautner.
Podcasts! Here are two of them. First, looking around the SEC.
And, second, trying to unwrap the Auburn enigma while looking at foreboding statistics:
Chadd there was my first radio mentor. Great guy. Learned a lot from him. Still do.
