Columns

In athletics, we sometimes perceive a coach or player has lost their edge or usefulness. Coaches, for example, might have served admirably for several years. Then, for whatever the reason they are replaced.

Blackened old banana peels, egg shells, used coffee grounds, moldy grapes and dried-up orange skins. The diet of champions. Loaded with antioxidants and nutrition, and guaranteed to make the body healthier. And so appealing to the eye.

The young man’s bride of a whole six months waltzed dramatically into the den to show off her new outfit. But engrossed in the college football game of his alma mater, he never took his eyes off the screen. Slightly miffed, she moved in front of the tv to force him to notice her.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe vs.

The school shooting in Uvalde is an unimaginable tragedy, and my heart continues to break for the families who lost a child, a mother, or a loved one. There are 21 families in Texas that are forever shattered, and I will do everything in my power to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again.

Husband has had a horrible time at work that day. Feeling kicked around, unappreciated and definitely out of sorts, he pulls into the driveway, only to find that his three-year-old has left her tricycle blocking the garage door… again.

Would you believe that I own not one, but three defective guitars? One of them is totally unplayable, by anyone, the others are just unplayable by me. When we bought the farm about five years ago, an old guitar was part of the junk in the included 30x40 shop.

Yep, it’s been a really tough few years for everyone. In just about every possible conceivable way. Financially, physically, and emotionally, and it hasn’t really mattered how old or young you are – life has stunk in a lot of ways.

Finances keep getting scarcer for school budgets. With this mind, spending on per pupil athletes far outpaces spending per pupil in core subjects. A research of some large Colorado high schools indicated athletic budgets occupied almost 10 percent of each school’s overall budget.

Really, I plan to make this column funny again… soon! Of course (as I’ve written previously), some folks have never realized my articles were supposed to be funny.