Renaissance 2.0
I just watched an incredibly moving movie called 61* on HBO made by Billy Crystal. It was about baseball and my sports idol, Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris. I was moved to tears several times. It was wonderful. You women probably always wonder what the heck is it about the game of baseball that makes…
Recently, I posted something about how obsessed our society is over winning and how sad it is to be so focused on the results of competition instead of the thrill of the game. Well, I must admit that I am feeling rather overjoyed today about my lifelong favorite sports team, the New York Yankees, winning…
I was wondering while watching the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, why isn’t there an Olympic event for cerebral and mental excellence? Why all the focus upon merely athletic achievement? Instead of the Summer Games, why not have something called The Mind Games? Or the Head Games? We could shine the spotlight on the world’s…
Yes… Summer2K has come and gone, but it’s weird because the Summer games are still going on in Australia! The time difference is wacko and the TV coverage stinks since they (NBC) decided to run tape delays only, which means we won’t see anything live! We know all the results before they are aired. Oh…
Well..the USA kicked buttocks again at the Olympics… we won 97 medals and 39 gold…. Russia was second with 88 and 32. Anyone watch the games? Sydney did a great job as host, but the time difference and time of year (it’s supposed to be the summer games, folks!) sucked! I knew the results long…
