Any offense, real or imagined is a problem. More specifically, not mine.
Barbaro euthanized Monday morning
I am not a big fan of horse racing, but this makes me sad. It seems so wrong that such a striking animal can be defeated by a broken bone. I don’t really understand why that is such a problem for horses, but it really makes me upset.
More good news for the McElrathbey brothers: Fund for McElrathbey brothers raises nearly $50,000.
I do hope things continue to go well for them. 50k should be enough money for all four years (with the scholarship and other benefits). But it is still not an ideal life or situation. It is fortunate, though, that the brotehrs have the support, and can continue in school. With that, they have a real chance to escape the life adn environment that their parents have created.
All the News is depressing. So why post now?
I bought an XBox a few months ago. Well, mostly traded in a slew of old computer games for about 70% of the purchase price of the XBox and Halo. I loved Halo, it is one of the few FPS games I have actually played to completion (well, I mostly play strategy, and I complete lots of campaigns and scenarios). But I got married, and moved, and stopped playing the console for a while as I settled in to my new routine at home.
Lately, I’ve had a bit more time, and though I really like Warcraft III, I was looking for something different, because even that is the “Good vs. Evil” and betrayal and such.
I haven’t played a sports game for a long time, since NBA Live! ‘95, I think. So I rented Madden 2003, and I am having a blast. I’m too old for really competetive football (real, or arcade), but I’ve found Madden 2003 actually give me the illusion that I can play a console sports game (on Rookie, of course). But the tutorials are far beyond what I expected, and have really increased my enjoyment of the game. Between the Mini-Camp mode, where you run drills and then practice in Game Situations, and the Football 101, where John Madden explains plays and formations and then critiques my execution of the plays, I am having a blast. I’ve even played a few exhibiton games (not the campaign), won one (Rams vs. Texans, even I couldn’t mess that up), and lost a couple (Redskins vs. Cowboys, unfortunately the all too common result).
Sometimes, I need to recharge, and this is one of them.
NCAA shows some love for a player in need at Clemson (my Alma Mater).
NCAA shows a heart in allowing this ‘extra benefit’
We should pray for the McElrathbey brothers. They need them… and all the other help they can get. I’m proud the other Clemson players helped out. It makes me feel good about the kind of players Tommy Bowden is recruiting.