In Each Life...

A little rain must fall.

I think there's been more this summer than for the rest of my life combined.



Here comes one of those wicked little t-storms (just to the left of the arrow) and it's just now parking itself atop my house (and leaky roof)

I'm With the General

From the desk of Gen. Chuck Yeager:

Congressman Duncan Hunter is the best candidate for President of the United States of America - he has integrity, tenacity, courage, and diplomacy. He is intelligent and thoughtful, does his research and acts on it. He is the only candidate who has the best of Ronald Reagan's character and politics

I have known Congressman Duncan Hunter for over 35 years. Duncan Hunter has served his country not only in Congress, but also in the Army. In Vietnam, he served in one of the most dangerous outfits - the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 75th Army Rangers, on advance recce teams of three on patrol from their unit, at night.

Duncan Hunter is the former and very effective Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and I am proud to be the Honorary Chair of the Congressman Duncan Hunter for President Committee.

Official Duncan Hunter for President site

All These Things I've Done - The Killers

This is the British version of the song; we also have the American video version.

# 59

"59" would be the number of a linebacker on the defensive side in football.

It would also be the age of a linebacker playing college football.

37 years after he was kicked off his college team, Sul Ross (Alpine, TX), Mike Flynt has decided to finish out his senior year of elgibility.

READ THE ARTICLE

There comes a time in every man's life, a very sad day; It's the day when the last man our age retires from the NFL. Most of us know deep-down we'd never have stood a chance of making an NFL roster, but as long as there was some old fart our own age playing, we could harbor the illusion that we COULD have played pro ball.

For my dad, that guy was George Blanda. For me, it was Joe Montana. I'm more than old enough to have a boy playing in the NFL but the sad thing is I'm old enough to have one in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. -sigh-

The following is NOT a photo of Mr. Flynt; it's a photo of the oldest person in professional football, Saul Good, the trainer for the Women's Pro League franchise in Texas, the Houston Ho's.

Saul specializes in shoulder pad adjustments and after-practice rubdowns.

Don't let him get you alone in the towel closet.

Double My Fame!

Yep, that's right; one of my photos is going to be featured (AGAIN - woohoo!) on the KVII News at Five and is featured on their website home page. (also in the community section archives)

I'm nearly famous, huh?

When you submit a photo, you can also submit a caption and it is read by the news anchor doing the photo of the day commentary. I put this with the pic:

Groom Cross through a thin thicket of thistles thirsting for last Thursday's thunderstorm

If they can read that without stumbling, then they're probably ready for a larger market, maybe even Des Moines.

The way I got it figured, if I can get them to publish 58 more pictures, I'll have my fifteen minutes of fame in fifteen second increments.

Tuesday Afternoon - The Moody Blues