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February Frost Gets the “COLD SHOULDER”
It has been a very strange and bizarre weather pattern that has passed our way for the winter of 2011 – 2012 with record setting snowfalls (or lack thereof). I remember my youngest son saying to me back in November, that he could sense this was going to be a very cold and ...
East Region Championships: This was NO Holiday!
What is the value of a Naysayer? I can remember quite clearly a handful of people, almost a decade ago, that adamantly expressed their discontent over the very thought of contesting a Track & Field competition on a Holiday weekend. In fact, even some in positions of “legendary importance” noted the gross inconvenience ...
A New State Games is Coming in 2012!
It is likely a safe guess that many of you that have visited this site in the past couple of weeks are wondering what in the world are the Liberty Games? Some of you have asked questions about the number of sports being contested, and others are keenly interested in where the Liberty Games will ...
INDEPENDENCE: Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
At this time of the year, we most often take time to reflect upon the incredible bravery and courage of our Founding Fathers, and all of the fighting Patriots, both Minute Men and the Militia Men, that were willing to give up everything of a personal nature, including leaving their families, in the very ...
January Thaw…Placed on Ice
Have you ever wondered why it is necessary to hurry up, just to stand in line? Have you ever planned so far ahead, that you found yourself actually behind? Have you ever thought, “If Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, how in the world did these two creatures ever meet in ...
A Frozen January Thaw
In case you haven’t read the book by Og Mandino, “The Greatest Salesman In The World”, there is a chapter that helps one deal with the inevitable growth of a man’s ego. In order to keep the male ego in check (and this is not to presume that this is only a challenge for ...
Qualifying for the Christmas Rush
At a time of the year when everyone’s thoughts are focused on the celebration of the Birth of Christ, some get distracted by the insignificance of so many holiday traditions, such as the immediate need to purchase and drink EggNog, decorate their lawns with oversized plastic Snowmen, send along Greeting Cards to those they ...
Overcoming Obstacles
On a day that seemed almost perfectly designed for outdoor competition; where the sun provided the ideal spotlight for the Adirondack Championship stage, one would think that this was a day created for great performances. Instead, it was a day filled with obstacles! The good news is that, “One woman’s obstacles, can quickly ...
Presidential Run
When it comes to making a strong “Presidential Run”, most folks think of a political scenario where several candidates form campaigns, hire several staffers, raise an enormous amount of money for TV ads, Radio ads, and opportunities to destroy their political rival. And few would think of any relationship to the 100m Dash…except for ...
The Classic 400
It was Memorial Day Weekend at Bethlehem High School on a beautiful warm sunny day, and the perfect backdrop to celebrate the Constitution. More than 200 years old, one might wonder what this country will look like when it is 400 years old, nearly twice its current age. Will the USA be the world ...