Saturday, June 21


It has been a while since I have posted, so here are some "odds and ends" that have come across my computer lately...

I spent some time in Des Moines, officiating the NCAA Track & Field Championships. I ran the high jump competitions. The men's competition had the potential to be special. Dusty Jonas of Nebraska has the best jump in the world this year at 7' 8 3/4" and Scott Sellers of Kansas State has jumped over 7' 7". But neither jumped especially well and Mickael Hanany of UTEP came through with some big jumps to win at 7' 7 1/4".

The meet was held during the flooding in Iowa. The track was dry and our hotel was dry, but the floods were between the two. Every day more streets and bridges were closed and we were looking for new ways back and forth.

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A writer for The Sporting News put together a list of the ten college mascots you would most want on your side in a bar fight and a list of the ten you would least want on your side in a bar fight.

The Razorback was #2 on the list of those you want. The Jayhawk didn't appear on either list.

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An article in the Austin, TX American-Statesman reports that the University of Texas athletic department spends an average of $210,000 per athlete each year. That's incredible! That is ten times more than the average NCAA Division I school and ten times more than the Texas spends on students who aren't athletes. In reality, the amount of money spent by major colleges on their athletic programs is often ridiculous.

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In news that is weird and hard to believe, read this article about scientists who find bugs who eat waste and excrete oil. Is this a joke or for real?

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For those of you who like to plan ahead and worry about what will happen to your family and friends when you are raptured to heaven and they are left behind, check out this website - You've Been Left Behind. The provide a service that you can subscribe to that will send emails to your family and friends who were left behind six days after the rapture occurs. And it only costs $40!

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Finally, we watched Lars and the Real Girl last night. When this movie hit the theaters a few months ago, it didn't get a lot of publicity. But we enjoyed it. It is a touching movie built around a really funny premise. The Armstrongs recommend it!