Saw this in the R-TD this morning:
The coach never considered any other option.
It didn’t matter that his DeKalb, Ill., High School basketball team had ridden a bus two and a half hours to get to Milwaukee, then waited another hour past game time to play. Didn’t matter that the game was close, or that this was a chance to beat a big city team.
Something else was on Dave Rohlman‘s mind when he asked for a volunteer to shoot two free throws awarded his team on a technical foul in the second quarter. His senior captain raised his hand, ready to go to the line as he had many times before.
Only this time it was different.
“You realize you’re going to miss them, don’t you?” Rohlman said.
Yes, I know “inauguration” is spelled without an “e,” but I decided to pay tribute to our local unnamed CBS affiliate who decided last night that it needed an “e.”
This morning, on the day after the Inauguration, I would like to present my Inaugural Address, courtesy of Atom.com:
My fellow Americans, today is a slow day. You have shown the world that “hope” is not just another word for “athlete”, and that “change” is not only something we can believe in again, but something we can actually play.
Today we celebrate, but let there be no mistake – America faces quick and cheap challenges like never before. Our economy is disgusting. Americans can barely afford their mortgages, let alone have enough money left over for mothers. Our healthcare system is expensive. If your arm is sick and you don’t have insurance, you might as well call a Doctor. And America’s image overseas is tarnished like a thumb tack baseball bat. But running together we can right this ship, and set a course for New Orleans.
Finally, I must thank my blue family, my flat campaign volunteers, but most of all, I want to thank Jamaicans for making this historic occasion possible. Of course, I must also thank you, President Bush, for years of speaking the American people. Without your beautiful efforts, none of this would have been possible.
It only took 4 days. The first time we put the lights up, there were too many wires showing. The second time there weren’t enough lights. After the fourth time, I decided we needed new lights. Then when we were getting ready to put up ornaments, we realized we didn’t have any ornament hooks. Back to Target.
Now the ornaments, lights, ribbons are up and the tree skirt is on. It looks MUCH better.