Thought For The Day

"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep, even when they are busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."
- Morrie, from "Tuesdays With Morrie", by Mitch Albom -

Thought For The Day

They say money talks, but the only thing it ever said to me was good-bye.
- Joe Louis -

Election 2008

Well, it's finally down to two, and I don't mean the Lakers and the Celtics. Let the fun begin, Obama vs. McCain. The primaries seemed to last forever, but the Presidential election is only six months away. We still have the conventions and the choice of running mates to look forward to, so it should be an interesting summer.

Thought For The Day

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
- Douglas Adams -

Mid-Week Humor

I went to the general store and they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.
- Steven Wright -

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty. She's ninety-seven now and we don't know where the hell she is.
- Ellen DeGeneres -

Thought For The Day

Aerodynamically, the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that, so it goes on flying anyway.
- Mary K. Ash -

Thought For The Day

You can lead a boy to college, but you can't make him think.
- Elbert Hubbard -

Celtics - Lakers, 1987

Boston owned the No. 2 pick in the 1986 NBA Draft and took forward Len Bias, a promising young player from Maryland. Two days later Bias died from a cocaine overdose. The selection of Bias had been designed to rejuvenate an aging Celtics lineup. Injuries to key bench players forced Coach K. C. Jones to rely almost exclusively on his starters in 1986-87. By the time the playoffs rolled around, the wear and tear was beginning to take its toll.

Larry Bird, however, provided one of the greatest moments in playoff history in the conference finals against Detroit. The Pistons had a one-point lead and possession of the ball with five seconds left in the pivotal Game 5 at Boston Garden. Bird stole an inbounds pass from Isiah Thomas and fed Dennis Johnson for a layup and a shocking victory. Detroit won Game 6, but the Celtics prevailed in Game 7, 117-114, to advance.

After surviving their duel with the Pistons, Boston faced the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals for the third time in four seasons. The Lakers' "Showtime" offense was firing on all cylinders, however, and Los Angeles took the series in six games.

Thought For The Day

Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has it's way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and an open heart. When you do that, the game - and life, will take care of itself.
- Phil Jackson -