Thought For The Day

If your outgo exceeds your income your upkeep will be your downfall.
- Anon. -

OFFICIAL Football Top 25

1. Alabama - Number 1 until beaten. At LSU Saturday.
2. Penn State - They look like a lock for the BCS title game.
3. Texas Tech - Great win vs Texas. Watch out for OK St.
4. Southern Cal - Are they the best 1 loss team? Host Cal.
5. Oklahoma - Are they the best 1 loss team? At Texas A&M.
6. Florida - Are they the best 1 loss team? At Vanderbilt.
7. Texas - Lost a great game at Texas Tech. Hosts Baylor.
8. Utah - 9-0. Huge home game vs TCU tonight.
9. TCU - 9-1. Only loss to Oklahoma. At Utah tonight.
10. Oklahoma State - 8-1 Cowboys visit #3 Texas Tech.
11. Ohio State - Buckeyes visit injured Northwestern.
12. Missouri - Hosts Kansas St. and their lame duck coach.
13. Georgia - Pounded by the Gators, they visit Kentucky.
14. LSU - Lost last 2 games, now they host #1 Alabama!
15. BYU - Came from behind at Colo. St. 45-42. SD St. next.
16. Michigan State - Spartans host Purdue. At Penn St. 11/22.
17. North Carolina - 6-2 Heels take on tough Georgia Tech.
18. Florida State - Why are they ranked? Should beat Clemson.
19. Ball State - Still undefeated. Letterman is smiling.
20. Boston College - Lost 2 straight. Notre Dame comes to town.
21. Massachusetts - 6-3 Minutemen host Maine Black Bears.
22. Saint Anselm - Hawks travel to Pace for revenge game>
23. Framingham State - Beat Mass Maritime, travel to Coast Guard.
24. Natick High School - 8-0, #6 in Globe poll. At Weymouth Fri.
25. Dennis-Yarmouth - 4-3, lost to Sandwich 21-20, at Falmouth.

Thought For The Day

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
- Barack Obama -

Yes We Can

Not many things happen that can't be put into words, but last night when Barack Obama was named the winner by the television networks, one after another, the look on the faces of the people fortunate enough to be in Grant Park in Chicago said it all.

The significance of Obama's election is so incredible that it's almost impossible to overstate it. I'm not a big fan of William Bennett, the former Secretary of Education under Ronald Reagan, but he may have said it best; "As a former Education Secretary, I never again want to hear the excuse that a person can't accomplish his or her goals in this country".

Those of us who are old enough have not seen a politician with this kind of ability to inspire people since Robert Kennedy. I pray that President Obama stays safe in this crazy world. I look forward to seeing him work for the next four years.

Thought For The Day

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.
- William E. Simon -