Living Rarefied

I watched the final game last night of the NBA finals.  I don't care much about NBA basketball, I will go to games, they can be fun if you are in good company.  But I stopped caring about pro basketball years ago.  I can imagine some chess matches that finish with a better/faster pace than last nights game.  From fouls to timeouts, the last 25 seconds of the game took a good 5 minutes to play out!

Another thing I cannot stand about NBA basketball is the officiating, I saw phantom calls all night, or a hand brushing a chest of a player as they drive the lane followed quickly by a whistle…  Where's the sport in that?  Is it a sport because the player with the ball has the right of way to the hoop and if somebody even thinks about challenging them its gonna be a foul.  Come on.. these guys have to be tougher than that.  They are some of the worlds largest men, they are all in great shape, very strong athletes…

They get paid insane amounts of money to be over-protected and create an environment about as entertaining as me watching 10 people go 5-on-5 in a scarf knitting competition.

Look at hockey, these guys are getting paid about 10-50% of what NBA players are getting paid.  They are getting the life kicked out of them day in and out.  Carolina's Erik Cole in game 6 got knocked pretty hard.. Had to go to the lockerroom quickly… He was disoriented, didnt know where he was, vomited a little and got back out there and played.  There was no foul called on the play, no penalty.  It was a legal hit and the game played on.

NBA: my suggestion.. Let the guys play a little more, stop favoring the individual stars, and put some "sport" back into what you call a sport…

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There is a free video of Bono and Brian Williams from NBC about Bono's hopes in Africa.  This is a limited download, if its not free, it is still worth the $1.99 download.

CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH IT

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"When 20 golfers hang out together, is it a gang? No. But when 20 people wearing jerseys hang out, then automatically they have to be up to something"

Interesting quoute eh?

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Recently I got an email from the country club I play golf at.  A surprising but heart warming email that I am excited about.

They are setting up a program for members to come along side the grounds crew and other employees of the club to teach and help them learn english.  Amazing thoughts coming from a place that is predominately viewed as people who wouldn't acknowledge the existense of those the program is reaching out to.  I have a friend Antonio who works there who has been a blessing and a bridge to me wanting to enter into relationships with them and learn from them.

I am going to call Antonio and see if he can do the program with me, I don't speak much spanish,  HS daydreamer level maybe…  But hopefully it can be a place where I can learn from them, and maybe help them learn english too!  Antonio has been here a few years, he came from Veracruz Mexico with no knowledge of english.  Antonio speaks english very well and has shared some great stories of his world that have helped shape my views and priorities in my world.
waiting in anticipation!

Ethan Daily