Devon was home for the Thanksgiving holidays, but is going back tomorrow (Sunday). I (Daryl) am going to ride back with him and spend a couple of days over there.
Devon’s job is still in limbo, as the company (or remnants of) figure out what they are going to do. Sounds like they still want to keep him around, but he may be asked to do marketing or sales, which he isn’t very interested in. We’ll see what happens.
Thank you Derek, for telling me about this website.
Take a look at Free Rice. It’s a simple multiple-choice word definition game with a twist. For each word you get right, the page sponsors donate 10 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger.
It sounds like an Urban Legend or scam, but you can check it out at the World Food Programme web site.
The words get harder fast, but it’s more interesting and addictive than it might seem. Try it! I’m at level 43. How high can you get?
In my last post I talked about the basketball team I played on. David Chau was not on the team, but he practised with us a lot.
Last Saturday night most of the team was together playing basketball (I wasn’t there), when David suddenly fell down unconscious. He died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.
David wore a pacemaker, so I’m guessing the problem was heart related. However, his doctor had given him permission to play ball, so I’m not sure what happened.
It’s a little unsettling when something like this happens; someone apparently in good health is suddenly gone, with no warning. Is this easier than hanging on for years, slowly fading away as Dad did? One way is a shock; you are unprepared. The other way people have already come to terms with the end when it happens, but the years of decline are hard on everyone.
For the individual there is a lot to be said for knowing death is coming so you can get your affairs in order, and make sure your family can survive, but you’ve got to stand there and face your death.
I think when I go I want a compromise: Not several years slowly losing my mind and body, but not instantly either. Give me a few days or weeks of alertness and health to get everything in order and say goodbye to my friends and family.
OK?
In September I joined a Chandler City League basketball team. We played 8 games and went undefeating the whole season.
We started out poorly, losing our first game by 40 points. The next few games were 30, 25, 15 and our high point of the season when we only lost by 6 points, to the 3rd place team. I hit 6 out of 7 three-pointers that game, so it was a high point for me too!
We played the first round of the (single elimination) tournament on Sunday, and only lost by 10 points. I was 5 for 7 on threes in that game. (We won’t talk about the game where I hit 1 for 11…)
Most of the players had never played in a league before, so it was a learning experience, but we enjoyed it enough that most of us are going to play again when the league starts up in January. We hope to acquire a couple of new players in the off season, and are optimistic that we might even win a game next time around.
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