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June 10, 2008
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A new journal entry for Ann Spencer's CaringBridge site was posted at 11:10 AM on 05/23/2008.
June 4 This trip out of B'more wasn't as easy this time. The flight home was delayed because of tornadic thunderstorms. In fact, the entire airport was shut down for awhile. We were about an hour late boarding the plane and once out on the tarmac we were delayed another 1 1/2 hours! The weather was a real problem. You could see dark clouds all around. Once we were airborne we went through one of the weirdest cloud formations I have ever seen. I'm sure a meteorologist could have explained what was causing the unusual cloud formations, but I was able to sit there and look at the awsome beauty of it all (and of course say a little prayer for all of us). Let me attempt to describe what it was like. We flew through "pea soup" clouds for the first ten minutes after take-off. The sky began to lighten in a wedged area between a very dark ceiling above the plane and a light floor of clouds under the plane. We entered the wedge at the narrow end and flew through the clear space as the wedge opened more and more. We were flying toward the light! Finally, we flew beyond the wedge and into blue sky filled with sunlight.Thank you, USAir for taking such good care of us. My next two trips will not be through the "wild blue yonder", but along the "wild black Interstates". My sister, Claudia, will be traveling with me for the next visit; and Rhett will be along for the next one since it will be CAT scan time. Stay safe. Others of you have been dealing with treacherous weather as well. Love, Annie
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Grover's Corner (AKA The Critic's Corner) By: Grover Rodgers RHS '61 June 22, 2008 One last comment about sports' announcers before I move on to the directors.
Am
I the only one who seems to notice most sports' announcers have a knack
for telling us about the obvious? For an example: During a broadcast of
the NCAA Basketball Tournament, the game I was watching was close. One
player missed a shot from about ten feet and the announcer stated, in
my words, when your opponent gives you an open shot, you have to make
those. Another time, one stated after a missed free throw, my words,
making those free throws in a close game is critical.
How
many players miss a shot on purpose? I do remember many years ago there
were rumors that some (not all) players were missing shots purposely in
order to keep the score within the point spread. But other than
that, I have not heard nor read of a case in which the player
missed a shot intentionally. I have also checked records and have not
been able to locate any single player in the history of the game who
shot 100%. Several players have shot 90% or a point or two over,
but again none have ever shot 100% over their career.
Now Directors:
Why
do the directors show us what is happening in the stands or on the
bench? Sometimes they will keep the camera on a player who just scored
or made a great defensive play while he is running back up the court.
Why? That happened during one of Carolina's games. As a result of us
watching a player run back up the court, we missed a turn over in the
back court during a close game. Once again after checking the records,
I am unable to locate any case in which the Coach, a team mate on the
bench, or a person in the stands, blocked a shot or made a shot.
I
don't believe the television audience is interested in what is
happening court side or in the stands. Directors, keep the cameras
pointed to the action on the floor.
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