Thursday at work. It is a slow day and I am kind of day dreaming. I had my second call for jury duty. Sat around for 4 hours just to have us all dismissed because a settlement was reached. We did not even find out anything about the case. I passed my Federal SAFE test and now will start on the State of Kentucky information. I am not sure if it is worth all the studing. My company has announced it will be closing another 250 branches before the end of the year. Why are they pushing us if we still not writing any mortgages.
Found out another friend's spouse has cancer. Kidney cancer and they are going to have to have surgery. So please keep all the people you know in your thoughts and prayers.
Mom and Lynn are in Nashville for her birthday this week. I hope they have a great time.
The boy's baseball is finished. They both had fun. I think Graydon learned more and will be ready for spring. I plann to keep working with them both as well. I need to throw with E more. Graydon needs to work on his hitting. Basketball starts next month.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Kern Classic
Had a great time yesterday at the Shaun Kern Classic basketball tournament. I could barely play with this head cold but it was still a great time.
Shaun Kern is a friend from church who has a non operable form of brain cancer. He and his family have been through 1 round of Kemo and radiation and got some great news this week. The tumor has shrunk about 40% from when he was diagnosed in the spring.
I met Shaun playing pick up basketball on Monday nights at the Roc. While playing we both found out we went to Murray State at the same time but were not sure if we had met there. He played football there and at Morehead. He has a wife and 2 small boys at home and girl on the way this fall. Please keep them all in your prayers.
Bradley Stevenson set up the tournament and did a great job. We had 4 teams playing in a double elimination and it was a great day. I played on Bradley's team and we finished 2nd. Not bad for a bunch of old guys who usually only play half court. Kyle Macy and Shaun were the coaches in the final game. Kyle was so great with everyone even when he got a call from Dick Vitale during the game. I heard him tell Dick he was at a charity ballgame and asked him why he was not there. Some one needs to give this guy another coaching job.
The highlight for me was after the game. Bradley had got a couple of high school certified refs to do the last game. I went over at the end to say thanks to them and feel bad that I did not get their names. While talking to them I got to tell them about Shaun. One of the them is a cancer survivor and said it was great what we were doing. He said actions like yesterday did more for people with cancer than any words or just donations ever could.
So I ask everyone to get out and do something for someone else this week. It does not have to be anything big or for someone with cancer. Just do something for someone else because you can do it and they need it done.
PS
Shaun Kern is a friend from church who has a non operable form of brain cancer. He and his family have been through 1 round of Kemo and radiation and got some great news this week. The tumor has shrunk about 40% from when he was diagnosed in the spring.
I met Shaun playing pick up basketball on Monday nights at the Roc. While playing we both found out we went to Murray State at the same time but were not sure if we had met there. He played football there and at Morehead. He has a wife and 2 small boys at home and girl on the way this fall. Please keep them all in your prayers.
Bradley Stevenson set up the tournament and did a great job. We had 4 teams playing in a double elimination and it was a great day. I played on Bradley's team and we finished 2nd. Not bad for a bunch of old guys who usually only play half court. Kyle Macy and Shaun were the coaches in the final game. Kyle was so great with everyone even when he got a call from Dick Vitale during the game. I heard him tell Dick he was at a charity ballgame and asked him why he was not there. Some one needs to give this guy another coaching job.
The highlight for me was after the game. Bradley had got a couple of high school certified refs to do the last game. I went over at the end to say thanks to them and feel bad that I did not get their names. While talking to them I got to tell them about Shaun. One of the them is a cancer survivor and said it was great what we were doing. He said actions like yesterday did more for people with cancer than any words or just donations ever could.
So I ask everyone to get out and do something for someone else this week. It does not have to be anything big or for someone with cancer. Just do something for someone else because you can do it and they need it done.
PS
Sharlena Ralph
Max Conyers and David Pugh were the referees. Max coaches Upward Basketball.
Thanks Shar
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