I WON'T BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE MALLS THE REST OF THE DAY

I made my Saturday morning trip down to Wal-Mart at 6am this morning and you won't catch me in the area of Southpark Mall or any other mall the rest of the weekend. It is going to be a zoo down there all weekend, the Wal-Mart was much more crowded this morning than usual. I did get some donuts but they were not as good as the ones I got last weekend, I might have to go back to buying Hostess again. Well we go a Christmas card from Scott yesterday and the card was nice but we had to pull out Mr. Big to figure out who and what was in the picture because it was so small. The CH boys basketball team lost to Dinwiddie last night 78-63, the Colonials next game will be in the Colonial Heights Holiday Invitational on Wednesday night against West End Christian. The Richmond Renegades left there offense in Richmond last night, the Gades lost to Columbus 6-1. The Renegades will play in Jacksonville tonight. Appalachian State won last nights NCAA Division I football title beating UMASS 28-17, this division was formerly known as I-AA and they do have a national champion. The UVA basketball team will be back in action this afternoon against the Hampton Pirates. MICKEY

You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.”
Gordie Howe

TAKE A HIKE
Don't get mad next time someone tells you to "Take a hike!" -- thank them for the good fitness advice! Hiking gets you out in a natural environment, promotes relaxation and enhances creativity, not to mention toning your legs, buttocks and back muscles.

FAST FACT
Finland has the greatest number of islands in the world -- 179,584.

1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
1773, The Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea overboard to protest tea taxes.
1950, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight ''Communist imperialism.''
1960, A United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City, killing 134 people.

Author Sir Arthur C. Clarke is 89
CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 65
TV producer Steven Bochco is 63
Rock singer-musician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is 57
Actress Alison LaPlaca is 47
Actor Benjamin Bratt is 43
Country singer-songwriter Jeff Carson is 43
Country musician Chris Scruggs is 24
Actress Hallee Hirsh is 19