US HOCKEY TEAM BACK IN ACTION TODAY, ARM A BIT SORE

The US mens hockey team will be back in action this afternoon at 3pm when it faces Finland, if the US win this game they will play for the Gold Medal on Sunday. The Nascar Sprint Cup Series is in Las Vegas this weekend, after this weekends race the teams will have a 2 week break to regroup for the rest of the season. Well we were able to get on the field some yesterday but we could only use the outfield, the infield still was a bit to soft. I was in the cage throwing BP and I have to say my arm is a bit sore this morning, I think I threw over 450 pitches in there yesterday. I also now have a blood blister on my right middle finger. The Virginia baseball team is scheduled to play Rhode Island today and tomorrow weather permitting, if they play it is going to be cold for sure. MICKEY

Don't crush the egg
"Don't clench your fists in a white-knuckle grip. Instead, run with a cupped hand, thumbs resting on the fingers, as if you were protecting an egg in each palm." —Runner's World editors

Do all your eating at a table. No, a desk is not a table. If we eat while we’re working, or while watching TV or driving, we eat mindlessly—and as a result eat a lot more than we would if we were eating at a table, paying attention to what we’re doing. This phenomenon can be tested (and put to good use): Place a child in front of a television set and put a bowl of fresh vegetables in front of him or her. The child will eat everything in the bowl, often even vegetables that he or she doesn’t ordinarily touch, without noticing what’s going on. Which suggests an exception to the rule: When eating somewhere other than at a table, stick to fruits and vegetables.

“Charm is a way of getting the answer yes
without asking a clear question.”
~ Albert Camus

Today's Birthdays: Singer Fats Domino is 82. Country-rock musician Paul Cotton (Poco) is 67. Actor-director Bill Duke is 67. Singer Mitch Ryder is 65. Rock musician Jonathan Cain (Journey) is 60. Singer Michael Bolton is 57. Actor Greg Germann is 52. Democratic National Chairman Tim Kaine is 52. Bandleader John McDaniel is 49. Actress Jennifer Grant is 44. Rock musician Tim Commerford (Audioslave) is 42. Singer Erykah (EHR'-ih-kah) Badu is 39. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rico Wade (Society of Soul) is 38. Olympic gold medal swimmer Jenny Thompson is 37. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kyle Norman (Jagged Edge) is 35. Rock musician Chris Culos (O.A.R.) is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singer Corinne Bailey Rae is 31. Country singer Rodney Hayden is 30. Actress Taylor Dooley is 17.