Airologists concerned

Concern has been raised recently, by a number of "Airologists," that due to the extraordinarily large number of "talk shows," both on radio and TV, that their could be, in years to come, a shortage of "breathable" air.

One concern, the number of sports talk shows, where vast numbers of "experts" discuss, for many weeks before, who will win, and then for many weeks after, why a team lost. One network executive when quizzed about why "so many" experts, admitted,  "We have large numbers of them in hopes that at least one is articulate and accurate in their predictions and recaps. We have become a graveyard for retired players and unemployed coaches."

Sports experts, political, entertainment, health, advice, the fields never end. We have expert "pickers," experts at buying storage units, lumbering, mining for gold, and harvesting alligators and wild pigs. There are those who are "alone" in the wilderness, and are hurt, hungry or thirsty, and are unaware of the director, camera man, and sound man nearby, capturing their dilemma on film.

Tonight, THE game, the BCS (whatever that is) Championship game, two teams who played each other earlier in the season, playing each other again. The game has been discussed for thousands of hours by "experts" from all over the country. It is being played in a mild climate, so most are broadcasting from nearby, most wearing beads around their necks from partying in New Orleans. Each one has his own theory on who will win and why, and half of them will be right. Many people didn't realize the importance of the game, until the "experts" made them aware of it.

Look at the multi-billion dollar industry created by "political analysts." Some have become so powerful, that their voice and opinion can actually affect the outcome of legislation and voting. Most are admitted "entertainers" but their power is vast.

And, most of  these "experts" have become millionaires and more.

I wonder, need advice on this. Let's say 40 or 50 years ago, people went to work and received compensation for their labors, X amount of dollars total, and this amount went in to the economy each week.

Now there are few laborers, i.e factory workers, etc, but a smaller labor force, but making millions each week in compensation, X amount of dollars. I wonder if fewer people are making more money and the same amount goes in to the economy each week, but distributed differently.

Might be a good discussion for a talk show.

The rest of the Story ............

People are missing the point. Athletes have been accepting "favors" since football started. Ohio State had John Galbreath and his farm for players to work Summers. In 1950, at South Carolina, their quarterback, Steve Wadiak had "Wadiak's Cadillac."

I honestly don't care if they sell their "memorabilia." I don't mind if the university or school "looks the other way" in such instances. I have been in a coaches office, years ago, and seen the pile of "resumes" from high school and Junior College athletes, they almost included "Salary Requirements." Whenever you see a small college or a small university field an outstanding team, they probably "bought" it. Pay to play is alive and well, and always has been.

That has nothing to do with the Tessel case. The athletes have NOTHING to do with the situation.

Tressel was asked if he had any prior knowledge of wrong-doing ..... he replied "NO." He lied. That is why he was forced to resign. He knew of the situation and he said that he didn't. Not only a lie, it was a "breach of contract." He DID NOT RESPECT the Contract that he had recently signed with the University. A similar situation to what he had at Youngstown State. A history of dishonesty. He was tarnished when they hired him, so I don't know why they register such surprise when it happens again.

So don't tell me about his integrity or his honesty, or what a great guy he is. When his 3.5 million dollar salary was on the line, he tried to lie his way out of it. He knows it, he knows he had done it before. So, please, no superlatives about the man.

He was nothing more than an "image" that he created, vest, glasses and all. His eyes are fine, he got the idea of the glasses from Radar, on MASH. It was part of the image. It worked so well when recruiting, parents loved his image.

His next move will probably be to go on TBN, he would fit in well there, maybe join Leroy Jenkins and his crusade, he was in Columbus not long ago, maybe Tress went to see him.

So, when you hear all the great stuff, all the accolades, remember, he lied, its that simple.

Echos ....................

Watching the Indy 500 and softball, switching back and forth. Indy brings back a lot of memories.

I don't remember the first one I listened to, Howdy Bell and all the announcers, then it was an all day event. One year we were in Indiana, near the track. A vivid memory, a long of line of slow traffic, bumper to bumper, leaving the track in Indianapolis. I assume we were visiting our family in Marion, and on the way back from that.

We were perhaps 50 yards back, in traffic, when we noticed a train coming, the car on the track apparently could not move, I remember when the train hit it, a woman's straw hat came flying our of a window, long white ribbon on the hat. Never learned of injuries, but never forgot that hat.

I was glued, every year, to the radio, had books, a BIG fan of the race.

In 1943 we moved, and a year or so later, we built a picnic house in our back yard, and some of us started a tradition of having a sleep over weekend, and listening to the race, and cooking out. Jack Austin, now I think in Nevada, Taki Anagnostin, a Doctor in California, Dick Whipp, in Montana. He came back with his wife, Peaches, had a nice visit. Lost track of him since. Barrett "Sonny" Kemp, an attorney in Lima, Ohio. I remember Mary Bimm visiting our group for dinner, Dick Bigelow, Bob Morris, and I am sure there were others, those come to mind. Been over sixty years ago.

In those days the race ran all day, so we took the day to party. Good Memories.

I missed the opening today, was helping my wife get set up at Walmart, maybe the first one I have missed. Not sure if Jim Nabors sang or not, missed hearing "Back Home Again in Indiana," and, used to be "Drivers Start Your Engines." Today probably "Drivers."

One Hundred Years Old, nice that some things don't change ..... I love tradition ............

1,500-year-old church found in Israel

By MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press
HIRBET MADRAS, Israel – Israeli archaeologists presented a newly uncovered 1,500-year-old church in the Judean hills on Wednesday, including an unusually well-preserved mosaic floor with images of lions, foxes, fish and peacocks.

The Byzantine church located southwest of Jerusalem, excavated over the last two months, will be visible only for another week before archaeologists cover it again with soil for its own protection.

There must be politicians in Israel, just like we have here in this country. This sounds like a political job .... spend two months digging it up, show it for a week, and then cover it up. Someone might ask, "Why spend all that time, money and effort to dig it up, IF you are just going to cover it up again?"