Wellbeing

Muscle Memory

I found myself on a basketball court not long ago. As will happen on a basketball court, a basketball came to be in my hands – or more specifically – my right hand. I hadn’t held a ball in either of my hands for a long time, but there I was.I had a ball.I was looking up at the rim.The ball was dripping with unfulfilled purpose. Without thinking, I took a quick half step forward with…
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Sports

Here we go again

I’m in trouble. Don’t get me wrong, it’s always great to be a Florida Gator, but I’m not sure my fragile nerves can take another deep run in The Show. Tell me, how many sleep specialists do you suppose recommend staying up past your bedtime with a sleep disorder? Ha-yeah?!? How many of those fine specimens of medical know-how would recommend engaging in stressful…
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Sports

Mixed feelings

It’s not too often that I receive an email from UF President Bernie Machen. In fact, you could say that I’ve never received an email from UF President Bernie Machen. So why now? No, he’s not asking for money. He’s not announcing an initiative to raise money. Instead, it’s an attempt at group therapy. Dear Alumni and Friends, If you’re like me, it was a…
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Current EventsSports

Fear be gone!

A collective sigh could be heard from as far as the Paines’ Prairie State Preserve late last week as word spread that Billy Donovan was not interested in the Kentucky job – and would be staying at Florida (for now). Going back to my days as a UF freshman, and lonely season ticket holder under the Don Devoe regime, I’ve had a destinct inferiority complex over my allegiance to the…
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Current EventsSports

Observations from the first half

Florida is up on Ohio State by eleven. I kid you not, Greg Oden is a basketball stud. Florida has no inside game with Oden in the game, which will be a problem in the second half if the Florida shooters cool off… and they may if they start to get tired… and Cory Brewer is playing a lot of minutes. So is Oden, but the difference is tired legs don’t affect dunks as much as outside…
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Kitchen SinkSports

Leaving work at work

The only time I think about work at home is when someone asks, “So how’s work?” Tonight was the exception. The Gators advanced to the basketball championship game, and the first thing I thought of was my buddy at work. “THE GATORS??” he asked belligerently at the start of the tournament. “They haven’t played anyone.” That may be true, but…
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