There are many interesting news this week. I am only going to touch on a few topics. Are you ready? Get set! Go!
What is new?? Nothing much! Same old stories..... Unemployment still sucks! Benefits are still under debate! In the meantime many have already lost their benefits since last month. Why can't the government extend the benefits for another year? Let's face it...there are not a lot of jobs out there, unless we all go overseas and work there! That is really, really sad, with Christmas just around the corner!
Housing sucks! The value of houses have really gone down a lot, but it seems the taxes are still high! What do we do about this? Not sure. Anyone has any ideas to get the housing to rebound?
Economy sucks! They say that people are spending for the holidays. I see at the mall that is true! But what are people using? Credit cards! To go deeper in debt? Sigh. That is not good! The stores are really luring customers to visit them...some had given out customers a $10.00 coupon, another $15.00 and some have ongoing sale with a 10 to 20 % off on merchandise! But when you look at it, it seems the prices were raised, and then they give you a discount??? That does not seem right! Any comments??
T =Tough! whether you liked it or not, it will be done!!! S = Sexual. Isn't groping a sexual act? A=Act that everyone despises! Wow!!! That is a good one! The invasive and intrusive strip search is still a very hot conversation piece. Ther are some women that go through the scanner wearing bikinis and underwear, only to be rejected! My! My! My! Is that insane, ridiculous or what??? Anyway, how safe is the scanner that virtually strips you from head to toe? The 135 machines which will number to 1,000 by 2011 is supposed to emit negligible amount of radiation, lower than the chest x-rays. How does it work? The radiation is absorbed in your skin, is reflected back creating an image of your body, in other words it shows everything underneath your clothes, including your "tootsies or thingie."Ha! Ha! Ha! Are those the best words you can use?? But what will be the effect in the long run for people that travel a lot? Who knows? Let us just hope and pray that we will not see a rise in cancer patients!!! They say that there is a new machine that does the same thing, but it is non- radiation. I wonder when and how long before they get to use those machines!
LeBron James was back to Cleveland the other day. Were the locals still upset with him for going with the Miami Heat? Of course, they were! The people in Cleveland should get over the saga with LeBron... If he had chosen to leave, let him go! After all, he has been in Cleveland for 7 years! Get over it! It is easy to say, but who cares, there will be another basketball star that will emerge sooner or later and LeBron James will just be another name! In the meantime, Miami Heat won against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 118 - 90! Who cares? It is just basketball!!
US dollar. The US dollar has really gone down quite a bit. Here are some sample of how much the US dollar is against the other currencies: 1 USD = 0.76027 Euro, or 1 Euro = 1.31532 USD;
1 USD = 84.06433 Japanese Yen ( JPY), or 1 JPY = 0.01190 USD; 1 USD = 1.33067 New Zealand dollar ( NZD), or 1 NZD = 0.75150 USD; 1 USD = 31.34109 Russian Rouble (RUB), OR 1 RUB = 0.03191 USD; 1 USD = 1.01264 Canadian Dollar ( CAD), or 1 CAD = 0.98752 USD; 1 USD = 6.67146 Chinese Yuan Renminbi ( CNY), or 1 CNY = 0.14989 USD. Wow!!!! No wonder the Russians and the Chinese are not going to use for trading anymore the once mighty US dollar!!! Do you think the US will rebound to be the world power again?? Who knows, but China is really in full force being the number 1! Comments, anyone???
Have a nice, safe and blessed weekend!!! May God bless us all!!!
Showing posts with label Cleveland Cavaliers. Show all posts
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
To Leave or Not To Leave
To leave or not to leave??? That was the million dollar question that was haunting Tom Izzo for a few days. The agony of waiting for his fans finally came to an end with his press conference last night! Is he leaving or not??? Who is he???
Who is Tom Izzo?? For those of you who do not know him, he is the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team in East Lansing, Michigan. He just completed his 15th year directing the Spartans! Tom, 55, is a 4 time National Coach of the Year, won the 2000 National Championship, and has led the Spartans to 6 Final Fours, including the last 2!!!! A very impressive accomplishment indeed for a college basketball coach!!! He is making 3 million a year as head coach of the Spartans! What is the big uproar then?? He was offered 2 times of what he is making by Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who is an alumni of Michigan State!!! He was going to replace the fired Cavaliers coach, Mike Brown!! Can you imagine that? Six million dollars a season for up to 5 years, with perks including the use of one of Gilbert's private jets!!! How neat will that be??? So, you could just imagine the things going in on Izzo's mind and the agony of deciding which way to go!!! That was one sweet and juicy offer that nobody can resist!!! Can you blame him for taking his time to make up his mind??? Of course not!!! This is once in a lifetime offer that people would really think very carefully if it is worth to transfer!!!!!!
What will Izzo gain to move to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers??? Power?? I think he already has that in the NCAA! Prestige?? He has that!!! Money??? He has that! He is already earning 3 million dollars a year!!! But if he move to Cleveland, his salary will be doubled!!! He is going to move up coaching the professionals!!! You are right! That is one, what else??? He can prove to himself and others that he can do it and be successful!!!! That is true! What else?? I cannot think of anything else, can you???
On the other hand, what will he gain if he stays at MSU????? He is under contract with MSU until 2016! That is not a gain! Okay! NBA is different than college football! The NBA players are making millions more than the coaches and they have big heads and big egos, bigger than a watermelon!!! Am I right??? The professional players have different work ethics than the college kids because they are spoiled NBA players and they think that they are superstars!!! Do you think Izzo can handle that??? Maybe, maybe not!!! I think Izzo can handle them. He is fiery, emotional and demanding of his players!!! Oh, oh.... stop!!! I can see from this that he might always have conflicts with the players! If he is headstrong like the NBA players are, there will always be a collision!!! Don't you all think so????
Well, well, well.. Did he choose his heart or his head?? Fortune or loyalty??? Kids or men???? There was sooo much outpouring of support for Tom Izzo on the Michigan State's campus that probably helped him decide!!! There were banners all over town!!!! So, tell us, what did he choose???
Okay, here goes.... sound the drums, please.....bam! bam! bam! Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Izzo chose to stay at MSU!!! The MSU fans and alumni must be realy grinning from ear to ear, much to the chagrin of the University of Michigan Blue fans, their #1 competitor!!! Sorry, Blue, Tom Izzo is here to stay!!! You cannot get rid of him that quick!!! Good decision, Tom. I wonder though if MSU gave him a raise???? Hmmmmm....Does anybody care to comment????
Well, there goes another chapter of Tom Izzo's life!!! I think that he made the right choice considering that he is going to coach LeBron James. Did LeBron have anything to do with the firing of the Cleveland Cavaliers coach??? Why? He was going to be a free agent come July 1st. Did they listen to him??? Oh..oh.. do not assume anything!!!! Tell me basketball fans, what really happened????? Enough of the Cavaliers!
Let us all wish Tom Izzo continuous success on all his endeavors, especially as coach of the one and only Spartans!!!! Way to go, Tom!!!!! Go Green!!!!!!
Posted by vs at 6/16/2010 8:43 AM Add Comment
Who is Tom Izzo?? For those of you who do not know him, he is the head coach for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team in East Lansing, Michigan. He just completed his 15th year directing the Spartans! Tom, 55, is a 4 time National Coach of the Year, won the 2000 National Championship, and has led the Spartans to 6 Final Fours, including the last 2!!!! A very impressive accomplishment indeed for a college basketball coach!!! He is making 3 million a year as head coach of the Spartans! What is the big uproar then?? He was offered 2 times of what he is making by Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who is an alumni of Michigan State!!! He was going to replace the fired Cavaliers coach, Mike Brown!! Can you imagine that? Six million dollars a season for up to 5 years, with perks including the use of one of Gilbert's private jets!!! How neat will that be??? So, you could just imagine the things going in on Izzo's mind and the agony of deciding which way to go!!! That was one sweet and juicy offer that nobody can resist!!! Can you blame him for taking his time to make up his mind??? Of course not!!! This is once in a lifetime offer that people would really think very carefully if it is worth to transfer!!!!!!
What will Izzo gain to move to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers??? Power?? I think he already has that in the NCAA! Prestige?? He has that!!! Money??? He has that! He is already earning 3 million dollars a year!!! But if he move to Cleveland, his salary will be doubled!!! He is going to move up coaching the professionals!!! You are right! That is one, what else??? He can prove to himself and others that he can do it and be successful!!!! That is true! What else?? I cannot think of anything else, can you???
On the other hand, what will he gain if he stays at MSU????? He is under contract with MSU until 2016! That is not a gain! Okay! NBA is different than college football! The NBA players are making millions more than the coaches and they have big heads and big egos, bigger than a watermelon!!! Am I right??? The professional players have different work ethics than the college kids because they are spoiled NBA players and they think that they are superstars!!! Do you think Izzo can handle that??? Maybe, maybe not!!! I think Izzo can handle them. He is fiery, emotional and demanding of his players!!! Oh, oh.... stop!!! I can see from this that he might always have conflicts with the players! If he is headstrong like the NBA players are, there will always be a collision!!! Don't you all think so????
Well, well, well.. Did he choose his heart or his head?? Fortune or loyalty??? Kids or men???? There was sooo much outpouring of support for Tom Izzo on the Michigan State's campus that probably helped him decide!!! There were banners all over town!!!! So, tell us, what did he choose???
Okay, here goes.... sound the drums, please.....bam! bam! bam! Ladies and gentlemen, Tom Izzo chose to stay at MSU!!! The MSU fans and alumni must be realy grinning from ear to ear, much to the chagrin of the University of Michigan Blue fans, their #1 competitor!!! Sorry, Blue, Tom Izzo is here to stay!!! You cannot get rid of him that quick!!! Good decision, Tom. I wonder though if MSU gave him a raise???? Hmmmmm....Does anybody care to comment????
Well, there goes another chapter of Tom Izzo's life!!! I think that he made the right choice considering that he is going to coach LeBron James. Did LeBron have anything to do with the firing of the Cleveland Cavaliers coach??? Why? He was going to be a free agent come July 1st. Did they listen to him??? Oh..oh.. do not assume anything!!!! Tell me basketball fans, what really happened????? Enough of the Cavaliers!
Let us all wish Tom Izzo continuous success on all his endeavors, especially as coach of the one and only Spartans!!!! Way to go, Tom!!!!! Go Green!!!!!!
Posted by vs at 6/16/2010 8:43 AM Add Comment
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