BTHarner

10 years ago today. How time flies.

First Dean Smith, now Jerry Tarkanian has joined him in Hoops Heaven, His UNLV teams were always entertaining (except when they were beating Duke by 30 in the 1990 championship game, but that made the next year all the sweeter). So sad to see these masters of their trade grow old, grow ill, and leave us. It's getting very hard to find figures in contemporary sports to fill their shoes. There are a few left, but not many.

Happiness is sitting here on a September Sunday and not giving a squat about a fantasy football lineup.

Happy 22nd anniversary to my sweetheart. It takes a special woman to put up with me through 11 olympics, 6 world cups, and 22 NC A A basketball tournaments.

Brazil vs Germany, this looks more like Hungary vs El Salvador in 1982. I'm guessing most of you don't get the reference.

Thank you FB friends for the birthday wishes. Today also happens to be the 25th anniversary of my first date with my wife so a special acknowledgement to my sweetheart as well.

After watching 40 World Cup games in 15 days, a much needed break tomorrow.

Happy birthday to my wonderful wife Tina Harner. Somehow we have gone from our early 20s to our late 40s, but I've had too much fun to notice.

So cool to see a baseball game in Montreal again. I miss the Expos, even though they are now my beloved Nats.

Spasibo Sochi. Only 894 days until Rio 2016.

I thank God for wonderful neighbors. I just got home from work ready to tackle the shoveling only to find it already done even up the side to our porch steps.

Seattle's Best

Back from a great week away with my schnookiewookums at WDW. Promised her this trip last winter to celebrate her recovery from her illness and it was well worth the wait.

Saddened to read of the passing of former NFL coach Bum Phillips. Many fond memories of watching the Houston Oilers as a kid and seeing Bum there on the sidelines wearing his big cowboy hat. The coaches were such characters back then, today they are just a bunch of jerks.

Happy 50th anniversary to my in-laws. Thanks for so much, especially the beautiful daughter you brought into this world.

Watching Washington and Arizona. Haaa had you thinking it was college football. Don't think so

In a bit of neat symmetry, this is the first MLB post-season without either the Yankees or Phillies since 1992, which happens to be the last time the Pirates qualified before this year. It's been a rough season for a lot of fans around here, us included.

Just back from a 7 hour day at the fair. Great day with the Mrs. and I love these rites of autumn (ok, it doesn't actually start until tomorrow). Christmas is great but fall is really the most wonderful time of the year.

Brasil, aqui vamos nos.

Congrats to Tokyo on landing the 2020 Olympic Games. Only 2513 days to go.

MLB.TV is acting up tonight. I think it's a conspiracy to get me to watch pre-season, or even worse, college football.

Thank you for all the kind birthday wishes. As always, I feel truly blessed to know all of you.