Having time....

Sometimes I just wish of having more time, time to do lots of things and once in a while it's nice to have time to do nothing at all. Is it possible that time is our most valuable asset? Or is the act of using our time to make money more important than using our time to love the ones and things that really matter?

NM and understanding more...

Had a long day of bball today, the boys soon to become men got taken to the cleaners so to say, not that the effort was poor, the guys played as hard as they know how.  Been thinking about that key stage of life and how one becomes a man with team sports as one of the main arena's for development? How can one understand when the time is in? To change from young man to Man, it takes time oh yes, but team sports should be a good way to help, or what? Is it possible that it could go the other way? Jepp and I see it from time to time, the total lack of respect for older people, it happens everyday but I happen to be very lucky when I can say my now soon to be men are not this type and why is it? Hmmm tough question... Leadership for one thing maybe... Being a winner isnt always about winning, even though it always helps to win more than loose... Anyway, I wish sometimes that we could turn the clock back to the times where adults did have respect and then only thing they had to do is survive and get older... This new generation of certain kinds is very complex and difficult to understand sometimes but we just have to keep going and really do what we think is right for ourselves and the ones we care and love....

New York Knicks and pro basketball....

Always been a big fan of the Knicks, all the way back in the day when they had guys like Bernard King, P Ewing and all the real players who have graced Madison Square Garden. I've seen two Knick games this week in NY but I have to say I was real disappointed in the way the players did not play any kind of defense. When the subs came int he game it was different but as soon as the starters came back, well, the whole thing was almost sick to see.. the overall lack of effort on the defensive end was pathetic.. I really do miss watching the college guys play, they give 100% each and every time out, and most of those guys never make it to the NBA. They play for the love of the game, not dollars... Uff a meg... Poor poor poor... Wish they didn't make soooo much money sometimes, maybe they would have a different look about their own life and the effect they have on countless many who watch the game, not to mention the millions of kids watching the game, trying to learn how to play the game maybe, the kids who want their game to be like the nba guys is just a shame... Especially when the guys out there are making millions not play hard... I get a little miffed about the whole thing... Playing hard should come by itself, but I'm guessing when these guys get the money, then they seem to loose perspective in what and why they are there...

Waiting for the courtesy car to take us to the airport in New Jersey, 90 dollars to the airport from Manhattan is not to bad, just hoping the guy does not expect a big tip da.. We have used most cabs here in the big apple when we have been getting around, it has been pretty cold while we have been here, not to nice to walk around and see things, we tried many times, but it was always nice to get into a warm cab... Most of the cab rides we've taken have not cost more than 15 dollars including tip, which is not to bad actually.. The price of getting around here is much less than back 'home'.. Taking a cab in Norway is very very expensive in comparison to what it costs here... bla bla bla I know... gotta go anyway... About 12 hours and I'm back 'home' in Norway!! Yippie!!

New York, New York

Whew, this is a big place and many people... I've always wondered about how it would be to be here and now I know... Nothing about the city was as I thought it would be, and the park is just fantastic... Gotta run but will try and post again soon and before we leave for Norway again..

New Year.... New York.... New New New New

It's a new year and in a week I'm headed to the big apple with my best side.... It will be my first time in the Empire City and I'm looking forward to it of course, have been to all the airports in NY but have never had the time to stay and see what's what.... Nothing really new new new actually, things are humping along as normal, basketball and all that comes with it. Have decided to get back into the ring this summer, bring out the sticks and play again. I have missed it and look very much forward to teeing it up again. We have had out first snow here today, not much, but enough to feel like it's winter. If one has to judge the severity of the winter based on the snow plowing needed then this winter is real mild so far... I know I know I should never speak for soon, but I am really hoping for a continuance of the winter we have had so far.... If that happens, that means an early golf season, which means more time to practice and see what the swing says... Hehehe... funny how one wonders about things that one has actually no control over, the weather, the temp, the love you have for you children, other peoples actions, the love of your child and the love you feel for a soul mate... These things are, and just that, they are and they continue to be and there is very little one can do to change anything.. That is a good thing I think... Can't say how much I am looking forward to getting 'home', it's a far off place that seems more distant for each year that goes by. Maybe when one leaves it, one has it always in there, ones heart of course, but how does the heart change in regards to where it is, who is also there and of course the kids... Nothing is more important. Gotta go.. Bball practice..