Is the list of maladies I’ve now had longer than than the list of those I haven’t?

The link below is about the women on our USA Olympics gold medal ICE HOCKEY team:

https://www.ncaa.com/news/icehockey-women/article/2026-02-19/where-usa-womens-hockey-team-2026-olympics-played-college

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Deja Vu ?

TITLE IX

2019 on Athletics in the USA  

World Cup soccer competition began in 1930. The United States men have never won it. Soccer is more widely played world-wide than any sport.
Title IX was implemented in 1970. The World Cup for women began in 1991. Our women have won twice. No other country has a “Title IX”.   Sports and sociology go hand in hand. *

• All of the Women’s World Cup Soccer winners were college players.

• Twenty three of the 2026 USA Women’s Hockey gold metal Olympics winners were college players.

New York Times- Feb. 20, 2026

The Best Sports for Longevity

The case for tennis

Walking may be America’s go-to activity, but several studies have highlighted the benefits of tennis for longevity.

One study from Denmark found that tennis players lived almost 10 years longer than their sedentary peers — and longer than soccer players, swimmers and the other recreational athletes included in the analysis. Other research from Britain and the United States followed people for about a decade and found that playing racket sports was linked to a lower risk of death during the follow-up period than any other sport or form of exercise studied.

“Kegel exercises can strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. These muscles support the bladder …

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Just read about KEGELS. It is suggested to “…not use them too soon” (as you may desparately need help later).

Reminded me of basketball coaching. Save those timeouts–you may REALLY wish you had!

“Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?”

These NC colleges are among the most beautiful in the US. See how they ranked.

U.S. News staffers considered architecture, landscaping, and setting in their decisions.

February 19, 2026 9:08 AM

For U.S. News and World Report, the answer is yes. It released its list of the 30 most beautiful campuses across the country, and North Carolina represents, with not one but two schools. Those two campuses are less than 40 miles away from one another — and each have around 6,000 to 6,500 undergrads.

Duke University is at No. 9 on the U.S. News list. 

Elon University in Alamance County is at No. 26 on the U.S. News list. They cite the campus waterworks as chief among their considerations. Here’s what they said:

“Fountains, manmade lakes and its own forest contribute to the beauty of Elon University‘s 700-acre main campus, which is a designated botanical garden and accredited arboretum,” Claybourn and Jones write.

“A three-level fountain with a waterfall accents the Numen Lumen-themed, paved-brick Wallace L. Chandler Plaza, which was designed to reflect the university’s mission to inspire intellectual and spiritual illumination.

“Trees line walks and trails, providing bursts of color each spring and autumn, and numerous oak trees — Elon means ‘oak’ in Hebrew — lend beauty and shade. They’re among nearly 200 species of trees on campus. Curated plant collections beautify modern academic buildings and Georgian-inspired, red-brick residence halls. Learning is often taken beyond the walls to welcoming outdoor classrooms and study spaces. New students are given an acorn and graduates receive an oak sapling to symbolize their growth.”

Teachable moments.

The year before Fike High School won the first of three straight 4A State high school football championships the team was 3-7.

Joe Robinson told me that after the second game that season ( a 0-40 loss ) he wondered how the new coach would react?  Coach Henry Trevathan’s response: 

” Coach- now we’ve got them right where we want them!”

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Joe said that Coach T had convinced him to assist him at Rocky Mount saying “…it is the best football job in the state!”

So as they travelled east and Henry took 264 to Wilson , Joe said ” Coach–Rocky Mount is on 64, that way!”

Coach Trevathan- Oh- I took the job in Wilson.

??? But you said the best job was in Rocky Mount ???

” They moved that job to Wilson!”

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Russell Rawlings’ book, CYCLONE COUNTRY, told the full story.

A new film is soon to debut–remembering great moments sixty years ago.

Coach Trevathan is almost 100 years old.

About two years ago he fell off his horse—unhurt.

Wife and I saw a classmate of mine recently.

Wife said :  “…well, you look a lot better than he does!”

But

Wife added :  “ You still aren’t moving real fast “.

I told her that “…if I move too fast people can’t see how good I look.”