I know when I first started updating my blog again I said that I would be putting up some pics of me with my new look (BALD!!) Well here is one of the pics along with my Twin (LJ), Please don’t pay attention to my smile in this pic I was just trying to get him to smile. Enjoy

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I know some of you have heard or read about this already, but this is just another sad case of wasted talent. This guy had no clue of what he had in front of him if he just worked, but he continued to take the easy way out. He went from being an Olympian/world class athlete to common perp in a matter of 2 years. A hard and wicked spirial for anyone to deal with. BALCO, check cashing scheme then heroin charges all for what, an easy way out. Kids need to look at him and learn what mistakes not to make. Check out this article on him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=3635672

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It’s sad to say, but I will share this information with you all. I am somewhat illiterate when it comes to updating my own website. I normally send the information to my coach who also acts as web designer and makes the updates for me. As comical as it may sound I do not know all of the functionalities of the site that will allow me to make the necessary updates, i.e. pics & videos ect. I do enter the blog updates, but that’s about as good is it got until today. I was able to figure out how to add pictures to the site. Yeaaaaaaa!!!!!! for me Well I know some of you will ask, shouldn’t that be easy as uploading the files? Yes and no there are a few additional steps after the pics are uploaded that need to be taken prior to the pics being able to be seen……. Which took me almost an hour or so to figure out, but I got it done so am getting better. Now if I can only remember the steps so I can do it again

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Well I got my first weeks workout from my coach, and I must admit it did not go as planned. Don’t get me wrong it’s not what you think and if my coach reads this it will be the first time he’ll hear this because I haven’t talked to him this week ……………….. I have not worked out all week. It’s  not like I didn’t want to or haven’t tried to, but with my new found responsibility as Athletic Director along with my job I’ve yet to figure out the time management between work and working out. I am trying to find a balance and I think that I will have it all figured out by next week. So I will be repeating what I was supposed to do this week next week. Hopefully with better results.

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For those of you who follow the sport triple jumper Lejuan Simon passed early last week of a heart condition at the age of 27 and today is his funeral. Lejuan represented Trinidad & Tobago in the Olympics in 2004 and was a former national champion at LSU and Barton Community College. It’s never easy when you hear that someone has passed on. I didn’t know him personally, but I know people who do and he will be truly missed. Lejuan was a great competitor and from what I hear a great person that I never got a chance to meet. My prayers go out to his family and friends. God Bless. To read more about Lejuan check out these links.

http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1595605

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeJuan_Simon

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Well as stated before I am the new Athletic Director here at the school district I work for Zion District 6 and I must admit this has been more work than I anticipated. I have the Jr. High in a conference with Waukegan Public Schools running a 10 game schedule for all sports with a playoff after the season. Right now my girls volleyball teams 7th and 8th Grade are undefeated !!!!!!!(WHOOOHOOO!!!), but my soccer teams are struggling. No problem they will pull it together.  Stressful, but so far so good

It has been a task organizing the elementary schedule, because so much was out of place with getting physicals for the kids and getting coaches lined up so this has been a little harder to organize, when I thought this would be the easier of the 2 levels. WRONG!!!!!!! I dealt with physical issues until last week, how hard is it to get a physical???? As far as the schedule goes they are running a 5 game schedule with a playoff afterwards. The season kicked off yesterday with volleyball. Great right??? WRONG!!!! I somewhat forgot to book the refs so I had to ref the games myself. WOW!!!!! Fun, but not for me. The kids enjoyed it and that was the main thing. The parent participation was great and it went off without a hitch. Thank God, but the refs will be there for the next game I guarentee that

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