My father first turned me on to track and field back in 1984, about a few months prior to the 1984 Olympics. We were living in Newtown, CT (the home of track star Bruce Jenner aka the clueless stepfather of Kim Kardasshian), and not only was I running track for the first time, I was watching and learning about the main players in the main events. Back then it was all about Carl Lewis, Evelyn Ashford, Daley Thompson, a steroid-free Flo Jo and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.. Back then I ran the 100, the 200, the 400 and I did the long jump, and I wasn't too shabby, regardless of whether I won or loss my dad was right there.

Since then I have watched 6 Olympic games, attended numerous indoor and outdoor track meets, and ran the 200 and the 400 in high school. For the events I attended and participated in, my father was right there talking strategy with me like he was my own personal Bela Karoyli. For the ones we watched on the telly, he would do the same, and then we'd talk about who would win, would the record be broken and things of that nature. Not many people I know are into track and field during a non-Olympic year, so its refreshing to talk to him about this.

I say all this to say that last night after watching Usain Bolt just obliterate Michael Johnson's 200 meter record, I called my dad to talk about it, and he didn't answer the phone. In fact, my brother had been calling him all day to tell him about our cousin passing away, and he didn't answer the phone then. My lady told me not to worry, and for the most part I am not, but it is just odd that we didn't talk afterwards. So this entry, or at least the first part of it, is my way of calming myself down. Hopefully he'll call this morning.

So I don't end on a depressing note, if McCain is dumb enough to pick this goofy lookin fella as his running mate, then he is a jackass. He'd only be doing it to pick up the votes that Obama is losing because Clinton is not the nominee, but still its dumb. And to offset that, Obama should chose Clinton, despite the fact that his people would kill him for it. That's my opinion. Sadly, Obama has to pick his running mate first because of the timing of the Democratic National Convention, so its unlikely that he'll be bold enough to do this.