HEY, WHY SUCH A LONG FACE

At least she's not long in the tooth, too.

But I think I know what irks her, besides the present leadership in our country. Despite the fact that while Obama claims to have created 625,000 jobs, there's unemployment nearing 11%. Despite there being little more than a pulse on the moral meter of our country.

I think she's really upset about the sports scene these days. When baseball has left us. When the usuals are tearing up the NFL (what parity?) When the NBA players and college basketball players look like race car drivers with all their advertising. Well, tattoos are a form of salesmanship. When college football still has the BCS or BSC; frankly I prefer the SBC, standing for Screwy Bowl game Choices.

Oh, sure, there are a lot of other things to be unhappy about. Tv shows for one thing. How in the world can I have 75 channels and there's nothing to watch? I also have On Demand which provides pay for view movies. Again, rarely do we purchase or attend movies in the theatres, one thing we really used to like to do.

Finally, why do I creak? When I get up from sitting, I'm the Tin Man from Oz. When did my joints stiffen? I don't recall a little bit of stiffness--it just all came at once. On Sunday morning at the tail end of the service when we passed the collection plate, I had to get up from my seat and do my usherly thing. I nearly limped up the aisle to get to my plate. Once there, I was fine, but the walk was not a thing of beauty.

Sports, tv, and joints. Yep, they're enough to make any old face long.