Teri Silver: Commen"Teri"

 
Former Ohio State Tailback Maurice Clarett has returned to the Ohio State University as a student.  Here’s the story … http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5412090
 
The Viewpoint:  Clarett owes us, "the public," nothing. For sure, Ohio State Football fans were all very disappointed with his actions, back then.  He tried to strong-arm the NFL and when that didn’t work, he put down Ohio State, and when that didn't work, he pulled a gun and robbed some people. Not choices most of us would have made, but we don’t matter here.  Clarett screwed up big time and now he’s paid his debt.  We should, in my opinion, give him a smile and our good wishes, for after all, he did help Ohio State win a national championship, which means a lot to many of us.  But that was then, this is now and it's actually not about owing anyone anything.  The guy made some bad choices; he's paid for them, his practical football [...]

 
The meaning of life is to love and be loved while we're on this earth, and later, when we're under it, to be missed by others who love.
 
It's just that simple.
 
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First off, let me tell you that I am a born and bred Clevelander who supports Cleveland sports teams through thick and thin.  While baseball is my first love, I also root for the Cavs, Browns, etc.
 
So, King James decided to move on. I'm sorry about that.  But to tell you the truth, when he "dropped the ball" against Boston in the 2010 playoffs, it showed me this ... he's no super hero.  It was supposed to be all about him, but he didn't get the job done.   Sure, LeBron has a lot of talent and he'll be missed in Cleveland, but for every veteran who leaves, there is a rookie who is just dying to show us what he can do (I've had to repeat that mantra every time the Indians lose their prime players.)  It's sports, it's part of the game.  The bottom line is ... it's business.  Money makes people predictable.
 
Of course, I hope that every time they meet, the Cavs will burn the Heat.  
 
But [...]

 
Urging all of my friends to, as often as possible, use proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, verbiage, etc. instead of jargon & abbreviations when posting messages on the Internet.  It's important that our younger viewers learn the reality and not the fantasy.  With so many children online these days we must teach the lessons outside of the schoolyard.  Literacy starts here!
 
On Facebook, for instance, it is distressing to me to read so many messages that I cannot understand, because of the way those messages are written.  Yes, of course ...  slang, Internet jargon, shortcuts ... they're all part of the package.  That's fine if it were just adults using it but it's not good practice for children who are learning to read and write.  For that matter, it's not good practice for adults to use too many "cheats" when writing our English language because we tend to forget [...]

 
I don't follow soccer but this is the story I read in today's headlines ...
 
"Mexico's young star Giovani dos Santos has called down a firestorm by revealing that he's thinking of quitting his national team just ten days before the start of the World Cup. According to his father, Zizinho, he's "very hurt" by the fact that his brother Jonathan was cut from the team today. Jonathan dos Santos is only 20, and was always a shaky bet to go to South Africa, especially after he sustained a muscle tear last month while training with Barcelona. But Giovani and his family are reacting with double-barreled fury. Their father has declared that Jonathan is quitting the team permanently, and Giovani — who's all of 21 — may follow suit. The Mexican team is trying to console him, but the dos Santos family is alternating between issuing dark warnings and keeping silent about their plans.
 
And here is my open letter to Giovani dos Santos:
 
Giovani, Honey, if you want [...]