Michael Vick's Redemption

 Pratlaw states:  Passion is myopic and nonsensical to the voyeur who has not experienced something kindred to the passion at issue.  Competitive passion is a must in any competitive endeavor but what differences are there between football, basketball, golf, baseball passion.  Or are they all the same requirements?  I do not think they are the same.  Football involves focus on winning the game, ferocity, calculation of angle, the very things needed to successfully hunt prey.  Basketball is more choreographed, individual and requires quicker feet, balance, restraint, movement.  Golf requires inner calm, repetitive practice, a passion to compete against an internal model created solely by the competitor.  Baseball renders the participant powerless yet mandates an inner competition like golf and repetitive practice.  The further a participant goes into any sport the more the requirement that they know everything there is to know about the game in addition to the natural elements required to physically succeed.  Anyone who has seen Michael Vick's transformation this year knows what this essay is about.  In order to succeed beyond natural ability the mind must be joined in the passion play.  Are you faster?  Are you bigger?  Are you quicker? None of the foregoing matters unless and until the brain gets in the game.  Hats off to Michael Vick.

PRATLAW states:  It is wierd how poor sports reporting is today, Magic, Magic, Magic ... every now and then Kareem is remembered (LOL ~ just one of the all-time greats), never James Worthy who was unstoppable, never "handled" and never, ever, the forgotten Michael Cooper who's off season work on his three pointer was the difference when the Lakers finally toppled the Celtics off the throne.

If you are not subscribed to Esquire ????? Do it today!

   Pratlaw states:  the magazine should be in your mail every month.  A lot it is ehhhh but it has a lot of wisdom and it will inform you of great products and it has great writing.  The September issue for example introduced Levi's 201 and some wisdom from Larry King who is very wise indeed and pretty funny ~ who knew!

OMG: Is Porsche reading this blog or is it more metaphysics?

   Pratlaw states:  mine is the perfect car except for the mileage.  I am 6'2" and I have the driver's seat memorized substantially up from all the way back and I can wear a cowboy hat with about 3" to spare before touching the roof liner.  What sold me on the Cayenne was the reliability and build quality of Porsche.  By an old one if you loose at arbitration.  You won't be let down.

Its Time to go Green: No More McMansions

   Pratlaw states:  it is time to go green.  Just because you can afford a mansion doesn't mean buy one.  You need 2-3 thousand square feet even if you are married and have children.  You want quality, architectural detail not square footage.  Vehicles ~ hybrids or sport.  You are green, be green

Go With A Two Bedroom Condo and Then A Country Place At Home

  Pratlaw states:  How long are you going to be in your city?  You have to have a place there for home games and off season.  Get a condo with a secure door- doorman- and two bedrooms.  Are you running a boarding house/hotel/flophouse.  No if you made it to the next level the only way you are going to stay is to actually increase your efforts and that means stability, peace and quiet, a good diet and most importantly good rest and sleep.  Buy a retreat in your home town county, a hundred plus acres and a nice 3000 sq foot architecturally designed home with out building storage.  Hunt and fish for good eye sight and dexterity.  Put good old Uncle Bob in charge of your retreat.

The Black Mamba Is In A Class By Himself

Pratlaw states:  The Japanese Beef is in a league by himself.  The King is great in part because he is a locomotive in front of which no one is rightly going to sacrifice his body.  DW is a blur but plays in a pout.  Kobie is alone in his supremacy.  He is on a quest from which he never tires:  to be the best.  From this seat he has succeeded. I rank him with Russell; Frazier; Magic; Bird; Jordan; and the forgotten Cowens and Worm Rodman in terms of relentless in their quest to be the best they can be all the time, every play.  They are porsches playing among cadillacs and lincolns ~ after all every player at the next level is well above the average college player.