Lest We Forget...

We probably all remember where we were when the planes flew into the World Trade Center eight years ago.

But do we remember what we did afteward? As a nation we filled the churches. We sought comfort from our faiths and our neighbors. We stood fast ready to combat the evil that had confronted us.

Are we still doing that today?

What a Difference a Year Makes....

At this year's Cocoa Beach Labor Day Challenge baseball tournament we had two teams travel down there... one was for players age 12 and the other for players age 13.

Want to know the difference between boys at age 12 and boys at age 13? Want to see the tell-tale change that puberty initiates?

Exhibit A: The second night at the Hilton hotel, packed full of baseball players, soccer players and volleyball players all competing in various tournaments.

• After dinner the 12 year old boys went up to one of the hotel rooms where they all played Play Station. Still boys.
• After dinner all of the 13 year old boys hung out in the hotel lobby talking to teen girl soccer players. Young men.
  

One year apart, yet their interests were so greatly different. Hormones are a powerful thing.