Page 22 • Piedmont Shopper© MAY 13, 2010 - May 19, 2010 It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when they haave lost their way.

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May 10, 2010

So Money

One of the sad things about

the May 1 welterweight title fight between Floyd “Mon- ey” Mayweather and “Sug- ar” Shane Mosely was that it truly did seem to scream “Mayday! Mayday!” Let’s not kid ourselves,

now that the fight has con- cluded, there is only a single faint spark on the horizon for professional boxing, cur- rently lost in a maze of belts and the oblivion of pay-per- view. The saving throw, most everyone tied to the sport agrees, would be a May- weather/Manny Pacquiao match. Nothing seems to sell quite like pitting the best against the best, after all. The sheer amount of mon-

ey to be made would seem to override any sort of holdup in the negotiation room. Before those negotiations fell through, both fighters were guaranteed at least $25 million each. To put that in perspective, Mayweather landed 208 punches in the Mosley fight. That translates into $120,192.31 per punch. Nice work if you can get it, except they can’t (and they tried).

Mayweather’s camp points

the finger at Pacquiao’s refusal to submit to Olympic-style blood testing. Pacquiao’s incredible career and his frenetic energy in the ring might, right or wrong, lead people to think he was running on a little more than adrenaline. The Pacquiao camp — and most of the sports top pundits like Bert Sugar — say money is the reason for the holdup. In an interview with freelance journalist Elie Seckbach, Sugar spun the tale with equal parts disgust and

annoyance. He thinks it’s about ego.

“[Mayweather] views him-

self as the greatest fighter of all time because he’s never lost,” Sugar said. “He’s not afraid of Pacquiao ... what he’s afraid of is losing.” Pacquiao’s

seeming

ambivalence at losing $25 million because he fears a blood sample 24 days before the fight will make him “weak” is more than suspect. Still, Mayweather’s claim of “trying to clean up the sport” falls short of the mark when he’s essentially dragging the reputation of a fighter that’s never tested positive for drugs through the mud with glee. And Mayweather, known

best for his seemingly non- stop, hyper-intense stream of smack talking in pre-fight interviews and HBO’s “24/7,” seems to be hearing the same lament from just about everybody who enjoys watching two men knock each other senseless in the desert these days. Doesn’t he know that boxing depends on this fight for its revival? Like so many of his oppo- nents’ punches, Mayweather deftly sidesteps the question and responds with a quick right.

“Boxing hasn’t gone any- where,” the top-grossing fighter of all time defiantly told media before the Mose- ly bout. “As long as I’m in boxing, boxing is here to stay.”

Mayweather may be right.

He is, after all, so money ... and he totally knows it.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City Lumi- nary.

© 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.

Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ

trips; nearly fourteen days away from home. The fi rst few days were with my family. The remaining was with a friend. We had an appointment with a few loud- mouthed gobblers. And while one be- came meat for my turkey and dumplings, the battle was mostly won by the turkeys. But they don’t fi ght fair! Well it really wasn’t the bird’s way of

I’ve been on one of those long road

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fi ghting that hindered us, it was ours. While most hunters chase after the toms, our modus operandi was to try to get the action on video, so we waited and watched from a ground blind. Many times we were forced to watch the turkeys go out of sight knowing we could cut them off if we just didn’t have that camera. Other times, a gunshot simply could not be taken because the gobbler was not in view of the lens. The added eye made our hunting that much more diffi cult, but it was a price we were willing to pay for the value of having the hunt on fi lm. And when the year is over, we will have had our share of video success. In life, our value system determines

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how we fi ght as well. It really determines how we do everything. And as bad as we want to resort to the ways of others at times, our mind and heart is called back to the reason why we are here. For a Christian, we are told that while

we live in this world, we are not to live our lives by the same value system as the world does. That doesn’t mean that we don’t value some of the same things as the world; only that they are prioritized differently and pursued differently as well.

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It’s sort of like my turkey story; while the world may be chasing that tom, I must wait on him to come to me. In this case, we both have the same desire, but our method is different. Mine may be more diffi cult at times, but the additional bless- ing of fi lm footage will be worth it. And in my pursuit of the good things of life, while mine may be more diffi cult at times as well, the blessings that come with it make up for the difference. The greatest blessing about having

the correct Christian perspective when it comes to things we value is this; I am not responsible for their attainment. God is. So while the world is dependant on themselves and others, a Christian is ulti- mately dependant on God. Again, the de- sire may still be the same, but the pursuit is different. Why is this better you ask. It is better

because when you are in a blind, there’s no stress to produce and no energy ex- pended on the pursuit. It is a calm wait that is based on the surety of God’s provi- sion, made available God’s way.

Kevin Adkins, Jr. born April 20th

Parents Ebonie Whittle & Kevin Adkins

• “Our 4-year-old twins

were recently in my sister’s wedding as flower girls. To get them used to their out- fits, the dress-shop owner suggested they wear the dresses in 10-, 20- and 30- minute sessions in the two weeks preceding the wed- ding — during activities where they would not stain or otherwise damage the dress. They were more com- fortable in their clothes after having ’practiced,’ and they didn’t pull at their clothes and fidget much.” — T.F., via e-mail • Here’s a tip for a quick

pin cushion: Use a clean Styrofoam tray. The pins go in straight, and are quite secure. • “When we’re playing

card games with the kids, they use a large chip clip to hold their ’hand’ together. It works pretty well.”— W.R. in Ohio • Pizza cutters make great sandwich trimmers. You

easily can trim the crust and cut the sandwich. They’re also great for cutting up hot dogs. • To attack cobwebs or dust

high walls, cover a broom head with a pillowcase. You’ll get better coverage, and the pillowcase can easi- ly be tossed in the wash. • “We don’t have a mud- room in our house, so to catch water and mud on days of heavy rain, I have a clean plastic shower curtain that I place on the floor of the entranceway. We leave wet, muddy shoes on it, and it even can catch drips from umbrellas and such. The whole thing can be dragged to the garage if necessary.” — I.S. in Alabama

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Layla MaKenzie born May 4th

Parents Amanda Burks & Michael Bevins Grandparents Tracy & Loyd Bevins and Susan Gibbs & Mark Bledsoe

Grandparents Teresa Adkins & Kevin Myers and Linda Whittle & Lynnwood Dixon

Madelyn Taylor Oliver born April 22nd Parents Matt & Megan Oliver Grandparents Dana Oliver and Tim & Bobra Robinson

Carter Leigh Quisenberry born April 24th Parents Jessica & Tim Quisenberry

Grandparents Jerry & Connie Quisenberry and Walter & Carolyn Ware

Terrance Cozort, III born April 26th Parents Letitia & Terrance Cozort

Grandparents Angela Young & Terrance Cozort, Sr. and Gracie & John Wilson

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So Money

One of the sad things about

the May 1 welterweight title fight between Floyd “Mon- ey” Mayweather and “Sug- ar” Shane Mosely was that it truly did seem to scream “Mayday! Mayday!” Let’s not kid ourselves,

King Features Weekly Service

May 10, 2010

now that the fight has con- cluded, there is only a single faint spark on the horizon for professional boxing, cur- rently lost in a maze of belts and the oblivion of pay-per- view. The saving throw,most everyone tied to the sport agrees, would be a May- weather/Manny Pacquiao match. Nothing seems to sell quite like pitting the best against the best, after all. The sheer amount of mon-

ey to be made would seem to override any sort of holdup in the negotiation room. Before those negotiations fell through, both fighters were guaranteed at least $25 million each. To put that in perspective, Mayweather landed 208 punches in the Mosley fight. That translates into $120,192.31 per punch. Nice work if you can get it, except they can’t (and they tried). Mayweather’s camp points

the finger at Pacquiao’s refusal to submit to Olympic-style blood testing. Pacquiao’s incredible career and his frenetic energy in the ring might, right or wrong, lead people to think he was running on a little more than adrenaline. The Pacquiao camp — and most of the sports top pundits like Bert Sugar — say money is the reason for the holdup. In an interview with freelance journalist Elie Seckbach, Sugar spun the tale with equal parts disgust and

annoyance. He thinks it’s about ego. “[Mayweather] views him-

self as the greatest fighter of all time because he’s never lost,” Sugar said. “He’s not afraid of Pacquiao ... what he’s afraid of is losing.” Pacquiao’s

seeming

ambivalence at losing $25 million because he fears a blood sample 24 days before the fight will make him “weak” is more than suspect. Still,Mayweather’s claim of “trying to clean up the sport” falls short of the mark when he’s essentially dragging the reputation of a fighter that’s never tested positive for drugs through the mud with glee. And Mayweather, known

best for his seemingly non- stop, hyper-intense stream of smack talking in pre-fight interviews and HBO’s “24/7,” seems to be hearing the same lament from just about everybody who enjoys watching two men knock each other senseless in the desert these days. Doesn’t he know that boxing depends on this fight for its revival? Like so many of his oppo-

nents’ punches,Mayweather deftly sidesteps the question and responds with a quick right. “Boxing hasn’t gone any-

where,” the top-grossing fighter of all time defiantly told media before the Mose- ly bout. “As long as I’m in boxing, boxing is here to stay.” Mayweather may be right.

He is, after all, so money ... and he totally knows it.

Mark Vasto is a veteran

sportswriter and publisher of The Kansas City Lumi- nary.

© 2010 King Features Synd., Inc.

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