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Luck ran out for Stanford, today, against the Quack Attack

Shirley and I just finished watching the Stanford-Oregon football game, at Stanford Stadium. Oregon ran all over Stanford, 53-30, decisively breaking Stanford's 17 game winning streak. The day was clear, although it was basically a night game. The field was wet and slippery from yesterday's rain. The natural turf gave way almost every time a big player attempted a sudden change in direction, causing the player to slip and fall down. Oregon's players were obviously more accustomed to such conditions than Stanford's team and they slipped much less. Stanford's quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Andrew Luck, had his worst game in two years, throwing two passes for interceptions that were run back for touchdowns. Oregon's Heisman Trophy candidate, DeAnthony Thomas, ran for three touchdowns. Oregon was clearly the better team. Stanford, which was ranked 3rd in the nation last week, will almost certainly fall out of the top 6 teams and will be lucky to be in the top ten.

Part of the problem was the number of Stanford players who were out with injuries, including two of their 4 key tight ends and their primary place kicker. As a result, Stanford had no long receivers and had to depend on short passes and the run. The substitute place kicker missed a point after TD and a field goal. Stephan Taylor, Stanford's key running back, had a great night, running for more than 150 yards, but there were too many incomplete passes, some overthrown by Luck and some dropped by receivers (the ball was often wet and slippery). But all in all, the Oregon Ducks were clearly the better team. They were ranked 7th in the nation because of their loss earlier in the season to LSU, currently undefeated (10-0) and ranked #1 all season long, but I suspect Oregon will take Stanford's place as #3 with this lopsided victory.

Luck ran out for Stanford, today, against the Quack Attack

Shirley and I just finished watching the Stanford-Oregon football game, at Stanford Stadium. Oregon ran all over Stanford, 53-30, decisively breaking Stanford's 17 game winning streak. The day was clear, although it was basically a night game. The field was wet and slippery from yesterday's rain. The natural turf gave way almost every time a big player attempted a sudden change in direction, causing the player to slip and fall down. Oregon's players were obviously more accustomed to such conditions than Stanford's team and they slipped much less. Stanford's quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Andrew Luck, had his worst game in two years, throwing two passes for interceptions that were run back for touchdowns. Oregon's Heisman Trophy candidate, DeAnthony Thomas, ran for three touchdowns. Oregon was clearly the better team. Stanford, which was ranked 3rd in the nation last week, will almost certainly fall out of the top 6 teams and will be lucky to be in the top ten.

Part of the problem was the number of Stanford players who were out with injuries, including two of their 4 key tight ends. As a result, Stanford had no long receivers and had to depend on short passes and the run. Stephan Taylor, Stanford's key running back, had a great night, running for more than 150 yards, but there were too many incomplete passes, some overthrown by Luck and some dropped by receivers (the ball was often wet and slippery). But all in all, the Oregon Ducks were clearly the better team. They were ranked 7th in the nation because of their loss earlier in the season to LSU, currently undefeated (10-0) and ranked #1 all season long, but I suspect Oregon will take Stanford's place as #3 with this lopsided victory.

Luck ran out for Stanford, today, against the Quack Attack

Shirley and I just finished watching the Stanford-Oregon football game, at Stanford Stadium. Oregon ran over Stanford, 53-30, decisively breaking Stanford's 17 game winning streak. The field was wet and slippery. The natural turf gave way almost every time a big player attempted a sudden change in direction, causing the player to slip and fall down. Oregon's players were obviously more accustomed to such conditions than Stanford's team and they slipped much less. Stanford's quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Andrew Luck, had his worst game in two years, throwing two passes for interceptions that were run back for touchdowns. Oregon's Heisman Trophy candidate, DeAnthony Thomas, ran for three touchdowns. Oregon was clearly the better team. Stanford, which was ranked 3rd in the nation last week, will almost certainly fall out of the top 6 teams and will be lucky to be in the top ten.

Part of the problem was the number of Stanford players who were out with injuries, including two of their 4 key tight ends. As a result, Stanford had no long receivers and had to depend on short passes and the run. Stephan Taylor, Stanford's key running back, had a great night, running for more than 150 yards, but there were too many incomplete passes, some overthrown by Luck and some dropped by receivers (the ball was often wet and slippery, since the field was wet from yesterday afternoon's rain). But all in all, the Oregon Ducks were clearly the better team. They were ranked 7th because of their loss earlier in the season to LSU, currently undefeated (10-0) and ranked #1 in the nation, but I suspect they will take Stanford's place as #3 with this lopsided victory.

Luck ran out for Stanford

Shirley and I just finished watching the Stanford-Oregon football game, at Stanford Stadium. Oregon ran over Stanford, 53-30, decisively breaking Stanford's 17 game winning streak. The field was wet and slippery. The natural turf gave way almost every time a big player attempted a sudden change in direction, causing the player to slip and fall down. Oregon's players were obviously more accustomed to such conditions than Stanford's team and they slipped much less. Stanford's quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Andrew Luck, had his worst game in two years, throwing two passes for interceptions that were run back for touchdowns. Oregon's Heisman Trophy candidate, DeAnthony Thomas, ran for three touchdowns. Oregon was clearly the better team. Stanford, which was ranked 3rd in the nation last week, will almost certainly fall out of the top 6 teams and will be lucky to be in the top ten.

Part of the problem was the number of Stanford players who were out with injuries, including two of their 4 key tight ends. As a result, Stanford had no long receivers and had to depend on short passes and the run. Stephan Taylor, Stanford's key running back, had a great night, running for more than 150 yards, but there were too many incomplete passes, some overthrown by Luck and some dropped by receivers (the ball was often wet and slippery, since the field was wet from yesterday afternoon's rain). But all in all, the Oregon Ducks were clearly the better team. They were ranked 7th because of their loss earlier in the season to LSU, currently undefeated (10-0) and ranked #1 in the nation, but I suspect they will take Stanford's place as #3 with this lopsided victory.

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Last night we watched the Giants win the World Series - we loved the game and all of the last six or seven games played by the Giants. The players were wonderful - fabulous fielding pitching and hitting. Also, how about the Sacramento Kings?! 3-1 opening record, for the first time in 7 years. We may have a winning team this year.

Shirley and I plan to travel to Utah next week to attend our monthly Vision Care meeting at the Church Office Bldg. We will be staying first with Laura and David, then take a quick drive to Grand Junction to see Sarah in her starring role, then a two day drive home, then we catch a plane on the following day to Atlanta, then overnight to Santiago, Chile. From there, after a night's rest, we fly south to Temuco, where we hope to develop a vision care project, then home in time to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for Craig, Laura, Karma Jean and families. Meanwhile, we will be preparing about 3 multi-page reports for the projects in which we are participating, including Malaysia, Chile, and Argentina. Are we retired yet? It doesn't feel like it.

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Paul visited the Huntsman Cancer Institute yesterday. The oncologist there was not convinced that Paul had lymphoma and believed that the pseudomonas respiratory infection could be responsible for all of his recent health problems. However, the CT scan had not been transferred from American Fork to SLC yet, and that may change the diagnosis once the doctor reviews it. I hope you are all praying for Paul.

Dad

Shirley and I are spending the week at Summit Watch, one of two Marriott's time share facilities in Park City, Utah. On Thursday, I called my brother,Paul, to see how he was doing. To my dismay, I learned that Paul had just been diagnosed with a rather widespread lymphoma. The diagnosis had been made with CT scan,several blood tests, and his 6-7 week history of fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, and a large visible node in his neck. No biopsy had yet been taken. Paul was convinced that he had been diagnosed with exactly the same lymphoma mother died with 35 years ago and both he and Marolynn were sick at heart with the diagnosis. I tried to reassure him that most lymphomas could be successfully treated, that there was a large family of lymphomas, including Hodgkin's lymphoma, that could cured, and that mother's diagnosis was quite uncommon.

I insisted that he make an appointment with one the lymphoma specialists at the Huntsman's Cancer Institute in SLC and offered to make the call for him. As soon as the appointment secretary realized that Paul was an untreated, freshly diagnosed case of lymphoma, she arranged an appointment for Paul to be seen by a young female oncologist who who specialized in the management of lymphoma. The appointment was scheduled on Monday October 11 at 2 p.m., two days earlier than the local oncologist in American Fork could see him.

Paul felt waves of relief pour over him as the call was completed. He knew that he would receive excellent care in a world-class cancer institute. He also knew that the correct diagnosis and prognosis would be established quickly, and that he could trust the doctor to tell him the truth. The secretary told that it was common for 70% of lymphoma to be cured or enter long-term remission and that statement gave him great reassurance.

The next day, Paul and Marolynn drove up to Park City at our invitation. We ate lunch together (Paul's appetite had improved!), talked for awhile, and then took a ride up into the mountains above the resort. Marolynn told us that he hadn't felt this good in weeks.

I'll stay closely in touch with Paul, even after we return home to California on Monday and monitor his progress. It was good that Shirley and I were here this week to help him and I will do my best to stay in touch not only with Paul but with his doctors as well.

Christmas 2008

Craig, Becky, Emma and Bryce were her for the week of Christmas. It was a fun time for us. Here is a "Christmas Play" photo to enjoy.