Health Upgraders

WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE; WE ARE BIO ELECTRICAL ENGINES

In order to accomplish all the many millions of complex functions that occur over the course of the day, your body has to be able to communicate with itself… all the way down to the cellular level. And do you know how it does this? Through pulses of electricity. That’s right, electricity.

Your body operates on an electro magnetic current. Believe it or not, all of the organs in your body emit these fields of electrical current. In fact, nerve signals are nothing more than electrical charges.

What creates this electrical power in your body is a very fine balance that exists in your bio chemistry. And of all the systems in your body that depend on this delicate, bio chemical balance, one of the most important is your blood stream. This is where pH comes into play. But what is pH?

WHAT PH IS AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL YOUR BODY FUNCTIONS

PH is a scale that measures how acidic or alkaline a substance is. The scale ranges from 1 to 14 with 1 being very acid, 7 neutral and 14 very alkaline.

So what does pH have to do with you and your blood? Well, the pH of your blood is extremely important. The ideal pH level for your blood is right around 7.35 and your body goes to enormous lengths to maintain this level.

Why? Because if your blood pH were to vary 1 or 2 points in either direction, it would change the electrical chemistry in your body, there would be no electrical power and in short order you would drop dead. As you can see, maintaining the right pH level in your blood is pretty important!!

With this in mind a good way to avoid upsetting this delicate bio chemical balance would be to take a look at those things that can compromise the maintenance of the ideal pH level in your body. And what is the main culprit in this case? The answer is the creation of acid in your body.

Before we look at what causes acid, here’s a graphic example to give you an idea of what can happen in the blood when your pH drops to less than ideal. Red blood cells are how oxygen is transported to all the cells in your body.

As red blood cells move into the tiny, little, capillaries, the space they have to move through gets pretty small. In fact, the diameter of the capillaries gets so small that the red blood cells sometimes have to pass through these capillaries one red blood cell at a time!

Because of this, and because it’s important for the red blood cells to be able to flow easily and quickly through your body, they have a mechanism that allows them to remain separate from each other. This mechanism comes in the form of the outside of healthy red blood cells having a negative charge. This causes them to stay apart from each other, sort of like when you try to push the negative ends of two magnets together. They resist each other and stay apart.

Unfortunately, acid interferes with this very important mechanism in a pretty frightening way. Acid actually strips away the negative charge from red blood cells. The result is that your red blood cells then tend to clump together and not flow as easily. This makes it much more difficult for them to flow easily through the bloodstream.

But it also makes it harder for them to move freely through those small capillaries. This means less oxygen gets to your cells. Acid also weakens the red blood cells and they begin to die. And guess what they release into your system when they die? More acid.

I could describe a whole list of processes that occur when your system becomes and remains acid but I think you get the idea. The point is that aside from the acid that is secreted into your stomach to aid digestion, acid in your body is bad. Really bad.

In regard to producing energy in the body, here’s an easy question for you. What do you think happens to a person’s energy level if over time their system becomes more and more acid, their biochemical balance is disrupted and their red blood cells can’t deliver oxygen and nutrients as efficiently to all their cells? The answer is simple. Their energy level drops. Dramatically.

Are you beginning to get the picture here as to the importance of pH in your body? Good. Now let’s take a quick look at what causes acidity in your body and then look at steps you can take to get your body pH back to an ideal level.

WHAT CAUSES ACID IN THE BODY

The primary cause of an acidic condition in your body is from what you put in your mouth. In other words, what you eat and what you drink. And it isn’t how “acid” something may seem when you eat or drink it. It has to do with what is left over when you digest it.

Specifically, does eating or drinking something leave behind an acid or alkaline “ash”. For example, I don’t know about you but I love seafood. Scallops are one of my favorites. However, when your body digests scallops, it leaves an extremely acid ash. In fact, scallops are one of the most acid foods you can eat.

Unfortunately, a lot of the things most people put in their mouths create an acid ash. These include alcohol, coffee and a lot of flesh protein in your diet. Interestingly enough, stress also tends to create an acid condition in the body.

STEPS YOU CAN IMMEDIATELY TAKE TO IMPROVE YOUR PH

Fortunately, it is pretty easy to immediately change your pH for the better and make it more alkaline. The first step is to understand which of the foods you are eating and the drinks you are drinking are acid and which are alkaline. Then it’s simply a matter of eliminating some of the more acid foods you are eating and adding in more alkaline foods.

However, before you start, it’s important to get a baseline of what the pH is in your body so that you can see how you are improving or if you need to continue to eliminate more acid foods and add in more alkaline ones.

You can do this by testing the pH of your saliva on a regular basis. This is really simple to do. More details on how to do this are provided on some web pages I have created for you to help you out. A link to these pages is provided below.

In addition to decreasing the amount of acid foods you eat and increasing the amount of alkaline foods you eat, one of the best ways to immediately begin changing your pH is to drink “green drinks”. You can make these by simply adding a powder that is made up of a whole host of vegetables that are highly alkaline to a glass of water. Information on suggested green drink powders to use is included on pages that I have a link to below.

RESOURCES WHERE YOU CAN LEARN MORE

Clicking on the following link will take you to some pages I created that have more information on alkaline and acid foods, how to test your own pH and what to look for in green drinks.

http://www.ajpip.com/resources/site_map.htm

Start taking the steps described above and you may very well find your energy levels increasing over time. Mine certainly have.

- Andy Long

After years of extreme fatigue, severe digestion problems and frequent sickness, Andy Long now enjoys energy levels that allow him to windsurf in 30 mph winds for 3-4 hours at a time.

He now shares with others what he did to completely regain his health through his health related web sites and newsletter.

To see a list of the topics covered in Andy’s newsletter, click on the following link: http://www.ajpip.com/rbopi/ancrb.htm

Applying for an auto loan? We’ll sooner or later we will. So I wrote this short guide as basic must know guide to arm ourselves when the time for an auto loan comes.

1) Shop Online – Shopping for auto loan online is a great time saver. By comparing from different sites you can get the best deals. Applying also is easy and even some sites will give you information you need within minutes.

2) Know Thyself! – You must know the basic criteria for applying for an auto loan. Basic criteria includes that you must be above 18 years of age. Best if you earn at least $2000 a month. Also needed is residence and employment history.

3) Get Approved First – Don’t have make the mistake of looking for a car before being approved. Get approved first then they will give you a voucher of how much you are allowable to loan. Doing this will save you future frustration and disappointments.

4) Down Payments – This varies from lender to lender, and some don’t even require. But typically its about 10% of the price or $1000 whichever is the lower number.

5) Interest Rate – Interest rate is not fixed as most people think, and yes it can be negotiated. If you have a good credit score and good negotiating skills you can have a lower interest rate. But some factors are way out of you’re control such as the state of the economy.

There you have it. We’ll that’s not all, there’s lot of other things you need to know. But what I’ve enumerated are the vital essentials before applying for that auto loan. One thing also is ask advice from an authorized dealer or loan official. They’re there to help you. If there’s something you don’t understand, ask them now or you’ll might face lots of headaches later.

This article is written by Jed Baguio. Please visit my site www.auto-loan-infocenter.com for more auto loan advice.

Bingo is accessible to many different people. It is a very safe game that is fun to play, and the necessary supplies are affordable and easy to use. Bingo can be played just for fun, or it can be played for prizes or cash in a gambling situation (where allowed). They can be for private parties, or you can also have bingo sets custom-made for your company or organization.

A good supply kit for beginners is the Safety Bingo Starter Kit, which provides you with all the requisites. It includes a Safety Incentive Bingo program which jump-starts your bingo program. This includes a comprehensive safety incentive bingo program manual to get you started fast and to maximize success, a dry-erase master board, a dry-erase game status board, a bingo cage with balls and a master board for picking the numbers, and 1,500 special bingo cards. All these can be personalized with your company’s logo and colors.

You can also order custom-made bingo cards designed with your company logo, crest or anything you wish. Custom cards like Bud Light, American Express, Growlers and Clockstop are made in different formats and colors to add more spirit to the game. Bingo papers are available in the form of separate sheets or books. They are available in different colors, sizes and patterns too.

There are many other forms of bingo supplies available in the market, such as hard cards, bingo games, bingo balls, bingo chips, bingo cages, cushions, bags, bingo for the visually impaired, daubers and more.

Q. I’ve been working on a big project for a long time. Although I try to
move ahead every day, sometimes I have to force myself to accomplish
even a small task. When I skip a day, I feel guilty. How can I stay
motivated?”

A. When you’re working on a book, job search, business start-up,
dissertation, or special project, you can feel consumed by the project.
And often you feel as though you can’t afford to take a break, let alone a
day off.

I once heard a writer say, “Sometimes I’m really productive. I write five
pages on my book! Then the next day I’m drained. So I review what I’ve
written or organize my research files.”

And I feel the same way. I resist taking a day off to read a new mystery,
go for a hike, visit an art museum, or watch a season of an HBO series
on DVD. But the next day, invariably, I wake up eager to work. And I
accomplish everything I need to do, and more.

Frankly, I’ve never found staring at a blank screen (or paper, in the old
days) does much good. Resistance means, “Time for a change of pace!”

These beliefs are supported by scientific evidence. Psychologists who
study these up-and-down activity blips have found a certain
randomness operates in human productivity levels.

For example, an employee “Bill” varied his arrival time at work. When
Bill was late, his boss yelled at him. When Bill was on time, the boss
offered praise.

Sure enough, Bill responded. The day after the boss yelled, Bill was on
time. And the day after the reward, Bill slacked off and arrived late. So,
concluded the boss, praise doesn’t work. And punishment does.

There was only one problem. A computer demonstrated that Bill’s arrival
times showed a pattern of random variation. In fact, the computer could
predict quite accurately how Bill would perform – with or without praise
and blame.

The same pattern has been found among students: some days you
learn faster while other days you just don’t get it. And some days you’re
productive and efficient, while other days you’re sluggish.

If you’ve studied statistics, you’re probably guessed that we’re talking
about regression to the mean, which is very powerful. People usually
have an average level of productivity. When they work hard one day,
they tend to slow down the next.

So here’s an exercise. Suppose you have a writing project. You set a
goal: write 500 words a day. For other projects, find a daily activity level
that’s easy to observe and measure.

For the next 30 days, track how many words you write (or how
productive you are in the task you’ve chosen). Some days you’ll write
1000 words, other days none, with lots of variation. Each day just record
your word count, without judging your output. At the end of 30 days,
calculate an average. And calculate again after 60 days.

You may find that your natural average is 300 words a day. You can
lower your daily goals – or recognize that you work best with your
random pattern.

Obviously, if you have a deadline, you may have to increase your
output. Professional writers typically write 1000-3000 words a day.

But if you’re making acceptable progress toward a goal, you can begin
to understand, accept and work with your natural rhythm. Regardless,
beating yourself up and feeling guilty won’t work. If you’re constantly
falling behind, maybe it’s time for a change of career – a chance to enjoy
marching your life to a new beat.

Most of all, I ask my clients to remove the word “lazy” from their
vocabularies – forever! When you’re berating yourself for lack of
progress – stop! Chances are you’re right on schedule.

Cathy Goodwin, Ph.D., helps midlife professionals who want to make
huge, medium and small career changes. Strategize, get unstuck, start a
business or start over. Fr^e Report: Ten secrets of managing a major life
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Bedouins believed that the horse was a gift from Allah. It was to be cherished, revered, almost worshipped. The Arabian horse has been bred for centuries, with its beginnings in the oases around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the countries known in our modern history as Iran, Iraq, and Syria, as well as other parts of the Arabian Peninsula.

Because the Bedouins cherished their horses, the bloodlines were a jealously guarded family treasure within the different tribes. There are records which indicate that the nomads began breeding these superb horses as early as 3000 to 2500 B.C. However, the modern Arabians trace their roots back to five mares which were owned by King Solomon around 1600 B.C. Those five mares were known as “Al-Khamesh”, literally “the five”. Those five bloodlines were Kehilan, Seglawi, Abeyan, Hamdani and Hadban. As substrains were developed in each of the bloodlines, those would be named for celebrated mares and/or sheiks who significantly contributed a substantial branch to the strain.

Each of the five original strains had significant characteristics which were preserved in breeding pure Arabians. A brief description of each follows:

The Kehilan had a deep chest, masculine power, and size. The average height for a pure Kehilan was up to 15 hands (60 inches, or 152.4 centimeters) at the shoulder. It had a short head with a broad forehead, and wide jowls. The most common colors were chestnut and grey.

The Seglawi had a refined look and was noticeably femininely elegant. The bone structure was fine and the face and neck were significantly longer than that of the Kelihan. The most common color was grey, and the average height was 14.2 hands (144.27 cm., or 56.8 in.).

The Abeyan was quite similar to the Seglawi. It shared the refined look, but tended to have a longer back than the other strains. It averaged 14.2 hands, was commmonly grey, and had more white markings that most Arabians.

The Hamdani line had a plainer look than that associated with Arabian horses. It was athletic and masculine in appearance, with a large bone structure. The head was straighter in profile than the typical Arabian and it lacked the bulging forehead which the Bedouins believed was “the blessings of Allah”. This strain was one of the largest, standing 15.2 hands (60.8 in., or 154.43 cm.) at the shoulder. The most common colors were bay and grey.

The Hadban was similarly configured as the Hamdani, with the big bone structure and musculature. But it was shorter in height and had an extremely gentle nature. The average height was 14.3 hands (145.28 cm., or 57.2 in.), and the dominant colors were bay and brown with few, if any white markings.

Bedouins “adopted” the horses, regardless of how they came to be in the desert. Whether they were strays, absconded, or whatever, it was of no consequence to them. Once the horse was a part of their herd, they set out to breed for offspring with speed, stamina, strength, and courage. The different strains, as stated previously, each had their own characteristics, but all Arabians were bred to withstand the rigors of desert life.

When the Europeans chose to improve their saddle horses, Arabians were the breed they imported to cross with their native stock. When they began the process, their horses were the larger breeds which had carried heavily armored knights into battle. Their lighter stock had it roots in the pony breeds. They had no breeds which could compare to the smaller, faster horses upon which invading forces from the Middle East were mounted. Thus, they sought out purebred Arabian stallions with the attributes desired and crossed them with choice native strains. Ninety-three percent of the English Thoroughbred breed today traces its roots to three distinct Arab strains: the Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian, and Godolphin Arabian (sometimes called Godolphin Barb).

The first Arabian stallion imported to America was in 1725. He allegedly sired three hundred colts from breeding stock mares. And between 1853 and 1856, a breeder by the name of A. Keene Richard imported several stallions and mares to establish the first breeding program of consequence in the States. Unfortunately, his horses were confiscated or destroyed during the Civil War, the breeding line was ruptured, and nothing survived.

On a visit to Turkey in 1877, General Ulysses S. Grant was presented with two purebred stallions which he imported to America. He gave on of those stallions to Randolph Huntington. Mr. Huntington then imported two more purebred stallions and two pure Arabian mares from England in 1888. His breeding program is considered the foundation of the first pure Arabian stock in the United States.

Other breeds influenced by pure Arabian stock include the Orloff Trotter of Russia, the American Thoroughbred, the Morgan, the Percheron, the Connemara pony, the American Quarter Horse and National Show Horse. Strains of the breed were also introduced to the Lipizzaners of Austria, as well as numerous other breeds around the world.

Arabians are considered the oldest of all the light breed strains, and its influence can be traced to many foundation stocks. But, the pure strains are still cherished and preserved by breeders in the Middle East, even today.

The modern purebred Arabian outside of the Middle East typically has a “dished,” or concave, profile set on a beautifully shaped head. The eyes are prominent, the nostrils are usually small, and the muzzle is usually “teacup”, in shape and size. The neck is gracefully arched, and the head is inherently held high.

The back is short and level. The shoulders are long and sloped. The chest is broad, deep and muscular. Its legs are long, and the tendons are clearly defined. The Arabian has small hooves, with a very tough consistency, that are wide at the heel. The hind quarters slope, and the tail is distinctly arched before it drops.

Overall, one can clearly see that this horse defines strength, speed, and stamina in a beautifully conformed body.

The coat can be chestnut, grey, bay, or black and is very fine. The underlying skin is always black. It is not uncommon for a purebred Arabian to have white markings on the face and/or legs. The mane and tail are full, yet soft to the touch.

The typical Arabian ranges from 14.2 to 15.2 hands (56.8 to 60.8 inches, or 144.27 to 154.45 centimeters) at the shoulder and weighs between 800 and 1000 pounds (56.8 to 71 stones).

Depending on the strain and characteristics, Arabians are used for Western and English riding, racing, jumping, endurance competitions, showing, cutting and reining, and dressage. This is a very versatile horse which bonds naturally with humans and can also be used as a family horse for people of all ages.

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Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Horses
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Renault’s 2005 car, the R25, will be unveiled on 1 February in Monaco. Renault is the sixth team to announce the launch date of their car. Up to now, they are only the second to choose a non-testing venue. The Sauber team has chosen Kuala Lumpur to launch their new car.

The Renault team has launched new cars outside France lately because of the stringent anti-tobacco advertising legislation, as the team is sponsored by the Japanese cigarette brand Mild Seven. The launching took place in Palermo, Sicily in 2004.

The Drivers

The 2005 Renault drivers will be Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso. Fisichella returns to the team after a three-year absence. He feels that the team is even more motivated to win. He is reported to have said that it was the perfect time to be with Renault again, declaring himself satisfied with the competitive atmosphere, focussed on victory. Both drivers will be present in the Principality at the launch, as well as the boss of the Renault team, Flavio Briatore.

The Car

The team was generally satisfied with the 2004 car. Their only reservation was that the car was quite tricky to drive at top speed. The R25 shows kay improvements in this area. Changes were also made to the chassis and the aerodynamics. With a new electronic system and huge improvements to the engine, the new Renault car fills the team with great confidence.

The team had a good season in 2004, finishing third in the championship, after BAR Honda and Ferrari and ahead of BMW Williams and McLaren-Mercedes. Renault has fixed the target for 2005: last October The Renault F1 president announced that the R25 will challenge for the constructors’ title.

Laura Ciocan writes for http://www.ilovemontecarlo.com/ where you can find all you want to know about living in Monaco
Please feel free to use this article in your Newsletter or on your website. If you use this article, please include the resource box and send a brief message to let me know where it appeared: mailto:lauracio@gmail.com

It isn’t required to leave your familiar desk to go for virtual gambling for the simple reason that everything will be conducted from your familiar home office if you possess a pc plus, obviously, access to the internet.

On the other hand, you should remember that there’s many important things which you should familiarize yourself with about virtual gambling, particularly so if you are a neophyte in this realm. So stifle your hormones to think through what follows here. Here’s our guide which illuminates what to remember if you are singling out a reputable, secure virtual gambling establishment.

The topmost thing which a quick-witted virtual risk taker like me will positively target is an virtual gambling web site of the category which has top winning odds. Take care the virtual gambling web site is evaluated by a reputable, secure accounting firm so as to check the wagers’ pay-outs percentage on a monthly basis. This may be very productive to determine the kitty you plan on anteing while on your imminent caper will actually vindicate it all.

Beyond this, here are a few select more hints about locating your online casino gambling web site.

You must take care to make certain the online casino gambling web site has a license, e. g. by verifying the certified operating authorization as revealed on the casino site’s About page. If you fail to unearth any certified operating authorization on a given online casino gambling web site, do not remotely think of gambling at that place.

After, we would advise you review very punctiliously the mix of special deals that the online casino gambling web site has decided to offer you.

Another substantial bit of advice would be to lay your bets at the beginning with trifling amounts instead of exhausting so much it will hurt on the fly. Check first the stability of the online casino gambling structure prior to provoking some severe adversity- particularly so financial ones… Last but not least, here’s the most vital pointer about virtual casino gambling. It can obviously only be this- always to bear in mind that online wagering should be about recreation rather than big winnings. Gambling is certainly no vocation, instead it’s a leisure pursuit which is intended to help you feel joyful and your overall life sweet.

After you have minded these remarks, you’re free now to give yourself up to the appeal of online casino gambling…

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If you would have your rooms interesting as well as beautiful, make them say something, give them a spinal column by keeping all
ornamentation subservient to line.

Before you buy anything, try to imagine how you want each room to look when completed; get the picture well in your mind, as a painter would;think out the main features, for the details all depend upon these and will quickly suggest themselves. This is, in the long run, the quickest and the most economical method of furnishing.

There is a theory that no room can be created all at once, that it must grow gradually. In a sense this is a fact, so far as it refers to the amateur. The professional is always occupied with creating and recreating rooms and can instantly summon to mind complete schemes of decoration. The amateur can also learn to mentally furnish rooms. It is a fascinating pastime when one gets the knack of it.

Beautiful things can be obtained anywhere and for the minimum price, if one has a feeling for line and colour, or for either. If the lover of the beautiful was not born with this art instinct, it may be quickly acquired. A decorator creates or rearranges one room; the owner does the next, alone, or with assistance, and in a season or two has spread his or her own wings and worked out legitimate schemes, teeming with individuality. One observes, is pleased with results and
asks oneself why. This is the birth of good taste.

Treat your rooms like “still life,” see to it that each group, such as a table, sofa, and one or two chairs make a “composition,” suggesting comfort as well as beauty. Never have an isolated chair, unless it is placed against the wall, as part of the decorative scheme.

Marjan Zemljic is owner of http://www.home-decorating-ideas-and-tips.com and author of How to break into the interior design industry. In his book you will find out how you can do exactly that. For more informaion on home decorating ideas visit his website and learn how to create the home of your dreams.

Have you been to a networking event, or a conference or industry meeting lately? If you have,
chances are you heard a presentation. Someone got up and spoke to you and the rest of the group
about a topic. A topic they knew a lot about, and a topic related to their business.
They may have even made a special offer to the group, such as a special product or service
package they don’t usually sell, or a special discount on their products or services.

These people are using speaking as a marketing tool … as a way to get the word out about
their business, products or services. They’re doing this by sharing valuable information with
the kind of people they can best help, and those they’d like to have as clients. And by offering
everyone the chance to go deeper by making a purchase, or joining their email list, or some
other offer to bring them into the fold of their business.

If you’re a small business owner or independent professional, you can do the very same thing. And the best part is, it’s free.

So what if you’re not sure how to use speaking as a small business marketing tool.

Here are 10 steps to get you started:

(1) Identify a topic you know a lot about and that is related to your business.

(2) Using that topic, put together an outline for a presentation.

(3) Create a 30-60 minute presentation from this outline, being sure to share valuable
information and helpful tips, but also being careful not to give away the whole store.

(4) Identify who your ideal clients are.

(5) Look for groups or associations these ideal clients belong to that hold regular meetings.

(6) Contact these groups to see if they feature outside speakers at their meetings.

(7) For those groups who do feature speakers, offer to come speak at a future meeting for free.
Be sure to help them understand how your topic will benefit their members or attendees.

(8) Find out if the group you are speaking to will allow you to sell your product or service
to the group at the end of your presentation.

(9) For those groups that will allow you to sell, put together an irresistible offer. Consider
packaging together products or services you don’t usually sell together, or give them a big discount
if they purchase from you at the event.

(10) For those groups that won’t allow you to sell, do a giveaway of one of your products
or services and invite all attendees to submit their business card for a chance to win. Follow-up with
everyone who enters, inviting them to join your email list.

Speaking is a great way to get yourself in front of your ideal clients so they can get to know you
and your business better. It’s also a great way to build a mailing list of your ideal clients that you can
market to over time, through a regularly published newsletter or ezine.

(C) Copyright 2006 Debbie LaChusa, 10stepmarketing

Debbie LaChusa created
The 10stepmarketing System to make marketing your own business as simple as answering 10 questions. Learn more about this unique, step-by-step system and get a free 10-week
Marketing E-Course when you subscribe to the free, weekly 10stepmarketing Ezine at http://www.10stepmarketing.com

If you thought former Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager, the Harvard trained Paul DiPodesta, was a geek, look no farther than to your local kids sports leagues and you’ll find people we used to call, “The Paste Eaters,” running nearly every one.

“How does this happen?” you might wonder.

Every team in kid sports is buttressed by an infrastructure of parents, volunteers mainly, who oversee the activities, everything from coaching to arranging carpools and parties.

Some of these people become administrators of leagues, especially if they have kids with a wide span of ages.

And a few, long after their kids have moved on to high school and college, stick around because they like the authority, the politics, and the ambiance of amateur athletics.

I believe it is a mistake to allow people to serve beyond the time that their kids are playing.

When your child is in the league, you have to get along with nearly everybody, which is difficult. But you’re forced to do this because any animosity toward you can easily be transferred to your child.

He or she may be overlooked when it’s time to select all-star teams, for example. This can be devastating, emotionally, especially if your offspring consider themselves, and are widely regarded as all-star material.

This pressure, for parents to relate to each other on a friendly basis, and to at least be civil toward each other, is actually very positive, and without it, we’d experience more of the horrors that have been widely reported, where fights, injuries, and even deaths result.

Long-term administrators without kids on the rosters are “above the law,” so to speak.

Too often, they believe they ARE the league, and that they have the right to impose draconian decisions with near impunity.

I’ve coached in leagues where certain senior officials have been serving for thirty years, and longer, and let me tell you, you can’t tell them anything! Often, they’re cranky despots that should have shipped themselves off to Leisure World years ago, instead of presiding over those that could be their grandkids.

Don’t get me wrong. Service to the community is great.

But if these folks like intrigue and power, let them run for public office. At least that way, they’ll be accountable, and subject to being recalled.

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