500 Touchdowns and Counting!

Yesterday, Favre recorded his 500th career touchdown in the Vikings win against the Bears. By the end of the game, Favre's career totals in the regular season amounted to 502 touchdowns (488 passing and 14 rushing).

Daddy Playing Tennis

This is a painting by my 4 year old daughter of me playing tennis. The tennis world is warned that she intends to play tennis with me when she gets bigger. She told me that "We will win!"

Tennis Is Growing!

 

The U.S. Tennis Association said in a recent survey that 30.1 million people hit the courts this year. That’s a 12 percent increase from 2008 and up 25 percent from six years ago.

The survey showed participation grew in all age groups under 50 and within all ethnic groups. The biggest increases were among Hispanics, with 32 percent more playing the game. Blacks had a 19 percent increase.
There were 7.1 million newcomers to the sport, a 19.5 percent increase from last year. Regular players, those playing between four and 20 times a year, increased 26 percent this year to 14.8 million.
“Over the past several years, we’ve strived to make the game more accessible, particularly at parks and schools around the country,” said Kurt Kamperman, the USTA’s chief executive of community tennis. “Combine this with the health benefits of tennis, and you get surging interest in the sport.”
Among age groups, the biggest percentage of players are 12-17 years old at 20.5 percent, followed by 18-24 at 18.4 percent, and 6-11 years old at 16.25 percent.
The survey showed the sport is doing better at retaining players, with a 6.3 percent increase from the year before. Former players are returning to the game for the third year in a row, with nearly 7 million coming back this year.
The annual survey of 6,000 Americans was done by Taylor Research Group on behalf of the USTA and the Tennis Industry Association.

Kraynak's Christmas Land and Light Up Night Parade

NFL's Top Rated Passer

 

Don't look now, but the highest quarterback rating in the NFL belongs to a 40 year old named Favre.  Favre has a QB Rating of 107.5 with 17 TDs and only 3 Ints.