This has been my favorite college sports conference for over 35 years in its present form and its earlier form as the WAC. '07 looks to be much as '06 with three schools fighting it out for the top: TCU, BYU, & Utah. Wyoming and New Mexico will finish also with winning records. CSU will be improved and Air Force is on the rebound. However, San Diego St and UNLV will be in for long seasons. Five bowl games will be played in by MWC teams.
(1) Texas Christian.......8-0...12-0
(2) Brigham Young........6-2....9-3
(3) Utah..........................6-2....8-4
(4) Wyoming..................5-3....8-4
(5) New Mexico.............4-4....7-5
(6) Colorado St..............4-4....6-6
(7) Air Force..................2-6....4-8
(8) San Diego St............1-7....4-8
(9) Nevada-Las Vegas 0-8....2-10
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Remembering the Passing of My Father 26 Years Later
Today, 28 August, marks 26 years since the death of my father, Leonard Joseph Lacey. He was born into a world of difficulty and hardship, and lived his life often in the shadow of tragedy and heartbreak. Yet he accomplished much and lived a full life with many adventures and opportunities. The challenges he faced and struggled to overcome often compelled him to make poor choices in lifestyle habits, many of which were socially acceptable but with health consequences not well known a quarter and a half century ago and more. I would like to think that I learned at least a few lessons from him and took his example and became a better and more responsible healthy individual personally. I never smoked tobacco, used liquor in a substantially smaller quantity, particularly after age 30, stopped drinking coffee in 1996, have tried to eat more fruits and vegetables. and not let stress get to me and keep my circumstances in perspective ( but I am nowhere near perfect).
It would have a great help for me and my siblings and their families to have had him in their lives these last 26 years, but his spirit carries on in many ways that we are not even aware of on a regular basis. He did good in spite of all the obstacles and challenges in his way and his legacy is six offspring with nine grandchildren who are wonderful and beautiful people with years of continued success, achievement, contentment, and happiness ahead. I miss you, Dad, and I love you. I have never been or ever will be the man you were and are.
It would have a great help for me and my siblings and their families to have had him in their lives these last 26 years, but his spirit carries on in many ways that we are not even aware of on a regular basis. He did good in spite of all the obstacles and challenges in his way and his legacy is six offspring with nine grandchildren who are wonderful and beautiful people with years of continued success, achievement, contentment, and happiness ahead. I miss you, Dad, and I love you. I have never been or ever will be the man you were and are.
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