Gave Instead Of Lent 25, 26

March 16: Gave a hearty applause to Marcos Bhagdatis for fighting off three match points against Roger Federer at Indian Wells, and holding on the 'steal' the match in a third set tie breaker. I love to see 'Mr. Perfection' make tennis beautiful, but looking at the sport as a whole it was great that after injuries and lot of problems last year, the Cypriot showed again that he has 'game' and his rebound up the rankings has new legs (see a report on the match).

March 17: Gave a huge groan of despair when I heard on the radio that the Barbados Secondary Schools Athletics Championships had available only two javelins for the athletes to use, and that was causing much delay in the competition. I have to ask if all the schools and clubs only have two javelins to share. If not, why did the organisers not make use of all or more of those available? A quick Internet check shows a javelin costs in the region of US$150-250. Here is a country so concerned about whether children have dyed hair when participating in athletic events but not concerned enough to make sure that the events can take place properly. Talking about excellence makes no sense if you love to wallow in nonsense, incompetence, and the mediocre.