Gwinnett Daily Post

For most of my life I have seemed to have a nearly indelible memory -- at least in some areas. Ask me about a random conversation I had with a buddy on the playground in 1962 and I can tell you virtually everything that was said. If, on the other hand, you ask me what my lovely wife Lisa asked me to pick up at the grocery store last night ... well -- I might be a bit fuzzy on that.

HUCKABY: Pat Summitt -- the best at what she does

She was still Pat Head when we first met. I had just secured a job coaching girls basketball, of all things. It took. I did it until 2002. But this would be my first rodeo, so to speak, so I began looking around for a clinic geared toward the women's game, which was only a few years removed from six-on-six and rovers.

HUCKABY: Country music lyrics ring true

I have learned over the past couple of weeks, that there is only so much television a man can watch -- particularly before football season starts. Lingering pain from my recent surgery has made concentration difficult, so I haven't been able to do a lot of reading. I have often turned to music to fill the void in my long lonely days.

HUCKABY: Get your checkups so you can win the fight

Cancer. It's not a pretty word. It is not a pretty disease, either. It has no respect for creed nor color nor station in life, and we all have been affected by its malevolence. We have battled cancer or watched a friend or loved one battle cancer. We have celebrated with the victors and mourned with those who have succumbed and we have prayed for those who have contracted cancer and pledged our resources to help doctors and researchers find cures and preventions for the various types.

HUCKABY: Random encounters can sometimes change lives

Fate is a fickle dance partner and if you believe you can predict what life will bring your way when you wake up each morning, you just haven't been paying attention. The nuances of everyday life seem so random at times. We never know when a chance encounter will develop into a long and lasting friendship, and since the world is so interconnected these days, we can seldom imagine how wide a network a relationship with a solitary person might eventually create.

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