Steve's Ramblings

The Celtic family lost another legendary member on Thursday. Dennis Johnson, the point guard on the Celtics during their championship years in the 80's, passed away at the very young age of 52. DJ was a clutch performer in big games and one of the premier defensive players of his era. An excellent article on "Number 3" appears here.

Kitty's sweet puppy, Casey, passed on last week doing what she loved best - chasing birds. Those of us who knew and loved Casey will miss her tremendously. RIP, CaseyGirl.

We've reached the halfway point in the current NBA season. Because of injuries to many of their key players the Celtics are in the battle for a high spot in the Draft Lottery. Leading scorer, Paul Pierce, has been out since mid-December with a foot injury. Another high-scoring veteran, Wally Szczerbiak has missed a number of games because of sprained ankles. Big men, Al Jefferson and Kendrick Perkins, have spent some time on the injured list. Tony Allen, who had begun to show the abilities he displayed as a rookie a couple of years ago, suffered a season-ending knee injury. Delonte West has had some recurring back problems. Ryan Gomes has been consistently good all season; Sebastian Telfair has been consistently disappointing. Gerald Green has shown flashes of brilliance; Rajon Rondo is, well, a raw rookie.

It looks like it will be a battle between the Celtics and the Memphis Grizzlies for the most chances in the upcoming draft lottery. The prize should be either Kevin Durant or Greg Oden, either of whom will almost instantly turn any team into a contender.

Jeff recently began a series of treasure hunts for Ally and Emmy as a reward for making all "A's" on their report cards. The first took place at Allen's Landing and the second at the San Jacinto Monument and the Battleship Texas. I participated in the third hunt which was at Brazos Bend State Park over the school holidays. We utilized GPS technology to locate the clues scattered around the park by "pirates". Once all of the clues were gathered, they had to be deciphered. The deciphering then offered a clue to where the next hunt would take place.


The weather was a bit blustery and overcast so we couldn't visit the George Observatory; but we saw one 'gator in the water and were treated to a spectacular sunset.