Saturday, March 15, 2008

Basketball gets exciting


We got some rain today, but mostly it was a quiet day. John got to raise his arm himself today, and got it almost up to shoulder height. This was not a pain-free moment, but every little bit is progress.

Mostly today was devoted to men's college basketball - the SEC tournament specifically. Tennessee beat South Carolina and Arkansas beat Vanderbilt. The most exciting game was the Alabama vs Mississippi State. Mississippi State won in overtime, but even that wasn't the exciting part.

A tornado or some similar major storm went right over the Georgia Dome during the overtime period. The building shook; the camera booms and hanging scoreboard swayed back and forth; the fabric covering of the dome roof rippled and tore in places; and everybody heard the proverbial "freight-train" noise. The players left the floor, but fortunately the lights stayed on, the spectators remained calm and mostly in their seats.

Finally, after about an hour's delay, the game resumed, and MSU won. From the news reports later, I gather there were some injuries outside the Dome, and plenty of damage in the area of downtown Atlanta around the Dome. Amazing!
Today's photo is another basketball shot - UTC making another free throw in the Championship Game.

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