Sports Medicine, growing ligaments in petri dishes, repairing bodies, researching nutrition.

Hopefully the World Cup in South Africa will give them an economic boost.

I expect, after seeing the positive image of Canada shown by NBC and NPR perhaps there may be more visits, more understanding and better relationships.

To some people, the escape from the day to day drudgery is relieved by watching a sporting event, attending one, or participating in some activity where the inspiration might be a certain athlete.

In the downtown area of Toronto members of the professional teams visit the poorer areas encouraging kids to read, to play a game instead of hanging on a street corner.

Inspiration comes in all forms. My mother has a stash of CD's at my house (she's 82), because normally you will hear Bach, or Gabrielli. And I often sit and read the score, not the basketball score, the score for the music I'm listening to at the time.

Inspiration means something different to each of us. To Mom it's Vera Lynn. To John it's Gould playing Bach, or Rachmaninoff. And a nice glass of very dry red wine thanks.

John Conley
Musica est vita