My thoughts by Paul M. Dugan

The history about St. Pat’s Day .  2026 World Cup (soccer or euro football) is coming this summer.  What you think of this event?  Watching some mini ncaa basketball tournaments ( men & women ) with our dad before the big dance starts up.  Lots of brackets to believe in to win it all if you want.  Go Irish!!!!!!!  Premier league is soccer is ok but all they want is top dogs to win (too much money to lose).  Trying to do cornered beef for Saint Patrick’s Day I hope in the crock pocket.  You? Our mother is still in the rehab with the pain management issues dealing with.  It’s a work in progress to fix up on.  Rehab food isn’t great still.  Lots of friends and us give her mostly chicken noodle soup.  I usually make a peanut butter & jelly (P&J) sandwich to help eat better with softer food to deal with.

According to MarchMadness Boys or Girls:  Both Men & Women basketball from the ncaa or college in the states about to begin!!!  How many bracket pools are you joining or managing this time? ESPN women predicted - men predicted ,  Fox sports men & women, CBS men & women ,  nbc sports men & women…  top 16 women & men mentioned this season tournaments.  USA Today details . Why is our dumb leader want a college sports roundtable : leaders here,     Cfplayoff 24 team pipe dream story . Our mother is still in the rehab for now.  Hope she comes home very soon. Former Coach of University of NOTRE DAME Football LouHoltz passed away - links: remember Lou,  sports illustrated spot ,  USA Today Article1 , USA Today Article2 ,  USA Today Article3 ,  USA Today Article4 , USA Today article5 , more I guess.   ESPN one… So the 2026WorldCup is happening this summer in the USA, Mexico and Canada so are you...

 Hi…,      Our mother is doing much better after her fall while doing PT & OT at the rehab center for now (she had a hospital stay earlier this year).  Pain management is still a problem for her at this time.  If you want to visit or call our mom let us know.  Thanks to all that have done so. My birthday was ok because I celebrated it very calm with no fan fair because my mother is still getting better at this time.  It’s very odd to do so without her.  Love you Mom!!! From…,   Paul P.S. A March Madness update for Men & Women tournaments right now are. ESPN take for women and men tournaments. Men tournaments: CBS sports , ESPN, FOX Sports & NBC Sports . I watched some of the 2026 Winter Olympics Milano Cortina but as much as should have this time.  Next 2028 Summer Olympics is in LA , California so we must be ready for that.  Go USA !!! Results: USA 2) 12 (G), 12 (S) and 9 (B) total medal count . A very big e...

 We are still dealing with the snow/ice era this freaking winter time in the dmv area.  Since a little warm it’s melting finally to go away. Still watching variety of college basketball (men & women) while with the Winter Olympics are going on this winter in Italy (Milan & Cortina d Ampezzo).  What do you think of the event that’s presented by NBC TV channels in the USA. Great news for University of NOTRE DAME both women & men basketball will play versus Villanova in Rome , Italy where the Pope Leo XIV is at now who went to NOVA (from Chicago, IL also). Invite the pope right here .   Our family has lots of history with both of this school’s.  What do you think of this?

Dear Family & Friend’s…,     Thanks for all the birthday wishes.    I worked today by walking three dogs in the cold/ice snow that was in the cold.     I am relaxing before Super Bowl Sunday starts.    The sports that I will try to watch since my birthday started are college basketball, soccer,  Olympics , Super Bowl - football.    We will be having pizza, salad, hummas with pita bread,  Chips and salsa & some cake at the end while watching the Super Bowl  Sunday  - hope the game is very entertaining for us.    Take care & Be safe too. From…,    Paul P.S.     I know someone who went to the Duke @North Carolina Men basketball game on February 7th, 2026 around 6:30pm et ESPN.  The three point shot was used allot in this game.  The next match up will be pretty awesome too.  You think? I see that my favorite soccer team the Manchester United F.C. Red Devils ar...

Just my thought’s:   The quit is a calming place for me when I was a child so it’s my super power sometimes to let go of things from my past to better myself in the future to move on. A very big soccer topic is that the pricey FIFA World Cup 2026 tickets went before it starts this summer .  More World Cup details from sports illustrated right here .  Latest in the Premier League saga after the holiday break I guess.   Our Dad’s thoughts on the U.S. Government 2025 issues :  at a later time… NCAA or NCAAsports :  A different issue on another transfer window of thought for Men & Women Basketball.  Don’t know what this will do. My own topic about bowl season for collegefootballplayoff :  I am not sure how the ratings doing this time.  Any more thoughts about why ND football didn’t get into the playoffs?  Football program decided not to go bowling (maybe a non-playoff bowl game) this time.  Wow, the ACC for football decisio...