My thoughts by Paul M. Dugan

 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...