Jim Dixon
Jim Dixon
James Dixonwas a U.S. Representative from Connecticut...
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I remember some nights it would be 10 o'clock at night and we'd get phone calls from our neighbors, begging us to stop all the noise because the balls would be bouncing and bouncing.
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When that happens, it's a clock. It's nature's clock, and we are able to predict tide levels based on what we record today. Today, as I speak, right in front of me there's a construction crew. I'm looking out the window and they're driving pilings and pouring concrete for a dock. You would hope the engineers knew just how high the highest tide would be there.
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You'll see from the 1800s to the present day what sea level has done. And you'll see the rise. There's no question, you'll see the water level coming up every year.
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Of course everyone knows the song God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood and to honor our military, there is not a more perfect guy. And he's in high demand for that very reason--entertaining our troops about the world, and we thought, why not in our own backyard?
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We were very pleased with the results. I would recommend it.
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It was never determined, 'This is what you're going to do, be the first brother and sister in the NCAA tournament. You never thought about those implications. But since this is what we've got, we'll take it.
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Everybody's on the same page. That's rare. So the parents and youth could talk together at home.
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Jamie is all about defense. I think Maggie is starting to develop that same feeling because you can see her team play tougher, hard-nosed defense every game.
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He was playing point guard and directing teams all over the place at 6 years old. And Maggie was the same way. She just loved it. She used to play in the backyard all the time.
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Look at him out there. He was meant to be a coach.
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I'm very proud of both of them. They're terrific. They're so good with it.
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The hotter and sweatier you are, the better it tastes.