Options in Utah

In encore- esque form, if full court pressure is before you, be patient. Do not by any circumstance run into the trap. Don't tailgate. The object is to prevent being involved in catastrophe. Apparently, death row inmate Ronnie Lee Gardner of Utah felt this rule didn't apply to him. His execution date is set for June 18, 2010. Fortunately for Gardner, he had the opportunity to choose which method. He chose death by firing squad.

According to spokeswoman Nancy Volmer, Third District Judge Robin Reese asked Gardner if he wanted to be executed by the method he had chosen previously. The State of Utah offers the option, in some instances, of being executed by lethal injection or killed by a five-man firing squad. Gardner reciprocated, "I would like the firing squad, please".

Gardner apparently tried to escape custody from a courthouse where he was being held, when an attorney ended up being killed in all the turmoil in 1985. The resulted outcome was for Gardner to be sentenced to death. Gardner's lawyer advised that he planned to file an appeal, which could change the June execution date, Volmer said.

If one was to sift for a lesson here, it would possibly be if you plan on moving to Utah don't commit any crimes.

U serious?

In 2001, the Miami Hurricanes won the BCS National Championship, defeating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 37-14 in the Rose Bowl. This team's roster is currently recorded as the best roster in college football history. You be the judge.

 QB        Ken Dorsey Jr

 RB        Najeh Davenport Sr

               Clinton Portis Jr

               Frank Gore Fr

              Willis McGahee Fr

  WR       Andre Johnson So

              Roscoe Parrish Fr

              Kellen Winslow Fr

              Kevin Beard So

    TE      Jeremy Shockey Jr

    G       Bryant McKinnie Sr

    DE     Vince Wilfork Fr

             Jerome McDougle Jr

    LB     Jonathan Vilma So

              Roger McIntosh Fr

              DJ Williams So

    DB     Antrel Rolle Fr

             Ed Reed Sr

             Mike Rumph Sr

             Sean Taylor Fr (RIP)

             Kelly Jennings Fr

             Phillip Buchanon Jr

Rather impressive, to say the least, would be one reaction for so many future NFL stars on one team's roster. The '01 'Canes obviously finished the season undefeated, averaging 42 points per game while yielding only 9 points per contest. Miami set a school record beating opponents at a rate of 32 points per game and largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked teams (124-7). Wow?

DMV' s Giving away Licenses

A local power company empolyee and her co-worker sit at a traffic intersection at the foot of the southbound I-165 connector when a motorist in a sedan speeds past, through the traffic light - going north.

Last Friday afternoon's commute sent this woman in a frenzy, spending the next hour trying to figure out what happened to the guy who flew past her onto the off ramp in the wrong direction. To her dismay, she discovered the driver caused a multi-vehicle accident involving two cars and two trucks. According to authorities in Prichard, Alabama, one person was trapped and one person was ejected. A total of four people were injured on the connector that joins Mobile to Prichard. All injured parties involved were taken to a local hospital and initially listed in serious condition. A portion of the I-165 connector was shut down for a few hours until the wreckage was cleared away.

Beat You to the Punch

Cleveland rocks, apparently, as a motorist tries to illude police by going to a prison.

Monday proved to be forever memorable for one Ohio motorist when he and three passengers were involved in a traffic violation that resulted in a chase which reached speeds of 90 mph in the Garfield Heights jurisdiction. According to police, after the pursuit had whisked through several communities, the driver and a passenger jumped out of the vehicle and ran toward a fence. The two men climbed the fence and landed into the state women's prison in Cleveland without realizing. All four men were arrested.