Alva Review-Courier -

After trying to injure myself twice and being only partially successful (jammed neck and skinned elbow), I thought a change of pace was needed to break this phase of “Injure Jim Time,"”so Dad, Anne and I went to the Goldbug basketball game at Red Rock – well, Anne and I did. There is a casino close by and Dad jumped out as we drove by.

I had called in the morning to make sure I had the correct day and location. When we got there I asked what time the games started and the lady told me the JV girls played in a few minutes with the varsity games to follow. I asked about the JV boys and she told...