It was two weeks ago when the major suppliers began rationing the amount of concrete they would provide.

And last week the cost of the typical (concrete) mix I use rose from $85 to $120 a (cubic) yard.

I'm feeling a lot better than I was a couple weeks ago, ... When you have an off week, you can get yourself prepared mentally and physically. It heals all kinds of nicks and bruises. It was very important. We needed it.

When you have the amount of coverage that the game is getting in comparison to 10 years ago, they have to find more and more things to talk about. Because of the enormous amount of coverage the game is getting, officiating is getting scrutinized now more so than it has in the past.

When we restructured the Personal Systems Group two weeks ago we said one of the things we were going to do is increase our focus on selling direct. This is an offshoot decision. We are trying to get this business profitable.

When I started, the barrier was 28 weeks. That was 30 years ago, and you would have been considered insane to treat a baby under 28 weeks.