THOUGHTS ABOUT NOTHING ON A THURSDAY AFTERNOON

I can talk to you about something surreal.  I can talk to you about something that's realistic.  I can be happy, sad, angry or grim.  I can complain about going nowhere fast.  I can complain that I do want to be employed and that I've filled out lots of job application forms, but I still need unemployment compensation because I have yet to find permenent employment that lasts longer than between four hours to four days maximum.  However, if you made up your mind against me, then there's nothing my words can do if you're married to such a thought process.  I can only argue my side of the story and hope that somebody who is willing to listen to me gets the chance to read what I've said.  Even if one person has been enlightened by these words, then the process of setting up an Internet blog will be more than worth it.  And yes, I hope to be employed.  And yes, I hope to get my life back on track.  The Great Recession isn't just rough on me, but the Great Recession is rough for everybody.  Someday going backwards won't be viewed as going forward, but rather going forward will be viewed as going forward.  I need confidence that I have what it takes to be employed again.

Anna Kournikova

 April Ross of the United States and Kerri Walsh of the United States

April Ross of the United States

Argentina's Zonta Maria, left, Gallay Maria, right

Brazil's Larissa Franca

Emily Day, of the United States, left, Puerto Rico's Yamileska Yantin, right

Great Britain women's Beach Volleyball team (L-R) Denise Johns, Lucy Bolton, Shauna Mullin and Zara Dempne

Great Britain women's Beach Volleyball team (L-R) Lucy Bolton, Zara Dempney and Shauna Mullin

Heather Hughes, from the United States

Heather Hughes, left, Emily Day, right of the United States

Ilka Semmler of Germany

Jennifer Kessy (L) of the U.S. and Kerri Walsh (R)

Jennifer Kessy, left, and April Ross of the United States

Jennifer Kessy

Kerri Walsh (L) and Misty May (R) of the United States

Kerri Walsh Jennings (L) of the United States and April Ross (R) of the United States

Kerri Walsh Jennings (L) of the United States and Jennifer Kessy (R) of the United States

Kerri Walsh of the United States

Larissa Franca and Juliana Silva of Brazil

Mexico's Mayra Garcia, right, Bibiana Candelas, left

Mexico's Mayra Garcia, left, and teammate Bibiana Candelas

Missy May Treanor, left, and Kerri Walsh, right

Misty May-Treanor of the United States

Misty May-Treanor, 2nd right, and Kerri Walsh Jennings,left, hug with Jennifer Kessy, 2nd left, and April Ross, right, also from Unitade States

Misty May-Treanor, right, and Kerri Walsh, left, of the United States

Natalie Cook (L) and Tamsin Barnett (R) of Australia

Natalie Cook of Australia

Puerto Rico's Yamileska Yantin, left

Puerto Rico's Yarleen Santiago, left

Puerto Rico's Yarleen Santiago

Puerto Rico's Yarleen Santiango, right

Sanne Keizer, bottom, and Marleen Van Iersel of the Netherlands

Shelda Bede #2 and Adriana Behar #1 of Brazil

Varapatsorn Radarong of Thailand (R) and Chunxia Chen of China (L)

Xi Zhang (2nd R), Chen Xue (2nd L) of China , Brooke Hanson (L) and Lauren Fendrick (R) of the United States

Yarleen Santiago and Yamileska Yantin of Puerto Rico

Yarleen Santiago of Puerto Rico

Abby Wombach (20) hugs forward Alex Morgan (13)

Alex Morgan (L) and China midfielder Han Peng (R)

Alex Morgan (L) of the U.S. celebrates with her coach Pia Sundhage

Alex Morgan and France goalkeeper Berangere Sapowicz

Alex Morgan collides (R) with New Zealand's goalkeeper Jenny Bindon (L) as New Zealand's Rebecca Smith (C)

Alex Morgan of the United States (3rd R) scores against France's goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi (in red)

Alex Morgan of the United States (L) and New Zealand's Abby Erceg

Alex Morgan of the United States (R) and Colombia's Natalia Gaitan

Alex Morgan of the United States jumps over Sandra Sepulveda of Columbia

Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan, left, and Abby Wombach (20)

Canada's Sophie Schmidt, left, and her teammate Canada's Christine Sinclair, right

Canada's Christine Sinclair (12) and Sophie Schmidt (13)

Canada's Christine Sinclair (12), Rhian Wilkinson (7) and Brittany Timko, left, hoist teammate Diana Matheson into the air

Canada's Christine Sinclair is challenged by France's Sonia Bompastor (L) and Camille Abily (R)

Carli Lloyd of the United States (R) and Alex Morgan of the United States (L)

Christine Sinclair #12 of Canada and Julieth Arias #1 of Costa Rica

Christine Sinclair #12 of Canada and Melissa Tancredi #14 and Brittany Timko #17

Christine Sinclair #12 of Canada and Melissa Tancredi #14 and Brittany Timko #17

Christine Sinclair

Erin Mcleod, right, and Christine Sinclair, left

Christine Sinclair (R) and Jonelle Filigno (L)

 Megan Rapinoe (R) and Alex Morgan (L)

Anja Niedringhaus from Saudi Arabia

Yelena Isinbayeva

Leryn Franco from Paraguay

Natalie Coughlin

Cassidy Krug

Fanny Lecluyse from Belgium

Shawn Johnson

The Netherlands Women's Field Hockey Team

Sophie Polkamp #21 of Netherlands and Sofia Maccari #19 of Argentina

(L to R) Maartje Paumen, Naomi Van As, Ellen Hoog and Sophie Polkamp

Carlien Dirkse Van Den Heuvel #9 and Marilyn Agliotti #27 of Netherlands

Carlien Dirkse Van Den Heuvel #9 of Netherlands and her friends

Carlien Dirkse Van Den Heuvel #9, Maartje Paumen #17 and Eva De Goede #24 of the Netherlands

Carlien Dirkse Van Den Heuvel (2nd R) and the Netherlands Women's Field Hockey Team

Carlien Dirkse Van Den Heuvel (L) and Maartje Paumen (R)

Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel (R) and Marilyn Agliotti (L) of the Netherlands

Carlien Dirkse Van Den Heuvel of the Netherlands

Delfina Merino #12 of Argentina and her friend verses the Netherlands Women's Field Hockey Team

Kim Lammers (L) and Naomi van As (R) from the Netherlands

Luciana Aymar #8 of Argentina and Eva De Goede #24 of Netherlands

Luciana Aymar (R) and the Argentina Women's Field Hockey Team

Maartje Paumen #11 of Netherlands and Silvina D'Elia #25 of Argentina

Maartje Paumen (C) with her friends in the Netherlands Women's Field Hockey Team

Naomi Van As (C) with the rest of the Netherlands Women's Field Hockey Team

Mariela Scarone of Argentina

Naomi Van As #18 of Netherlands and Carla Rebecchi #11 of Argentina