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David McElroy

Briefly: Here’s my promo video for Phase 1 of my realty company’s renovation

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Phase 1 of our realty company’s renovation starts tomorrow and I made a quick video promo Sunday night to use on the company’s Facebook page and website. I don’t have approval for it yet, so it might still change a bit, but here’s what I’m currently planning to use. It’s amazing that just a 60-second video with stills, narration and music takes a couple of hours to put together when you count finding the right pictures and going through stock music and editing everything together. You wouldn’t think it would be so time-consuming. Here’s where you’ll find the video if you’re interested.

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Future reality starts in what we believe inside about who we are

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It was mid-afternoon Saturday. I was in the shower getting ready to go over to someone’s house on a social visit for the evening. The phone rang in the next room and my mind had an immediate thought.

“It’s probably her!” I thought.

I’ve had this experience over and over. When my phone rings, I think it’s her. When I hear that I have a new email, I think it’s from her. I even have the same thought — “Maybe it’s something she sent” — when there’s something unexpected in my mailbox.

This isn’t rational. I have no reason to expect to hear from her. But because something in me expects it — every single day — I can’t help believing that it’s about to come true.

For right or for wrong, I have strong images of who I am and what my future will be. What people see on the outside isn’t always what I see on the inside. Like the cat who stalks his prey believing he’s a lion, I see myself as a world conquerer.

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Briefly: As much as I love football, latest evidence convinces me it’s harmful

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I love college football and I’m eager for the 2019 season to kick off for my alma mater in three weeks. But as much as I enjoy Alabama football, I would strongly encourage a child not to play the sport. If I’m fortunate enough to have a son, I hope to steer him in the direction of something safer. We’ve known for years that serious injuries are common in football, but the evidence is piling up that the sport does long-term brain damage, even for those who never had obvious injuries. Evidence of brain damage called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) has been found in 99 percent of the former NFL players whose brains have been studied after their deaths. And now a new study shows that playing even one season of college football causes hidden long-term brain damage, even in players who never suffered from a concussion. I still love the game, but I can no longer doubt that it’s too risky for people I care about.

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