Ricky Rap: Is it the end of summer or the start of the next journey?

Ricky Rap is a list of 10 thoughts and offerings from Niagara’s own Rick Mills. Retired from more than 30 years of management in the steel industry, he continues pastoral ministry here in town. Ricky Rap, he says, is intended to help us to believe in and laugh at ourselves.

1. The US Open Tennis Tournament always meant to me, summer's nearing its end. 

2. Nearing, not over. 

3. Two favourite players of years gone by, 

4. Chris Evert, 

5. John McEnroe. 

6. Today they're equally as good as commentators. 

7. One of the better sports autobiographies I've read was Andre Agassi's appropriately titled, Open. 

8. A quote from the book, 

9. "No matter where you are in life, there is always more journey ahead." 

10. Enjoy the remaining days of summer.