I have learned a lot of valuable lessons in this life: • Smile • Happy wife, happy life • Wear sunscreen • Sandpeople always ride single file to hide their numbers • Patience is a virtue, and many more tidbits But one lesson that sticks out to me now is a quote from US Gold Medal hockey coach Herb Brooks, "Great moments are born from great opportunity." That is what I feel I have right here, right now. For those of you who don't remember, I was the Sports Editor here at the Times from 2008-2011.