Today I watched my cousin (well, she's actually my cousin's daughter but a lot closer to my age than her mother) set a new national women's high jump record by clearing 1.92m. That's 21 cm - over eight inches - above her own height. I watched her jump on TV a week ago and quite honestly saw this coming. I believe I went as far as predict aloud to a couple of people that she's going to break the 22-year-old record tonight. It's just so conspicuous when an athlete reaches the state where everything works smoothly. Congratulations, Hanna, and the best of luck for the World Championships!

I see most of my recent posts have dealt with sport. But what can you do when things like this happen. Another young woman I know is on the brink of breaking the Finnish 1,500m record. And yesterday the women's national football team beat Denmark in the European Championships and made it to the semifinals against all odds. Good luck to them too.

As a matter of fact, good luck to anyone who needs it in the near future. 00:20