Not all Olympic athletes are young men and women. Many are our age, and older. Over the course of the next few weeks, while the Olympics are going on, I’ll share with you some stories about Baby Boomers who are competing as Olympic athletes.

Today’s story is a sad one. Karen O’Connor, an equestrian who was a medal hopeful, had to give up her dream of competing in Beijing. Her beloved pony Teddy suffered an injury and had to be euthanized immediately. So, undaunted, she found another horse and competed in the U.S. Olympic trials, only to be left off the team. Read more aboiut her in this Today’s story is a sad one“>TIME article. Tough break for a great competitor.

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Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping, Sports

Laura Mann of Newsday reported last month that Jets quarterback Chad Pennington had put his house on Long Island on the market but I think current news makes this day a fine chance to discuss this one. The quarterback, who just lost his job to the man who can’t retire, Brett Favre, has a home in Muttontown, New York that he is eager to sell.

I would not have guessed that this six bedroom brick Colonial belonged to a celebrity and certainly not a sports celeb until I saw the big fitness area. Pennington’s pad is a 7,000 square foot home on over two acres that include a Gunite pool and a four-car garage. It’s a rather bland but certainly expensive family home with details like a billiards room, master suite with a fireplace and what looks to be a coffee bar. Overall it looks freshly outfitted from a high end furniture store right down to the window treatments. Pennington purchased the house in 2005 for $3.595 million. It first hit the market for $4.095 million a month ago but is now down to $3.995 million as Pennington clearly wants to get out of town.

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