1. I think the $60 million penalty imposed by the NCAA on Penn State was an emotional and angry decision, rather than a well thought out one. The children hurt by Jerry Sandusky will not be impacted by this decision. Jerry Sandusky will be in prison for the rest of his life, so the NCAA’s decision will not impact him. The innocent athletes at Penn State will be hurt by this decision. Finally, I do not believe it is the NCAA’s place to take money from a public university and redistribute it to charity. There are other groups that can do a more effective job of that.
2. It’s that time again. The Summer Olympics begin Friday night. When I was a child, I loved watching the Olympics. Now I don’t have nearly as much time to watch events, but my kids enjoy them and will have time to watch a lot more. I saw a good article in TIME magazine on Lolo Jones hitting a hurdle four years ago and losing her chance to win a gold medal. I’m pulling for her to win this year.
3. Lately I’ve been reading a lot about Yahoo’s new chairman, Marissa Mayer. She is young–37–and beautiful and brilliant and… pregnant. She says that even though she’s up for a maternity leave, she plans on working anyway. I’ve got to hand it to her–she’s a lot better woman than I am.
4. I was shocked and saddened to read yesterday of Sally Ride’s passing due to pancreatic cancer. I remember well when she became America’s first woman in space; yet, reading her obituary, I had forgotten what an accomplished scholar, scientist, and athlete she was.
5. I read in TIME magazine last week that if you spend more than three hours a day sitting, chances are you have cut your life expectancy by two years. I never knew that when I made the decision to become a preacher, I sacrificed two years of my life! Maybe I've been cutting my sermons too short all of these years!
*Thanks to Peter King for the inspiration for this blog's title.
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