RUN DASH RUN

photo by Parker Anderson

Completely valid or not, in NFL recruitment the 40-yard-dash is here to stay.  Why 40 even?  Who knows, but -- " 'It's become a universal way of doing things,' says Gil Brandt, the long-time personnel man for the Cowboys.  'It's like zip codes and postal mailings and area codes.  It's a part of life.' "   No sense holding still.    news
 

Principle in the type:  You can't be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it.  You have to go down the chute.  (And I'm from a generation where a lot of people died on waterslides, so this was an important lesson for me to learn.) ...it will never be perfect, but perfect is overrated."   Tina Fey

              









    

CHILD'S PLAY

photo by Pedro Ribeiro Simoes

“ 'Tag' — perhaps the oldest childhood game around — has been banned at a California elementary school."   Gold Ridge Elementary staffers became concerned some kids were getting too rough.  I hope this is a temporary misunderstanding.  Oy vey.  Please, someone point me in the direction of a normal childhood.   news            

Principle in the type: "Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up an dust ourselves off."   Dieter F. Uchtdorf

I GOT THE MAGIC IN ME

Lakers' boss Jeanie Buss did some firer'n, and then some hire'n.  Long story short, Magic Johnson has been hired as the Los Angeles Lakers' President of Basketball Operations.  "I'm going to make sure I set the strategy and set the tone."  Bring it.  Let's do some win'n!       news                          

Principle in the type:  "Ability is what you are capable of doing.  Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how well you do it."   Lou Holtz