Archives for December 2011

Unanswerable questions about life: #327

On a rainy day for trash collection like today, how much extra effort would the garbageman actually have to exert in order to close the lid on the can after it's been emptied? … [Read more...]

The inspiration of Tim Tebow

Yesterday I pondered "The mystery of Tim Tebow". The page views on my blog increased exponentially, so it shouldn't be a great mystery as to what I'll write about today. What else? Tim Tebow. After all, he's a very hot topic. First, a personal disclaimer: over a four year period, Tim Tebow was my worst nightmare. I am an avid Georgia Bulldog fan, class of 1983. Go Dawgs! Sic 'em...woof, woof. So writing about the greatness of Tim Tebow as a football player is not something that comes naturally to me. But there's no debate that while at Florida, he was a great player as well as a great person of faith. Only question remains about his long term ability to compete in the NFL. Even I (the avid Bulldog fan) have to admit that Tebow is a competitor with few equals and a Christian with sincere integrity. Let's face it...if you consider yourself a Christian, it sucks when he's not on your team. Because it's impossible to hate Tim Tebow. However, I hated what he did to my Bulldogs. Whether you love Tebow or hate him, not many people would assert that he isn't authentic about his Christian faith. While I hate to be one to jump on the bandwagon of Tebow the player after four years of abject misery he caused me to have -- well, three, we did win one of the four years -- yet I cannot help but notice that as the glare of attention and scrutiny on him grows, he is beginning to inspire more  people. In fact, the new fad to replace the dangerous practice of  "planking" is called "Tebowing", meaning to take a knee and bow your head in reverence or silent … [Read more...]

The mystery of Tim Tebow

After Tebow led the Denver Broncos to victory over Miami in his first game as an NFL starting quarterback, Dolphins linebacker Karlos Dansby was heard on Jim Rome's radio show to say: Us losing to Tim Tebow the way we did, we seen it first hand. Young man is blessed. Young man has a special anointing on him. And for God to show himself in that game the way He did, through the guy He did it through, it opened a lot of guys’ eyes on our team. And it brought a lot of guys closer to God, so like I said, everything happens for a reason. . . . My hat goes off to Tim. And God working through him like that, it opened up a lot of eyes. He’s a blessed young man and I wish him much success the rest of his career. ESPN's Jemele Hill opined that Detroit players were "disrespecting his faith" during the Lion's blowout win in his second week as Denver's starting quarterback. Players openly mocked Tebow in the course of the game, pretending to pray after a sack or a score. Since that game, the Broncos record is 5-0 while the Lions have gone 2-3. Just pointing out the obvious. So...what is the big deal about Tim Tebow? This absolutely fascinating, sometimes heated debate between Stephen A. Smith, Cris Carter, and Skip Bayless about whether Tebow's Christian beliefs influence the outcome of football games on ESPN's First Take can be found at the link below. The Tebow Debate In the course of argument, all three men profess to sharing Tebow's Christian faith. Each analyst thinks he knows the "logical" explanation why the Broncos are 7-1 with Tebow as their … [Read more...]

Georgia fans don’t deserve coach Mark Richt

We Georgia Bulldog fans don't deserve our football coach. After his only losing season in a decade of multiple SEC championships and an incredible overall winning percentage, critical remarks by Internet rabble became more frequent. Some fans openly called for his firing. They looked at Alabama, Florida and LSU and declared our program could no longer compete. But now Florida is in decline. True, Alabama and LSU are about to play for the national championship. LSU beat us for the SEC championship, fair and square. Well, mostly fair. Because it's also true that those two programs are champions of "oversigning", a legal but highly questionable practice where players awarded scholarships do not have them renewed when better players become available. By contrast, Mark Richt has a reputation for honoring four year commitments, sometimes to his detriment in the past because his discipline was believed too lax. He gave players more than one chance, even if they weren't superstars. I believe it is because the coach takes seriously his responsibility to shape these teenagers into men, not just football players. That should be to his credit. The programs at Alabama and LSU are not run like typical college programs. They operate more like minor league NFL teams, complete with roster cuts for under-performing players. The coaches use more pleasant euphemisms such as "attrition" and "medical hardship" which happens at every school, but a cut is a cut. And "conveniently" for Saban and Miles, there always happens to be players on campus available to … [Read more...]

Performance art

A friend of mine directed me to this video I thought I'd share. It's a performance by artist Michael Israel as he creates the painting "Hero" in New York.   You'll realize how amazing the finished product is after you've watched the process by which the painting was created. I wouldn't want this guy to paint the interior of my house, but I'd love to buy a piece of his artwork or at least to watch him work in person. Enjoy! … [Read more...]