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14 GOOD REASONS TO NEVER GIVE UP
Recently a good friend was telling me about his frustrations with his young son who tends to give up if he can’t do something straight away. ‘I think it’s our fault,’ he said. ‘We always told him he was special, … Continue reading
What if real life was like World Cup soccer?
To celebrate the end of the World Cup, get your teeth into this. Fourgrounds Film from Canada speculates on what life would be like if it were like World Cup soccer. Inspired.
MY FAVORITE OLYMPIC MOMENT: A HAIRY GUY IN PINK SPANDEX
It’s nearly over for another four years. I don’t know about you, but in the normal course of life I wouldn’t watch badminton, dressage or synchronized swimming if someone held an anti-aircraft missile to my head. Why change now? But … Continue reading
THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
The most widely accepted date for the inception of the Ancient Olympics is 776BC; the dating is based on inscriptions, found at Olympia, listing the winners of a footrace held there every four years. The Games were a series of … Continue reading
WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE DO BAD THINGS?
I wanted to follow up on my November 13 post “For Evil to Triumph,” about the general bewilderment around the behaviour of those involved in the Jerry Sandusky affair. I referenced the Stanley Milgram experiments. “[Milgram’s] tests were designed to … Continue reading
FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH
“All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” - Edmund Burke I read an article this week by Bill Phillips in Mens Health that raised a thought-provoking question about the Penn. State scandal. … Continue reading
