Nice Guys Finish First!

Tebow, Paterno and Pope John Paul II – Unlikely Role Models for Modern Day Youth

Doug Rogers — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:55 +0000

It’s hard to fathom that we’ll catch Tim Tebow in a TMZ moment any time soon – probably not even in our lifetime, for that matter. The devout Christian doesn’t drink, doesn’t do drugs and hasn’t even managed to utter one syllable of egocentricity during the hundreds of public interviews about his skyrocketed path to [...]

Why the Life and Death of Joe Paterno Matters So Much.

Doug Rogers — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:15:49 +0000

We cannot define humanity without the word “imperfection.” That’s because flaws and mistakes are an inherent fixture within mankind, and no human being is exempt from them. Since that much is inarguable, we are fortunate as a society to have two important refuges from this unavoidably imperfect existence. The first is forgiveness. The second is [...]

Best Story of 2011? Tim Tebow, of Course.

Doug Rogers — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:08:11 +0000

After all, this is a blog about nice guys finishing first. Yeah I know, the Broncos lost their last three games, and Tim Tebow looked less than miraculous in those contests. Okay, to be honest, he actually looked pretty bad by most standards of professional quarterbacking. But even that fizzling finish can’t diminish the seven-week [...]

From Paterno to Krzyzewski – Was the Torch Passed Just in Time?

Doug Rogers — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:47:19 +0000

ESPN is the best at what they do, which is, of course, broadcasting sports news and entertainment. One of the many reasons for their success is their uncanny ability to look forward; to predict what will be interesting to their viewers, and then showcase it in a way their über-loyal audience will love. One notable [...]

Why the Spotlight Shines on Paterno, and not Sandusky.

Doug Rogers — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:48 +0000

From the 23-page Grand Jury’s report, the portrait of a villain emerges – or even that of a monster. The details of the accusations levied against this accused villain are so disturbing that they almost seem fictitious, as if they were pilfered from the plot of a horror novel co-authored by Stephen King and Scott [...]

Steve Jobs – Does “genius” come at a price?

Doug Rogers — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:22:04 +0000

In the passing of Steve Jobs we were all unavoidable witnesses to the public immortalizing of a mortal man. Death, perhaps more than life, has a tendency to stir that phenomenon. There’s no arguing that Steve Jobs’ impact and influence on society was of a magnitude matched by precious few individuals in our recent history. Thus, he is [...]

Even if You Major in Communications, at Least Minor in Listening

Doug Rogers — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:53:42 +0000

We’re going “college crazy” right about now. We’ve hit that stage in our lives when our two oldest boys – one a high school senior and the other a college freshman – have been knee deep in the thick of college searches and applications for the past two years. Well that’s not entirely true. It’s [...]

Praising The Waboba – Restoring Faith in “Pick-Up Play”

Doug Rogers — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:26:48 +0000

Thirty years ago, when we were kids, free time was just that – free. If you weren’t in school and you weren’t at home eating, sleeping or watching Road Runner cartoons, you were outside with your friends, playing freely. It was what sociologists would eventually call “pick-up play,” (as opposed to the “organized play” of [...]

Lamenting Little League

Doug Rogers — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:12:40 +0000

Well, there’s no avoiding it. Each year, around this same time, the event returns, seemingly more glorified and glamorized than the prior year, if that’s even possible. And each year I feel compelled to write about it, hopefully in an even more cynical way than the prior year, if that’s even possible. Of course, I’m [...]

Words To Live By, And Lead By

Doug Rogers — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:11:33 +0000

“There is only one way under high heaven to get anybody to do anything. And that is by making the other person want to do it.” Seventy five years ago, a man named Dale Carnegie wrote that statement in a book he titled, How To Win Friends And Influence People. It was written in the opening [...]