Think About It

I have a bittersweet relationship with certain telemarketers.   First of all, for some reason I have found myself on a few lists of people who keep calling me about the same stuff time, after time, after time.   I don’t answer their calls, but that doesn’t stop them from calling back.   Whether it is improvements at the church building on a loan for which I never applied, they keep calling me.   Now, that is the “bitter” part of the equation, it really irritates me.   However, the other day, I got to thinking about their persistence.   Even though I didn’t answer yesterday, they called again today … and will probably call back tomorrow.   That’s real stick-to-it-ness!   I have to give them credit for that.   Not only could it be tough to tell them no, but they will also keep trying until they get the chance to convince me to say yes. As I deleted another call off my voicemail the other day, I got to thinking about how persistent we should b...

By now, the Winter Olympic Games are well underway.   Some medals have been awarded and others will come later in the week.   I never really grew up around winter sports, so I was kind of intrigued by the events that went on where people actually had enough snow and ice to incorporate them into competitions.   About the only race we had in the winter was trying to get off the thin ice before it cracked! Even though I don’t know a lot of the complexities of the events (like curling or skimo), I do know that it takes something special to be an elite athlete on the world stage.   Yet, to me, the greatest part of the show is being an Olympian – a team member, a representative of your nation and a participant with other world class athletes.   Winning a medal is incredible, but competing with the world’s best on an international stage is not bad either.   The problems with the Olympics tend to arise when winning comes before sportsmanship and camaraderie. Li...