Tip of the Week

An NFL player gets mad, shoots his girlfriend and himself.  A young man is upset for some reason, shoots his mother, six teachers and 20 young kids.  Most Americans say to themselves something like, “That’s terrible.  He must have been crazy.  I would never do that.”  Here’s a sobering fact: in the USA the number…

Andre Johnson, the Texans wide receiver, gave twelve children from Child Protective Services 80 seconds to fill up their shopping carts with as many toys as they could, for themselves and other members of their families for Christmas.  It cost Johnson an amazing $19,000!  Johnson’s foundation does things to support children in both Houston and…

The holidays bring with them an opportunity to share good cheer with those who are our friends.  It’s also a good time to make a difference in the lives of those who have less to cheer about.  The Code says that “I will give as I am able… for the betterment of my community and…

General Petraeus has admitted that he had an inappropriate relationship with a woman.  How is this like the Code?  There is a tendency to think that things like this scandal (or what happened to Joe Paterno) only happen to famous people, because we read about them in the paper or see the stories on television. …

Every year we have elections at various levels of government.  This year, of course, attention is focused on the Presidential election.  According to the polls, half of the country will be thrilled with victory, and half of the country will be disappointed in defeat.  Kipling wrote, “if you can meet with victory and defeat and…

The eastern U.S. has been hit by a devastating storm.  What does the Code say about hurricanes?  The Code says “I will put team goals ahead of personal goals” and “I will be a positive influence on the members of the team.”  Whenever there is a natural disaster, those who suffer and those who were…

These days we are used to hearing a lot of name calling.  This is particularly true on all of the various talk shows, both political and sports.  We also often hear of Tweets that one person has written, usually another form of name calling.  What does the Code say?  “I will respect the dignity of…

Felix Baumgartner jumped out of a balloon capsule 24 miles up and landed safely on earth after breaking the sound barrier in a free fall, and then parachuting safely to earth, a jump watched on U Tube by over 8 million people and generating more tweets than seven NFL games. In how many ways is…

Tiger Woods failed to score any points in the Ryder Cup for Team USA;  Chipper Jones made a critical error in the one game baseball playoff which the Atlanta Braves lost.  Both men apologized to their teammates and took responsibility for the team loss.  While it is true that neither man was totally responsible for…

We recently heard from the athletic director of Overlake School in Redmond, Washington, that Overlake had been named by Coach & Athletic Director magazine for their prestigious Interscholastic Sports Program of Excellence Award winner. The annual award recognizes public and private high school athletic programs in the United States in four different enrollment categories. Overlake…