Category Archives: Sports

Valor vs. Discretion

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Doc Arnett

By ten o’clock, we were in the eighties and well on own way to a predicted heat index of a hundred-and-one. My occasional bits of work in the un-shaded parts soon had my clothes soaked with sweat. Continue reading →

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Stamina

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Doc Arnett

On a Friday afternoon in June, preparing for the Warrior Dash, I pull on my running togs and head out the door. It is cloudy with no wind, two factors that are definitely in my favor, at least for the short term. Continue reading →

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A New Path

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Doc Arnett

I never liked running for the sake of conditioning or training or as a means of transportation. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged exercise, jogging, Kentucky, obstacle course, running, St Jude's, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Warrior Dash | Comments Off

An Ancient Art

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

My third son, Daniel, has been the premier outdoorsman of the family since his youth. His dedication has cultivated a skill level that rivals that of anyone I’ve ever met. Although we have fished together since he was a kid, this is the first time we’ve ever been on a hunt together. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Family, Nature, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Sports | Tagged Doniphan County, Doniphan County Kansas, family, fathers, hunting, skill, sons, turkey calls, turkey hunting | Comments Off

Something Else

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Doc Arnett

In the aftermath of the University of Kentucky’s recent victories over Louisville and Kansas, many alleged fans in Lexington went on a binge that could hardly be called “celebration.” Continue reading →

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Covering the Point Spread

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Aside from those games when our vicarious identity is completely wrapped up in one of the two teams playing, we like that unexpected thrill. We like the storyline of the unheard-of team taking the title with the off-balance, hands in the face, double-teamed smaller guy’s last second shot. Continue reading →

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Beyond March Madness

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Doc Arnett

Although it hardly seems possible, Iona’s shooting was even worse. They threw up brick after brick after brick, mostly from twenty to thirty feet away and with no one in the immediate vicinity of the basket so as to offer some hope of an offensive rebound. Which, in retrospect, didn’t really matter, either; they also couldn’t hit a short jumper, a runner or a layup. Continue reading →

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