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These days, some of the young -- though smart when it comes to the Internet and Twitter and Facebook -- are kind of clueless when it comes to cultural touchstones.
In a season where the Super Bowl culminates in New Orleans, it's impossible to explain how personal it feels as a Saints fan not to have your coach.
Is Peyton Manning afraid of the unknown? Is he afraid of facing new defensive strategies? Are we supposed to honor him as the greatest quarterback of all-time because he chooses to play against most of the teams he has met before?
Because of this dearth of female voices, companies are spending billions creating ads that can be nearly as offensive or clueless as Limbaugh's remarks.
Drew Brees, quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, said: "You can't live in the past in the NFL. And you can't live too far in the future. You have to live in the now."
Here, though, is my question: would it be better for me to give up paying attention to sports beyond this Lent? Would I be a more spiritual person? A more productive minister?
An elementary schooler got to participate in the biggest sports event in America through Fuel Up to Play 60, a program that uses the star-power of NFL players to get kids excited about exercise.
Mini-impressions do count. And although you never get a second chance to make a first impression, you do get many chances to make the next impression.
