Oh Mama. Must read. Everyone will like this one.

[The Ancient Enemy]

http://pennstate.scout.com/2/796710.html

[vman]

Good article......but the writer is guilty of a fatal mistake: " The intriguing correlated query is whether Paterno will change his ways and implement the necessary alterations if he thinks this is his final season. Is a new approach in the cards, or will this mighty tiger refuse to change his stripes even in perhaps the final hours of his tenure?"

Remember Vman's infamous analogy comparing Joey to Hyman Roth of Godfather fame.....as all were trying to dissuade Michael from killing Roth, Tom Hagens told Michael "He's an old man, he's dying" and Michael responded something like " Yea He's been dying from the same heart attack for the last twenty years; he thinks he's going to live forever"

I seriously think Joe has a power/ego issues and I never try to 'speak over people's heads' (I'm not that smart) but Cognitive changes in old age can be described as a 'mixed bag' Some intellectual skills may remain more or less constant year after year. A key developmental task, as Eriksson puts it, is the achievement of ego integrity, i.e. the capacity to reflect positively on a life well lived. Those who achieve a sense of wholeness and integrity may also develop the kind of rich, informed and emotionally balanced perspective of reality which may be called wisdom. Without this integrity the older person feels a growing sense of despair that can be revealed in various ways; perpetual irritability and disgust (watched any of his pressers or interviews re. the UPS crime blogs) or a nagging fear of death. At the core there is a sense of an unfulfilled and incomplete life.

Retirement is a traditional marker of old age. For many people, retirement signifies the loss of a familiar routine, loss of valued social interactions, and loss of income. For others, however, retirement is a transition that offers new opportunity and freedom. People who find their jobs unrewarding are likely to welcome retirement. Some major developmental tasks of old age are adjusting to the decreasing physical strength and coming to terms with the concept of death. Eriksson's theory focuses on coming to terms with mortality and developing ego integrity.

In conclusion, I think Joe has issue w/ this...& like Hyman R.....HE THINKS HE IS GOING TO COACH FOREVER (and maybe has some deeper subconscious connection between coaching & living longer or perhaps forever) ; he has lived well but refuses to let go and reflect positively!!

Class will resume tomorrow....gotta watch Pitt get their arses beat...errrr, upset USF this eve!

[The Ancient Enemy]

I see Doctor Doolittle is in his office tonight, working overtime.