The end is nigh

If sport falls apart, the world as we know it falls apart. Say goodbye to values, morals and everything in between because sports are the only form of pure competition that exists now.

Florian Mayer cheated when he knew Lampard's goal was in but played on anyway; the spotlight was not on in him as he got away with it. Suarez cheated when he boxed away Asamoah Gyan's shot, the spotlight was on him because he got caught.

And now even Lance Armstrong, the man who overcame cancer to win a thousand-km bicycle race and is arguably the world's most inspirational sportsperson, could be caught cheating.

Some facts on Massa's case of overwhelming magnanimity; one, the race engineer said sorry after Massa let Alonso pass, and two, the graphics showed clearly that Massa was not on full throttle after coming out of the corner, allowing Alonso to pass easily, three, Alonso was heard saying 'this is ridiculous' after Massa leads him for 2-3 laps after a pitstop.

Post race:
Q: Then Fernando got past you. Was that your decision to let him past?
Felipe Massa: Yeah, definitely.

Q: Yes, definitely?
FM: (No verbal answer)

Cheats kill sport. And the end is nigh.

Living

So here we are living lives of anonymity and insignificance. And there they are looking at us from the outside in and dreaming of living our lives.

A page that changed a standpoint

Why the world needs nuclear weapons.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/214248

And I'm still waiting for George Puthucheary's obituary - 'An Atheist's Heaven'.

Yes, I'm spurting

Drugs.

http://www.drogasedemocracia.org/Arquivos/declaracao_ingles_site.pdf

Thoughts at the moment

Remembering how we all had different ways of saying "Deutshce" at RBC Dexia.

How I am stuck in the middle-class trap of not being smart enough to excel at anything, and being smart enough to be considered above-average.

One thing to read this year

Learn from mistakes and take ideas. Copying is under-rated.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/30/the_fp_top_100_global_thinkers?page=full