What Have You Done Today, Mo Farah?
LONDON — “I joked at the beginning of this process that I did feel a bit like a Spanish timeshare salesman,” LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe told the press last month. “‘Below that 50-foot pile of rotting fridges is going to be the Olympic Stadium,’ and ‘You see that filthy river there? That’s really going to have tiered banking and landscaped gardens and nice walkways.‘”

Gonzaga to the Big East
Gonzaga wrapped up its sixth consecutive outright West Coast Conference regular-season crown Monday night against a clearly overmatched Pepperdine Waves squad, raising its league record to 11-0 (23-3 overall). We at The Mid Life would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to coach Mark Few, Adam Morrison and all the Zags on this remarkable accomplishment.

Loyola Squared
St. Ignatius of Loyola, key figure in the Counter-Reformation of the Catholic Church, was all about hard work, dedication and discipline. In fact, he wrote the book on ‘em — “Spiritual Exercises,” penned back in the old-school 1500s.

Mighty Little Man
Sunday afternoon was a cold and clear one, but after the bitingly frigid week that was it felt like spring had truly sprung. Folks streamed out onto the streets of upper Manhattan to enjoy the 30 degree temperatures: they skittered down streets with arms full of boutique shopping bags, they took their dogs for walks.

Stardate 108-20110223 - Shootaround Deluxe
CHICAGO -- Every single one of the conference games going on tonight, and tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday too, were scheduled months in advance by a league office (or, in some cases, years ago). Some were circled rivalry games worth driving a day for, others were just-anothers.