I love basketball and have thus found myself as the captain of an intramural team. I'm not bad at basketball, but I am bad at thinking of creative names for teams. Last year we formed a team, largely consisting of my fellow Mennonite Fuller students who like playing basketball. One day we were pressed to come up with an official name and my friend and teammate Kyle Bennet thought of the name Pennonites, all that to say that I am not naming the team after myself and my Christian tradition, but I'll be happy to run with it if somebody else does.

The intramural season started up once again this past weekend. It is a lot of fun to go and get beat up a bit every weekend. There is nothing like athletic competition to make the body soar, and thus the idea of sitting and reading sound better. Therefore, it is clear that playing basketball is good for graduate studies. If playing basketball is good, it is not too hard to jump to the conclusion that watching basketball is also good for studies.

Watching it live is especially entertaining and a good way to get to know a community. A couple weekends ago I went and saw Pasadena High play, they have a solid team with one exceptional athlete. I hope to watch them a couple more times before the season is over. In the meantime, I had better finish grading papers, grades are due!