Thanks to the Coronavirus, I am sheltered in place, but I am also going cold turkey. Wikipedia defines \u201ccold turkey\u201d as \u201cthe abrupt cessation of a substance dependence and the resulting unpleasant experience,\u201d No, I don\u2019t have any drug addictions to cancel, nor am I an alcoholic, and I never smoked, except once in first grade, when my next-door-neighbor friend got a pack of his father\u2019s cigarettes so he and I could smoke them behind the barn. Two weeks later, I stopped vomiting and color returned to my face. Funny how I\u2019ve never desired another cigarette. So, what kind of cold turkey am I experiencing? Sports. Due to coronavirus all spring sports have been cancelled. No March madness. No spring training baseball on TV. Nothing on the Golf Channel. Ice Hockey is over, even in Canada. NASCAR engines are silent. A recent weekend TV listing in the newspaper Sports Section stated, \u201cNo live or same-day taped events.\u201d I don\u2019t have cold sweats, but I am having strange withdrawal symptoms, like watching multiple re-runs of \u201cAll in the Family\u201d followed by \u201cSanford and Son.\u201d Oh, and I\u2019ve been spending more time reading my Bible, and that\u2019s good. Just this week, I was reminded that God\u2019s people were told to \u201cshelter in place\u201d so to speak: \u201cYou shall take a bunch of hyssop, dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood that is in the basin. And none of you shall go out of the door of his house until morning\u201d (Exodus 12:22). So, it\u2019s not so bad. God is with us. \u201cFear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand\u201d (Isaiah 41:10). If you are \u201csheltered in place,\u201d you are not alone, nor are you alone if you are going cold turkey on sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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