Surreal Timing

Mark Horton, our preeminent NYC coorespondent, helped organize the recent White Out held at the Marquee Night Club in Manhattan to benefit those affected by child abuse.  He is to be commended for seeing a horrible situation and doing something about it. I can't bestow enough praise on him for the things he has done.  I was not able to make it there on Saturday, but a good crowd did. Mark will be teeing up the little white ball with us this year, I think.

This happened at the very time that Joe Paterno's family released the news that he was in "serious" condition at Mt. Nittany Hospital in State College.  The rumors and "pranks" came to a crescendo when CBS News erroneously reported that he had passed away Saturday.  Mark was at the event and described it as surreal to be surrounded by Penn Staters and those who just admired Penn State's commitment to Success with Honor at the same time that its architect was on his deathbed.  Mark will be getting back to us when figures are in as to how the event did nationwide.  He can rest assured that the rest of us alums share his desire to make victims of abuse whole again.