ALTOONA, Pa. -- The definition of insanity actually is NOT doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. The real definition, from Merriam-Webster, is: "A severely disordered state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder."
Regardless, our society has pretty much accepted the other definition of insanity, in large part because it seems to fit so many examples in real life.
Take, for instance, this Penn State football season, which ended Saturday with a 24-10 loss to No. 21 Arkansas in the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.