When I was in 9th grade, I gave myself a concussion by hitting my head on a backboard.Man, that’s a great opening line, isn’t it? Especially when you consider that by that point, I’d grown to my full height of a whopping 5’7″ and couldn’t even jump to touch a basketball net, let alone aContinueContinue reading “The Dark Knight Rises…a tale of personal humiliation and epic despair”
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Having it all…at the expense of everyone else?
UPDATE: I started this blog post on 7/17. Since then, there’s been an awful shooting at a Colorado movie theater. I’m aware that this entry seems more than a little petty in our current context. But it reflects my recent thinking so I’ve decided to post it anyway.Yes, yes, I’m aware that I’m behind onContinueContinue reading “Having it all…at the expense of everyone else?”
In basketball, as in life…
Ok, for starters, let me fess up.I hate “sports as life” metaphors. Sports is not life. For 99% of us, life doesn’t consist of tens of thousands of people watching us play a game. When we do our jobs, we don’t have the best leaders and trainers there to help us fix something that’s goingContinueContinue reading “In basketball, as in life…”
The world according to Jodi, Entry #1
This is wisdom you can’t get anywhere else. Enjoy. ***Social media isn’t really about “what’s on your mind.” It’s really about “what’s on your mind that you want everyone else to know”. I’ve said it before, but I’ll bet if we all said what was “on our mind” the world would have more wars, moreContinueContinue reading “The world according to Jodi, Entry #1”
Quick, before I forget…ok, I forgot.
Eeek. I’m so far behind. This entry was started two weeks ago. Here it is, completed, and then we’ll move on to current events.*** Jeez.I started this blog to track my travels, and it’s been a whole week since I returned from NYC with nary a word written. For shame. Of course, I have beenContinueContinue reading “Quick, before I forget…ok, I forgot.”
Everything and a Racehorse 