Shannon Brown’s dunks are as impressive as her vertical. The 24-year-old Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard has one of the tallest verticals in the NBA (44.5 inches)! And he’s only 6 feet 2 inches tall (not 6’4 ”). Of course, Brown was disappointing at this year’s NBA Slam Dunk Contest (February 2010). He didn’t even advance beyond the first round. […]

Think about it, most of our TV shows are basics or repeats at best. Our movies are all remakes and sequels. Where is the excitement and the unexpected? Sport is the answer. It is where we can go in search of original stories and events that will leave us blind. A final second goal in NHL overtime, or a Cinderella […]

You decided to do an hour of cardio several times a week to get your heart rate up and get fit. What are your options? Treadmill? Stationary bike? Elliptical? It’s no wonder you’re procrastinating. Let me introduce you to Kenpo X. Kenpo X is part of the world famous P90X fitness program. Put on loose-fitting clothes, grab the water and […]

Introduction The aliens at the Olympics have been incredible. We are fascinated with awe, admiration and respect for the incredible levels of sustained brutal training, laser focus, and genius skills exhibited by those who soared to Olympic heights, let alone scaled the summits called podiums. And then there are people like Katie Ledecky, Simone Biles, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and […]

K-1: Past and Future or Japan and the greats In the 1990s, my Japanese friends at the dojo pestered me with questions about “Iron” Mike Tyson and his various returns from the penal system. Could Tyson have beaten a top Ali? No, I would say … have you ever seen Roy Jones fight? Floyd Mayweather? Invariably, his eyes searched the […]

If you’re on this page and your business doesn’t have a PVU, you’re exactly where you need to be. These days, a PSU is critical to your business. Gone are the days when you could trust there to be no competition. Now you have to make sure that you can stand out from the rest and that your customer knows […]

As usual, Disney has been 50 years too late to update its sociopolitical worldviews. Still, despite being late to the party, Disney Animation Studios has produced a film that addresses past and present racial issues in a way remarkably accessible to children. “The Princess and the Frog” (2009, Ron Clements & John Musker) tries to tell an essentially American fairy […]

At some point along the lines, it became unattractive to wear recreational lenses (goggles) in sports. Sometime in the mid to late 1990s, people must have made an announcement that the people wearing them weren’t with the trendy crowd. Well I think that’s full mularkey. I mean, they chose that lifestyle. Wearing glasses is a lifestyle choice. This article pays […]

I am a fan of cold calling. There I said it. Cold calling isn’t as attractive as social selling, lifecycle messaging, or content marketing. – And despite what any hipster ‘customer success advocate’ tells you … Cold Calling is NOT dead. Before I interrupt the strength and ire of every mobile marketing Jedi in the galaxy … I want to […]

Most people have encountered a financial situation that requires urgent attention at one time or another. It could be an emergency car repair or an overdue electric bill. Many of these people do not have savings to draw and do not have favorable credit, which makes the options available to solve financial emergencies very scarce. Bad credit payday loans can […]