Sports

Appalachian State is still HOT, HOT, HOT!

Since I’m a big football fan, you’ll probably be hearing more updates on random football stories over the next few months.  Since I have recently mentioned Appalachian State and their promo video of being Hot, Hot, Hot, why not do it again after this amazing weekend for the school. 
Appalachian State made history on Saturday.  [...]


First Hawks game of the year.

I went to the Seahawks preseason game last night and had a great time.  Seattle won, no Hawks were injured, and no starters looked horrible, that’s about all you can hope for in a preseason game. 
It was fun to be back at Qwest and watching football in person.  One thing that I was looking [...]


Gotta love minor league baseball…

The Portland Beavers baseball team is feeling the heat of the Oregon State Beavers.  Nothing official, but when you think of baseball in Oregon your first thought is the two time defending national champion Oregon State baseball team.  When you think of a team named the Beavers that plays baseball, your first thought is the [...]


Business Idea: Personalized Podcasts

I wanted to go for a run today, but the biggestfactor in me choosing not to run, was what I had on my ipod.  I like listening to my music on the bus or when I’m walking around downtown.  When I have to run for 25 to 45 minutes though, I need something new, something [...]


New Shirt

For those of you who know me, (which is the vast majority of the people who read this blog) you probably know that I own a couple t-shirts.  Yes, way to many, but I’ve been more purposeful in my buys lately. 
As you read a few days ago I was wondering about the t-shirt business.  [...]


Do stadium construction jobs justify taxpayers money?

I found this at The Fanhouse today. Barack Obama was asked if having the taxpayers dollars pay for the renovation of Soldier Field was the right choice. He responded with
“Absolutely it was the right call because it put a whole bunch of Illinois folks to work. Strong labor jobs were created in [...]


“The greatest moment in American sports history”…Really?

I woke up this wonderful 4th of July, and although I had to wait a few hours to watch a tape delayed Wimbledon, I was able to watch another early July "Sporting" event.  Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest.  For those of you that aren’t framiliar with the event, it’s the super bowl of competetive eating, [...]