Clear vision, shaky lens
…a very special tree. This tree wasn’t like other trees since no one knew this tree from any other. Stuck in the deep forest in a sea of other similar, often superior trees, this tree was sad and alone. Undifferentiated and positioned ever so poorly in the dead center of the growing forest, the tree... Continue Reading →
Do you consider yourself a runner? Before you answer, take a moment to think. Do you enjoy the physical action of running? Do you define yourself as a runner to friends, on your Facebook profile or through subscriptions to Runner's World? Do you frequently sign up for 5Ks, 10Ks, 10-milers, half-marathons or marathons? Back to... Continue Reading →
Sleep a luxury Caffeine a necessity Spring break a recharge of the battery Long live the journey
Updated with winners (in green)! The Academy is in for a long night. The ballots have already been cast but the story has yet to be told. The different directions the night could take, and Monday morning water cooler conversations that follow, are as exciting as they are unpredictable. Will members deliver a pleasantly surprising... Continue Reading →
Professional sports should be exciting. Audiences should be fully enthralled in the drama that unfolds on the screen, field, court or stadium in front of them. The sheer athleticism should shock and awe with such force that mere fans should be left with jaws on the floor and eyes as big as Kermit the Frog.... Continue Reading →
Yes I realize that I'm waaaaaaay late to a party that everyone left weeks ago but who cares. Here is my take on the Harlem Shake! Oh, if you're wondering where I went in the second segment, I am the sleeping bag. Enjoy you little TERORISTA! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LzkfowVdi04
When you think of Coca-Cola, what is the first thing you think of? Do you think about thirst-quenching goodness, the sweet taste of magical caffeine elixir or how happiness is one sip away? If you think any of these things, you and I are alike. If you instead think of Pepsi-Cola and how much better... Continue Reading →
Allen Iverson is my all-time favorite NBA player. Yes I loved Michael Jordan and of course I recognize and admire the greatness of Kobe Bryant and Lebron James but they aren't Iverson. No one is. Iverson wasn't blessed with incredible height, the purest shot or even respect for the important for practice but he was... Continue Reading →
Baltimore has arrived as a sports town. Though Baltimore is known as it is portrayed in the critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire, which is to say a bit gritty and corrupt, that is now the past. Baltimore has been making positive strides for years but even those successes were of the small, 'oh-good-for-you' kind... Continue Reading →
Mikethatmiller 