Entries Tagged as 'inspiration'

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

“Grow up, 007″: The MI6 of the sports world

I’m an avid James Bond fan.  So much so that I own 8 of Ian Fleming’s 13 original James Bond novels (sorry books, stories written down and bound together, a precursor to movies) in hardback.  Needless to say, the release of “Quantum of Solace” tomorrow has put me back in the “shaken, not stirred” frame […]

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Breaking News: Another NFC North Quarterback Talking Comeback

Following the lead of future Hall of Famer Brett Favre’s attempts to return to the Green Bay Packers, it appears the Chicago Bears have made attempts to contact their four time NFL championship quarterback Sid Luckman in hopes of luring him out of retirement.

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Of soda and marketing with sports thrown in…

You’ve seen the new Mountain Dew ad campaign, yes? Dew-mocracy, three new flavors, one will stay forever.

I worry about the future when we get new flavors of soft drinks. As an avid Coca-cola drinker I wake up in cold sweats thinking about the introduction of new Coke in 85. The soft drink market is fickle. […]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Shaq’s Fat Camp Finale

Here we are, at the culmination of Shaq’s conquest against childhood obesity. In one corner, we have fast food, video games, and sedentary lifestyles. In the other corner is Shaq and his entourage of health crusaders, flexing their muscles and munching on their sushi-style turkey wraps. We’ve seen a back and forth […]