Hi there! You might think the title of this post is something related to a judge’s bench. Or a work bench. Wouldn’t that be so clever? Well, no. I’m not a judge and I don’t make things out of wood. This goes all the way back to middle school basketball. Yep, I was one ofContinue reading “A lesson from the bench”
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Nike “Play New” Commercial – The music, the voice, and more!
Nike’s “Play New” ad is one I’d categorize as being for the rest of us. The non-professional athletes. The non-good athletes. The ones that, like the commercial says, try something new and find out we kind of stink at it. Here’s the ad… Getting personal. For me it’s golf. Well, golf and skateboarding. Oh, andContinue reading “Nike “Play New” Commercial – The music, the voice, and more!”
Treat People With Kindness
I was chatting with a few teammates on my adult league softball team recently about how players sometimes get so mad on the field. Whether their anger is aimed at an opponent or an umpire, it happens all the time and all over the country (and the world?), and I couldn’t help but acknowledge thatContinue reading “Treat People With Kindness”
Do football players poop at halftime?
Has anyone ever wondered this, or is it just me? More importantly, does anyone know the answer? I never played organized football so I can’t speak from personal experience. Usually halftime breaks last anywhere from 12 to 20 minutes. That’s plenty of time to remove any uniform or padding that’s in the way, right? IContinue reading “Do football players poop at halftime?”
My three favorite words
Sitting on the bleachers, wiping sweat off my forehead. Resting for a few minutes before someone calls out, “Run it back?” These are words I love to hear. You thought the three words were going to be “I love you,” didn’t you? Gosh, you were way off. “Run it back” is a phrase often heardContinue reading “My three favorite words”
