Freddy Arms

Guest Blogger – Ben Thompson – What Happened to Freddy Adu?

It must have been depressing.  Sitting in the corner at his own birthday party, staring into his reflection in a bottle of Budweiser.  Slowly picking at the label, trying to peel the condensation soaked paper away from the bottle without tearing it.  At least, I have to think that’s what I would’ve been doing.  I [...]

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Guest Blogger – Ben Thompson – World Cup Fever

Guest Blogger – Ben Thompson – World Cup Fever

My left eye burst open as the all too familiar shrieking of my alarm clock pierced the calm silence of my bedroom this morning.  Still not fully aware of what was happening, muscle memory had located and silenced the offender within a matter of seconds.  The right side of my face still buried in a [...]

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Write the Future, with Hocus Pocus by Focus

Write the Future, with Hocus Pocus by Focus

Most soccer (football) fans have already seen the new Nike Football commercial featuring Drogba, Cannavaro, Rooney, Ribery, Ronaldinho, and Cristiano Ronaldo.  I know that you want to see it again, so here you go: I’ve watched it myself about a dozen times over the past couple of weeks, sharing it with as many people as [...]

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Eva Kor

Meeting Eva Kor, Holocaust Survivor

As I stared out at the corn fields from the middle of our charter bus, a light rain danced and wiggled down the window.  We were less than 100 minutes away from meeting an actual survivor of the Holocaust.  I was anxious, and didn’t quite know how to feel about meeting her.  Should I be [...]

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Sweep the Leg

The Karate Kid – Sweep the Leg

A band called “No More Kings” wrote a song about Johnny, and his struggles to deal with the aftermath of losing the All Valley Karate Championship.  The actor who played Johnny, William Zabka, heard the song, loved it, and even offered to direct the music video for it.  He wrangled up several of the actors from [...]

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Mother’s Day 2010 – Where my kids at?

Mother’s Day 2010 – Where my kids at?

I love my wife. I love my mother. They are both dedicated, loving, and hard-working women.  They both inspire me every day to live up to the love and care they have given to me, so much more than I deserve. One of the few areas in which they are deficient in, is their hip-hop [...]

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