I watched Green Bay blow out Kansas City in the very first AFL vs NFL World Championship, aka Super Bowl I, and haven’t missed one since. I’ve been to every kind of Super Bowl party imaginable and thrown quite a few myself. And I remember countless commercials, including Apple’s 1984[…] Read On
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It’s Thanksgiving: My Oddly Specific Thankfulness List
“So, I tell them I’m a pro jock, and who do you think they give me? The Dalai Lama, himself. Twelfth son of the Lama. The flowing robes, the grace, bald… striking. So, I’m on the first tee with him. I give him the driver. He hauls off and whacks[…] Read On
The ‘Don’t Beat Yourself Up’ Myth
Green Bay’s veteran kicker Mason Crosby missed four out of five field goals and the only extra point he attempted on Sunday. To put that in perspective, Crosby is one of the most accurate and reliable kickers in the game, hitting 80% of his field goals and 98% of his[…] Read On
The Court of Public Opinion and Return to Mob Rule
The court of public opinion is no place to meter out justice. That’s why we have a criminal justice system with the blindfolded lady and the scales. Without it you’re left with groupthink and confirmation bias which ultimately deteriorates to mob rule. Who would have thought that an enlightened society[…] Read On
Oh No, Flat-Earthers Believe the World Is Shaped Like a Pizza
Idiocracy : A movie that was originally a comedy but became a documentary. – Urban Dictionary In the latest sign that Mike Judge’s satire about a future world run by morons may be 500 years ahead of schedule, some very famous professional athletes have resurrected the theory that the Earth[…] Read On
What Inspires Real Leaders When They’re Down?
If you take nothing else away from my work, it’s that nothing is set in stone. As you drink your coffee and read these words, the future is unfolding. Every thought you have and action you take can change things. And the only thing holding you back is you. Seriously.[…] Read On
This Is Why the NFL Is Losing Viewers
Pro football may be a sport, but it’s about the richest and most profitable sport on Earth. The average NFL franchise is worth over a $1 billion and so are the newer stadiums. Television networks also cough up billions for multiyear NFL programming deals. How pro football got that way,[…] Read On