While at a middle school function with my son I overheard a group of kids talking about a guy named Jacob Sartorius. They’re going on and on about his popularity and I can’t help but to feel old lost because I have no idea who they’re talking about. I later realized that this 14 year old(…)
It’s that time of year… The 1st Wednesday of February. No, not Groundhog Day, it’s National Signing Day. College athletes are able to sign a National Letter of Intent to play a sport at a college. Many of the nation’s best high school athletes have made VERBAL commits, but this is the day to seal(…)
The United States has three people with a national holiday to honor them: George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1979 U.S Representative John Conyers (Michigan Dem) and US Senator Edward Brooke (Mass Republican) introduced a bill to Congress to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national holiday. The bill(…)
I grew up in a military family. I was born on an army base. Stand up Ft. Meade, MD. My dad is a retired Lt. Colonel in the United States Army. One of my best friends is a Lt. Colonel in the United States Air Force. My kids are growing up learning about, loving, and respecting(…)
Thanksgiving is definitely a time of reflection for many. We get all deep, love everyone, remember how great the world is…it’s kinda like Facebook on a Sunday. What if we kept it real on Thanksgiving? You know, say things we are REALLY thankful for….things that only a drunk uncle would say at the turkey table.(…)
I love sports! The only thing I love more than sports is cupcakes watching sports with my kids. There are so many life lessons to be learned via athletics: teamwork, resilience, and work ethic to name a few. Tennessee Titans football fan and mom, Rosemary Plorin took her 9 year old daughter to see an NFL(…)
September 11, 2001 changed our Nation and our World in many ways. It gave new meaning to the term 9-11. Please take a moment to remember the 2996 innocent people who lost their lives: parents, husbands, wives, children, grandchildren & loved ones. Reflect and teach your kids about 9/11. Though, it was a day of mourning(…)
James Harrison knows a thing or two about hard work and sports. He was a walk-on football player at Kent State. He went undrafted in the NFL. As an undrafted free agent he was signed and released several times before finally making it with the Steelers. In 2008 he was the NFL’s Defensive Player of(…)
In 1962 Eunice Kennedy Shriver held a summer day camp at her farm in Maryland. Thirty five youngsters with intellectual disabilities and a couple dozen counselors attended. The goal was to focus on the abilities the kids had in sports and other activities as opposed to what they couldn’t accomplish. Over the years Shriver’s vision(…)
I had a great time working with the Bank of America team for Habitat For Humanity Los Angeles. It was filled with music, food, hard hats, hammers, tool belts, and pink shirts. It was pretty, pink & powerful. They put on a great event for women in Hollywood. HabitatLA President and CEO, Erin Rank was actively motivating(…)