Operation Yao Ming, Beijing Olympics

Operation Yao Ming: The Chinese Sports Empire, American Big Business, and the Making of an NBA Superstar, written by Brook Larmer, is a fascinating book that I just finished reading.
The story begins with a groundingbreaking introduction into the forbidden kingdom of China and the communist-style sports system that Yao Ming was […]

WordPress + iPhone = Fun

Finally, WordPress comes out with a solid application for the iPhone.
I am writing this post on my iPhone right now.
Highlighted Features:
1. Embed photos taken from your iPhone (and it let’s you take one right from the app) or from your library.
2. “Write” screen works with ease in adding a title, tags, and synced categories.
3. […]

ESPY’s 2008: Justin Timberlake Skit

I missed the 2008 ESPY’s this past weekend, but I have been watching a few clips online to catch up. Justin Timberlake was the host and he seemed to do a great job. Here is a funny interview skit playing off of events that happened in the sports world.
TimberlakeUploaded by bsap11
(Via Sports Business Radio)
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Proof John Piper Is a Gangster

Apparently the story is that this girl wanted Piper to throw up a “West side” sign to go along with the theme of the conference he was speaking at (”Word of God”).
Even if he didn’t know that the sign he was throwing up is a gang sign, John Piper is still a gangster of […]

Home Run Derby, Josh Hamilton

If you are like me and missed the home run derby last night at Yankee Stadium because you don’t have cable or you didn’t know it was on, then check out the highlight of the night.
Josh Hamilton, a former #1 Draft pick, turned down the wrong path of drug addiction, and was out of baseball […]

Yao Ming Foundation

Want to help children affected by the 8.0 earthquake in China? And also be the personal guest of Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing?

The Yao Ming Foundation is offering this very opportunity.
Yao’s Foundation is selling raffle tickets ($2.00/ ticket, minimum purchase of 5 tickets) that will go toward rebuilding schools and […]

Hoops of Hope

Austin Gutwein, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, saw a video by World Vision about children in need who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS and passionately decided that he needed to do something to help.
What he decided to do was create Hoops of Hope, a non-profit that organizes free-throw shooting marathons to raise money for […]

Total Truth

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from It’s Cultural Captivity, is a great book that I am reading again, that is very helpful and practical in fully developing a worldview.
Nancy Pearcey affirms that Christianity has a legitimate role to play in every area of our culture and not just regulated to the […]

Scouting Report (7/4)

Marty McFly Inspired Sneakers
Nike is releasing the McFly Hyperdunk, inspired by the shoes worn by Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) in the movie Back to the Future. Remember those kicks? They still haven’t produced the automated shoe laces that the originals had in the movie!
Unseen Footage Of Michael Jordan Dunking
They claim that this […]

Essay Contest: “Make History Now”

Here is a heads up for anyone interested in an essay contest. Go here for the full details on the contest.
The deadline is July 31, so I have some work to do, if I am going to enter my essay.
There are three questions that must be answered:
1. What does “make […]