Baller 21

Giving Thanks

I have much to be thankful for today.
I am thankful for ……
* wife’s love and patience with me.
* family-in-laws that I get to spend time with today (wifes parents are in from OKC).
* social networking (Twitter and Facebook help me keep up with family and friends that are away).
* health (the ability [...]

Help me pick a Sneaker Design

Thanks to the suggestion from my brother-in-law Jose, I finally got my hands on a editing application (Gimp) alternative to Photoshop.
Now I can enter the Shoe Design Contest that I mentioned a few posts ago!
I just began working on a few basic designs last night and I’m continuing to learn how to use the [...]

A Test of Integrity in Sports

J.P. Hayes is a professional golfer who was trying to redeem his tour status in the 2009 PGA Qualifier this month.
During the second stage of the qualifier, Hayes discovered that on one hole, he mistakenly used a Titleist prototype golf ball not approved for competition by the United States Golf Association.
What’s the [...]

My Saturday

Dang….another video that wasn’t cooperating. I put iMovie on the DL because it wasn’t performing and put QuickTime Pro to work. YouTube’s compressing quality is lacking as well compared to Vimeo.
Anyways, here is a few second shots of my Saturday. (Video embedded below)
My Saturday from Chris Harvey on Vimeo.
C.Harv

More iPhone apps

Here are a few more applications that I am using on the iPhone.

Say Who-Dialer // voice activated calls by speaking any contact names (even nicknames). I would also like the “Say Where” app that they put out that allows voice activated searches for address or business’ through Google Maps. Free app //.

Shazam // another [...]

SSL // Spanish as a Second Language

I joke with my wife and many at my church that they offer ESL (English Second Language) classes, but that I need to go to a SSL (Spanish Second Language) class.
I’ve had 2 years of Spanish in High School, grew up in Southern California, and yet I still am not anywhere [...]

Sneaker Design Contest // Soles 4 Souls

Along with the shoe campaign that I mentioned in the previous post, there is also a sneaker design contest that is linked with Soles 4 Souls.
Run Athletics and Scion present a Humanitarian Sneaker Design contest to raise funds and shoes for Sole 4 Souls.
Sign Up: Enter to create a [...]

Soles 4 Souls Shoe Campaign

If you didn’t know by now, I love sneakers and outreach initiatives.
So, stumbling across this 50,000 pairs of shoes in 50 days campaign, I got excited and motivated to take part.
Here’s the deal. Soles 4 Souls is a a shoe charity dedicated to helping those in need with the gift of shoes.
They [...]

Gonzaga Athletics Marketing Video

I just came across this new marketing campaign for the Gonzaga Bulldogs Athletic Department (via Sports Business Radio).
The campaign is targeting new season ticket accounts for the girls basketball team. The theme is grounded in the idea that the “team needs your help” and uses a video application similar to the “running for President” [...]

Sneaker Order Drama

For those of you that are just checking in, I was offered some sneakers for entering an essay contest.
The kicks below are what I originally wanted, but they were out of my size.

Ok. So….I decided on this sneaks in a size 15 below.

Sweet… I got the box in the mail today. Open them up [...]