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Archive for April 2nd, 2009

Taken for Granted?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Mike Green is having an amazing year, isn’t he? Despite missing 14 games, he has now scored 30 goals and has 70 points. This is bordering on a historic season as he also broke the NHL record for most goals scored in consecutive games for a defenseman. To put 30 goals in perspective for you, that is as many or more goals as scored by Sidney Crosby; Pavel Datsyuk; Jason Spezza; Henry Zetterberg; Vinnie Lecavalier; Mike Richards or Ryan Smyth.

And Nicklas Backstrom ain’t too shabby either. He is now 10th in the NHL in scoring with 82 points.

Oh yeah. Alex Ovechkin now has 54 goals scored. He leads all goal scorers by a dozen goals.

Enough about individual stats. On to the playoffs and being all about team.

Have You Seen “Kicking It”?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Here it is free of charge as seen on ESPN courtesy of SnagFilms.com.

We treat the homeless with the dignity they deserve. This is a film about people overcoming great odds to reclaim their lives.

There but by the grace of God go we!

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What Does This Mean?

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

AT&T and Disney are the two most powerful brands on Twitter? Aren’t they two of the most powerful brands period? In old media and in the real world?

Check out this list. I am not sure what it all means but I am surprised that a hot, young, tech-based, leading edge early adopter service would have an old world telephony brand and a kids’ media brand be the two leading brands on the service.

Enlighten me. What does this mean? 

Not Invisible

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Homelessness is a big and ongoing problem in our nation. And with the economy in shambles, it is a growing problem indeed.

In this land of plenty where we offer trillions of dollars to rich people and corporations, to see people living on the street is heart-wrenching. To see people sleeping outside in the cold and the rain just blocks from the Capitol Building and the White House is just plain WRONG!

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