Monthly Archives: June 2009

A Million Little Earth Changing Ideas

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GlobalGiving.org is running a nice little challenge. Help a charity today and they will help match the giving.
 
Check out this website – click here - and help out these nice people. We work with them at SnagFilms.com. They want to help you change and better the world. It is easy to help with one click. Use your credit card and start the micro giving movement for your family today.

To Inculcate Virtue in the Young

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I like the word “inculcate”. It speaks of virtue and of lessons learned early in life. Click here for information from Dictionary.com on the word “inculcate”.
 
Inculcating a winning tradition in our team starts early and now often at Hershey and South Carolina.
 
Here is a story by Dan Daly of the Washington Times. It is a very upbeat and positive story about the Capitals; our young players; our Hershey AHL partnership; and about “inculcating” winning that will hopefully lead to a championship in DC one day. Click here to read this article. One day into the official off season and I already can’t wait for next season to start. Go Caps!

Meet the World’s Largest Creative Agency

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It is called GeniusRocket. It is a crowd-sourced ad agency with almost 12,000 people making and designing programs for clients.
 
This is a very good idea and it is the work of a friend, Mark Walsh. Check it out. Don’t be shy to use them or to get involved. Click here for details.
 
This is a look into the future of community generated work output. It represents the next big thing I believe in outsourcing and I bet some of this work is as good as or better than any standard creative agency can deliver.

What Does the Penguins’ Win of the Stanley Cup Mean for Us?

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Many fans and members of the media have reached out to me to ask my opinion of the Penguins win of the Stanley Cup; what it means for the Caps; and my thoughts as to how well we played against them in our series.
 
And here is my answer: It means absolutely nothing to us. This year’s version of the Penguins was the best team in the NHL. They proved it outright and they deserved to win the championship. That we played them well in our playoff 7 game series offers me zero solace. We lost and they won. Next slide. There is no consolation prize in sports. We don’t get graded on efforts just on outcomes. We want to win a Stanley Cup. We didn’t get it done. The Penguins won the Cup and deservedly so.
 

Clapton/Winwood – Winner

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Eric Clapton is 64 years old. Steve Winwood is 61 years old. We should all be so fit, so cool and so talent-laden when we reach our golden years.  The concert last evening was very special. These are two good old friends. They have known each other and played with one another for more than 40 years and it showed. They were tight yet effortless. The music was beautiful; the back up band was complimentary; and let us be honest…”Clapton is god”. I don’t think any guitarist is as confident, slow handed and pitch perfect as him. He still brings it. He was in a relaxed and great mood. The fans loved the show and a great time was had by all. Steve Winwood’s voice is still strong and he has always been multi-talented. It was great to see him back on stage.
 
Quite the week for concerts locally with David Byrne, Elvis Costello and Clapton/Winwood and my daughter is going to see No Doubt tonight.

Hershey Bears Win Calder Cup

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Last night was quite the night of hockey watching Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals on television while watching the Hershey Bears win the Calder Cup on a laptop.
 
Can we be any prouder of our AHL partners? No we can’t!
 
They are helping us to build a culture of excellence and of winning. They are grooming our young players and molding them into champions.  The Hershey Bears are the cream of the crop in the AHL with 10 Calder Cup Trophies in their history! Kudos to Michael Neuvirth for being named Playoff MVP as well.