christian ross

Jimmy V week

Some of you know, every year about this time ESPN sets aside a week called Jimmy V week to pay respect to the memory of Jim Valvano and raise money for the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

In short, Jim Valvano was a college basketball coach at North Carolina State University (National Champs, 1983) and then became a broadcaster a little later in life. He was diagnosed with cancer in the early 90’s and it took his life in 1993. Two months before his passing, he was honored at the first ESPY (ESPN Sports Awards) awards show with the Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award. He delivered one of the most powerful speeches I have heard in my life, and I try and take the 10 minutes to listen/watch it every year this week. A powerful message and a more powerful delivery make it worth your while. (This year I made my wife sit and watch it with me as well).

Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. RIP Jimmy V.

Get WiiFit

Doesn’t say when it will be out. Not that I have a Wii, I would find a Wii if I could afford one, or even would attempt to fool myself into thinking I would actually exercise on it. But it looks like fun.
http://e3nin.nintendo.com/wii_fit.html

America shuns Hollywood’s take on Iraq

British paper The Guardian’s take on the American public letting Hollywood know that they don’t speak for the majority.

All is well…

I’m not being biased when I say there has never been a better looking baby in the history of the entire world. Face it, it’s fact.

Here is also proof that the cutest baby ever will also have amazing feats of strength as he grows. Yes, that is spit up. And yes, he projected it from the position he is in all the way up to his mother’s shoulder. They’ll probably make 3 movies and two remakes about this kid before his life is over… (more…)