Saturday, November 14, 2009

Those who Made a Difference in my Life Last Week


Alicia Keys
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#33791746

She is not only BEAUTIFUL, she is talented and willing to GIVE.

Sharing hope. "I wanna be a force..."

Keep a Child Alive:

http://keepachildalive.org/

Charlie Wilks

"I would rather stay blind. If I get my sight back I will then see the world again. Ya see, when you are blind you don't have to see how imperfect the world is." -Charlie Wilks

If you want to see a moving and touching story please try to catch the re-broadcast of E: 60 featuring Charlie Wilks. The clip below tells some of the story - but the 30 minute feature on ESPN is extremely POWERFUL.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4641688

Friday, November 6, 2009

Enough with the Keflezighi bashing

Another example of why WE need to stop making and then massaging excuses.

When I was with the Peace Corps I was always always marveled by the dedication and commitment that these "third world" men and women possess. I can recall so many stories of triumph! And, us, Americans sit back and complain about not having this and that! We don't know a damn thing about struggle...anymore. Too busy with STWNMITI (Shit That Will Not Matter In The End).

Once again, we have a lot to learn from the so called Third World, which by the way is mostly made-up of people of color!

Somewhat makes me want to smack these athletes who hold out and hold out on playing so that they can get more millions.

Why did this make the Touching, Truly Touching blog? Read the story.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/brian_cazeneuve/11/04/marathon/index.html?xid=FanHouse&icid=mainmaindl4link4http%3A%2F%2Fsportsillustrated.cnn.com%2F2009%2Fwriters%2Fbrian_cazeneuve%2F11%2F04%2Fmarathon%2Findex.html%3Fxid%3DFanHouse

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