1. Three Reasons Why Contador Is Not The Next Armstrong
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... how could Contador take a few notes for the future? 1. Dominance. Let's start with dominance of the race itself. Great champions know how to dominate an event when needed. Contador won this year's...

2. A Tale Of Two Cities - NBA Style
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

With due respect to Charles Dickens, the NBA has provided us with it's own version of "A Tale Of Two Cities". Better yet, let's call this story "A Tale Of Three Cities". At this point, I'll bet you're

3. Rhubarb Ruminations: Episode 3
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...Who? Here's the deal. Greene is a South Carolina Democratic primary nominee . that ended up winning the race with 60% of the vote, or something to the effect of 100,000 votes. So far, so good. No prob...

4. The Tifosi Are Coming! Formula One Heads To Austin
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...is the most-viewed sport in the world, with an aggregate global audience of 600 million people for each race (with the 2010 season having 19 events). This also makes it a multi-billion dollar sport. I...

5. When The Dust Settles On HR 3590
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ed Deutch handily beat his Republican opponent in a special House election. It was the first U.S. House race of 2010, and the first since health care reform was passed. And he won by a large margin - ...

6. Rhubarb Ruminations: Episode 1
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

I am admittedly a little bit old-"school". Though I have fully embraced technology, I do still appreciate the simplicity and peace of reading the morning newspaper and having a cup of freshly-brewed j

7. After The Gold Rush
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...h. To do so and to win a bronze medal in the process - amazing. I will forever remember watching her embrace her father afterwards, and the sound of commentator Scott Hamilton's voice breaking up afte...

8. Terror Knows No Religion Nor Politics
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... the Council on American-Islamic Relations, "Terrorism is terrorism, regardless of the faith, race or ethnicity of the perpetrator or the victims". Those hidden agendas extend to politics...

9. One Nation - Under Gold
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...he Olympics represent a time when people come together in the spirit of competition. Wars don't matter. Races and religions don't matter. The Olympics bring the world together. There is nothing qu...

10. Listen To The Music, Austin
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... community? In my eyes, the city cannot simply be a fair weather proponent of live music - it has to embrace the community, support it, and allow it to thrive - and not just use the title as a marketi...

11. Letting Go And Running With It
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... leg, right leg - one of the most primitive things we do as humans on this planet, yet one of the most graceful and purpose-driven. There were times when I would push, and times when I would ease back...

12. The Disturbing Trend Of Religious Intolerance
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... bounds, religious or otherwise. Lest I remind you, all of this is taking place in a country that "embraces" diversity and religious freedom. Let me stop for a moment and thank one of my high scho...

13. The Tragically Hip: Stellar After All These Years
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...Tragically Hip are relatively unknown in the US, though they are one of the greatest Canadian bands to grace the planet. In Canada, it's an afterthought that they sell out stadiums and open air venues...

14. Town Halls, Liars, And A Call For Civility
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...e and do something about it, it's going to get worse. Our founding fathers must be rolling in their graces right now. I cannot imagine that they had envisioned the disrespect for the office of the ...

15. Life As Music, Music As Life
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

..., the present - in more ways than one. It's a present that I graciously and gratefully accept today, embrace with all my being, and breath in with the essence of my world. For in the present, the n...

16. Ayrton 1994
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...c weekend. Roland Ratzenberger was a little-known driver in his first season of F1. He was in the 3rd race of a 5-race contract with newly-established race team Simtek . He was a young Austrian dr...

17. Full Service
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...of travel by car. We had many long driving trips - to Florida, the deep south, and to countless auto races in the summertime. A fine example was all the times we drove through upstate New York on ...

18. Brawn: The World's Greatest Engineer?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

Today was the first race of the Formula One season, and it was well worth waiting for over what always seems like a long winter. The season ends, the development and testing begins, and we anxious

19. Quincy At SXSW
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...miss.   I will always approach my creativity with humility and treat my success with grace. I will fight against the dumbing-down of our culture. I will encourage...

20. Long Live Kodachrome
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ter he'd won it in a photo contest. I can remember shooting photos at high school football games, auto races, rowing events, just about anywhere and everywhere that a moment in time could be caught...

21. Brace For Impact
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...it was one amazing feat. Sullenberger was able to maintain his composure and with three words - "Brace For Impact" - took 155 people out of harm's way. Perhaps he was just doing his job, a...

22. A Brave New World
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... it will involve dedication ... it will involve everyone pulling together, regardless of party lines, race, gender, or lobbying group. It is truly a landmark time in our history - for so many reaso...

23. Election Day Credo
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...r beyond these boundaries. This election has forced us to consider the true meaning of equality of both race and gender. It has forced many of us to look deep into our collective souls, to think deepl...

24. That One ... My Friends
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... or four weeks out when you feel like you've done all you need to do and you're just ready to get the race over and done with. Of course, that's also the time when you start decreasing your trainin...

25. Forza Minardi!
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

..., scored his maiden win in the process. The 21 year-old Vettel became the youngest to win a Formula One race, which is a phenomenal accomplishment unto it's own. But there is so much more to thi...

26. Intriguing Or Disturbing?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...Iraq". Those issues instill fear, without a doubt. Now we have "gender" thrown into the race. I have no doubt that "race" will be soon to follow. The fact that things like g...

27. The Favre Fiasco
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...Packers, perhaps the greatest football team in the modern era. A quarterback that could have bowed-out gracefully after his 17th professional season. But no, the ego won out. There is a di...

28. We Simply Cannot Forget
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...ier. Let's face it - when politics become heated in this country, you can almost guarantee that gender, race, or religion are going to enter into the discussion. Not long after, the reminders of this ...

29. One Thing For Today
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

It was only a matter of time before the issues of gender and race made their way squarely into this political campaign. As we approach the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination, it's

30. Rights, Responsibilities, and Ironman
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...s possible. We want to make everything in North America as safe as possible. We have a right to a safe race, correct? Yes, we have the right to be safe ... ... but ... well, we also have self-r...