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

...ond - the anti-Lance himself. Lance hammered his opposition when he needed to do so. As for Contador, you really just don't get that sense of dominant performances for which Lance will be remembered. ...

2. The Paradox That Is World Cup Soccer
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...bout. But that isn't about money now is it, oh title sponsor? Soccer, football, call it what you will - really is a great sport to watch, once the teams get into a single elimination format. When yo...

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

... he even has some humility to go along with it. Hold on a second, this is the NBA. Are you crazy? Does he really play in the NBA? Is this guy for real? Yes. Durant is the real deal. General manage...

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

...ay should commit hara-kiri because of the spill.  I understand the hostility and anger involved, really I do, but I would also suggest that this isn't a solution to the problem. And solutions...

5. Chaos Discovers The Big 12, But Are Better Days Ahead?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... Big 12 North is not exactly epic these days. Consider that we're talking about 2 television markets that really aren't all that big a deal. We're talking about two men's (and women's) basketball prog...

6. A Homecoming Of Sorts
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... And for a moment I could see myself, sitting there in class, so many years ago, just as the journey was really grabbing hold of me. And I smiled. Photo credit: John Vetterli ...

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

...ly be in the minority. Though it has made the news, including front page headlines, my sense is that it's really a non-entity thus far amongst most people. I haven't heard much talk of it. Apparently ...

8. Rhubarb Ruminations: Episode 2
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...andidate Dan Fanelli. umTITWQuXwY If this doesn't insult your intelligence, or your sensibilities, I am really not sure what will. Of course, it might just make you laugh at the insanity of it all. ...

9. Capture The Moment
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...and documented, beautifully detailed, but if nothing has been learned . then I wonder what the true value really is. Capturing the moment - and it's deepest and truest essence - is dependent upon tr...

10. Swimming In The Stream Of Social Media
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...m of social media. But at times, even with my closest friends, the noise becomes deafening. Does anyone really need to know that you're cleaning the kitchen after making pancakes? Or that you discov...

11. The NFL Draft And Quarterback Wisdom
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...you're telling me that someone took Tim Tebow as a professional quarterback 2 rounds ahead of Colt McCoy? Really? Conventional wisdom? (never can tell in the NFL) An absolute steal of a potential ...

12. Tiger Woods, Augusta, And The Court Of Public Opinion
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...the guy play golf again, and let him get on with repairing his world and his relationship? Or do people really feel like they need to play bad parent and just keep scolding him? I understand that ...

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

...uspect that that same average American is going to start to say "hey, this health care reform thing isn't really a bad idea after all". We're already seeing a shift in public opinion. In a poll conduc...

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

...you read the news, and ponder what you're actually reading, you're oftentimes left wondering. Did someone really say that? Really? Seriously? Surely you jest. Truth can, at times, be stranger than fic...

15. The Bucket List
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...part of a group, part of a tribe. See? I belong. I am a marathoner. I am a mountain climber. But are they really "experiences", truly "living" when all you are doing is just checking it off the list a...

16. Friendship: New Meaning In The Digital Age?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... to be un-friended. It all takes on a whole new meaning. Then you start to wonder about what "friendship" really means in a world of social networking. But wait, we've seen this type of behavior b...

17. Health Care And - Armageddon?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...u would have to start to wonder if these were just two divergent ends of the same political spectrum. No, really, you can think and be a legislator at the same time - unless someone is in your pocket....

18. From Number One To Done In One
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...m a minimal threat to most defenses. Nonetheless, injuries certainly didn't help the equation. Was this really a Final Four team that lost it's way? I would have sworn in January that they were so d...

19. Serenity
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...we simply pay attention. Sometimes, common themes emerge. Apparently, there are times when the universe really wants you to understand something, really wants you to take note and learn something. A...

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

...crashed his plane into the side of a building. It was a sad, crazy day in Austin. An act of terror? Here? Really? Please, wake me up. Really? But is it "terrorism"? It seems like there are a lot of ...

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

...tes. Our Olympics sport self-image has almost become a bit of a Canadian inferiority complex. I think I really started to notice a collective change sometime around, well, 2002 - the year that the m...

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

...ional Airport. The City of Austin have been using this as their motto for quite some time now. I've never really doubted the truth in it. I discovered Austin because of the music. When I found out tha...

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

...s when I would ease back, feeling the strength in my legs, feeling the sunlight on my face.  Nothing really mattered - yet everything mattered - all at the same time. Not that there weren't mom...

24. And The Winner Is? Idaho?
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... of this "national championship" game. But when the best bowl game was the Roady's Humanitarian Bowl, you really have to wonder about the state of the post-season. As an aside, the Humanitarian Bowl...

25. Five Plays And A View Of The Future
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... almost-TD pass to Malcolm Williams (who apparently forgot that if you can get both hands on the ball you really should catch it - three times in fact) was right on the money. But in the second half, ...

26. There Is Only One Solution To Health Care Reform
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

The current versions of health care reform being proposed and debated are really starting to make me wonder. We started off with "making the system better", "outcomes", "efficacy", and "coverage for

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

...is country regarding President Obama's religious convictions. Is he a Muslim? Isn't he? Better yet, do we really care? Last I looked, the Constitution gives people the freedom to participate in their ...

28. Longhorns Update: In Defense, We Trust
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

... horribly wrong from there. Mack Brown says he couldn't get the referee's attention to call the time out. Really? How about standing next to him? Are you telling me that 76,211 fans (a good percentage...

29. AC/DC - Rock And Roll, Pure And Simple
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...e limb spread out up the Mississippi to Chicago, and points far beyond. I don't think that anybody ever really envisioned rock and roll being complex - three chords and lyrics that mention the basic...

30. Right Here, Right Now
(Creativity/Blog Musings)

...te. He died in my hands. It was a sad, heartbreaking, big slap-in-the-face reminder of how fragile life really is, a reminder served up whether you wanted to acknowledge it or not. It doesn't really...