Recruiting your own problems

The other day I was listening to the Big Ten media day speeches from the Leaders division (really, what is up with those names?) and while waiting for Coach Kevin Wilson to speak I listened to Wisconsin’s coach Bret Bielema.  He was an absolute pleasure to listen to.  I sensed a passion for the game and a desire for coaching it the right way.  He said something that really got me thinking about things even beyond football.  He said “I think you recruit your own problems”.  It was said in context of trusting the character of the recruits because you know that you recruited good young men.

How many of our own problems do we invite in to our lives on our own?  Just think that if we would be more careful to let into our lives only the things that will produce good fruit, it should reduce the amount of self-inflicted problems/drama we have.

Rethink The Food Label

Rethink The Food Label

I hope something happens to redesign the nutritional information panel on foods.  The current one provides no context about overall healthiness of the food. Some of these submissions are pretty good and others are really off-the-wall.

I particularly like the ones that break down processed versus natural ingredients in the product.  I’m also rather fond of showing percent of daily values as charts/graphs. It conveys the information so much cleaner than a bunch of numbers.

Chomping at the bit for iOS5

Over the last week I’ve been reading about the new features for iOS 5 (expected this fall) and I can say that I’m pretty pumped about this update.  I’ve experienced real-world scenarios recently where the new features of  iOS would have come in handy and other scenarios where the features will drastically change how I use the iPhone.

Manhood lessons that need teaching

A very good list of things to teach your son about being a man.

http://www.allprodad.com/top10/parenting/10-things-to-teach-your-son-about-true-manhood

 If you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some life lessons to teach my boys…

When coaching and social media meet

As a fan of Indiana basketball, I started following Coach Tom Crean as soon as I heard that he had a Twitter account.  I can tell you that his posts are some of the best posts that come across my timeline (no offense to the other Twitter users I follow).  It’s really amazing to get a peek into the inner-workings of a program on the mend.  Coach Crean took over a program that had was left with very bare cupboards and he uses his Twitter account to give updates to the Hoosier Nation about the rebuilding process.  His posts constantly address the toughness and character of the team and how it’s developing over time.  He also

If you enjoy college basketball and want to see a glimpse of how a major college program is coached, I’d highly recommend following Coach Crean at www.twitter.com/TomCrean.

Go IU!

The most wonderful time of the year…for four schools

This magical time of the year is when the fans of four schools across the nation have reached the point where bragging rights have been earned.  It’s Final Four time!  The combination of the Butler Bulldogs reaching the Final Four for the last two years (who saw that one coming?) and the rebuilding state of the Indiana Hoosiers has made me reflect back to when Indiana had an annual presence in the NCAA tournament.  

I Declare A State Of Emergency!

Celebrity Pictures, Lol Celebs and Funny Actor and Actress Photos – ROFLrazzi

via I Declare A State Of Emergency!.

Take a Look inside an AT-AT

GeekTyrant

via Take a Look inside an AT-AT.

Awesome quote of the week

The quote of the article is in the footnote:

Doesnt anyone in Mississippi remember what happended the last time the home team wore all gray and played visitors in navy?

http://eyesonauburn.blogspot.com/2010/11/ole-missbcs-reax-sometimes-i-hate-espn.html

War Eagle!

Movie Review: Star Trek (2009)

I realize that I am possibly the last person the Earth that has seen the 2009 reboot of the Star Trek franchise. It’s been on my list of movies to watch since it came out and I recently had the opportunity to see it. I must say that it was one of the most cleverly imagined reboots that I’ve ever seen.