Did you see Steve Francis in the 2000 Slam Dunk contest? He then finished runner-up to Vince Carter with some incredible dunks. Actually, he had a 44-inch vertical at the time! That’s right, 44 inches! Other than Vince Carter (45-inch vertical), Stevie Franchise had the highest vertical in the league at the time! And in case you didn’t know, the…
Many codependents are in abusive relationships with addicts or people with mental illness. Codependency symptoms foster dysfunctional dynamics in these relationships, which in turn worsens codependency symptoms. This makes sense when we consider the definition of codependency and that codependents have a “lost self,” in the sense that their thinking and behavior revolve around another person. Due to dysfunctional parenting,…
Hopes were very high for the Chicago Bears before the start of the 2009 season. Having acquired a stud quarterback in Jay Cutler, the Bears were ready to eliminate and overcome the big question mark that may have plagued them in recent seasons. Kyle Orton and Rex Grossman were average quarterbacks at best, diminishing the effectiveness of an amazing defensive…
Andrew Ingersoll is well known to readers of Rick Ingersoll’s popular blog, The Frugal Travel Guy, for the images of people, places, and cultures he captured from around the world. At 29, Andrew has already visited 47 countries and, armed with all the free and frugal travel techniques he learned from his father, he’s not about to stop. “The tips…
Anime is not like most children’s cartoons, and care must be taken when allowing children to watch it. Anime, also known as Japanese animation, is undoubtedly one of the biggest emerging markets for children. It consists of movies, TV shows, and manga comedian books. With the huge influx of anime books, DVDs, video games, and toys into the United States,…
The Phillies Baseball Club took home the 2008 Baseball World Series Champions award and the pitching of Joe Blanton and Jamie Moyer was what made the World Series difference for me. Going into the series, I thought the Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching would be too strong. On paper, most felt the Rays would win the Matt Garza vs. Jamie Moyer…
While American football has its roots in the 19th century, the list of Super Bowl winners doesn’t go that far back in history. The Walter Camp game took off like wildfire on college campuses across the country soon after its inception, but it wasn’t until 1967 that the first championship matchup was staged at the professional level. That first game…
Diamonds are forever, but time is running out for our planet, which is why De Beers heir Nicky Oppenheimer and his wife Strilli work tirelessly to conserve the environment. The owners of the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, Nicky and Strilli Oppenheimer, were recently awarded the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) prestigious Lonmin Award for environmental conservation. The Lonmin Award was…
Before World War II, the armed forces were racially segregated. Black soldiers were given support duties and deemed unfit for combat. When the United States entered World War II in 1941, this attitude that blacks were inferior to white combat soldiers began to change. The government assembled all the black fighting units to test the skills of the black soldiers.…
The last pharmacy I worked at was the best job I’ve ever had because I was older than many retired clients and what I learned from them forever changed how I felt about retirement. They told me all about themselves and the world they lived in. I listened carefully, asked questions, and observed. It was an invaluable education. I soaked…