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Does a professional sports owner care more about winning or business success?

Being both a sports nut and a small business owner, I think about this quite a bit. Does a professional sports owner care more about winning or business success? There are examples of when each are mutually exclusive and also in support of each other. Examples: The New York Yankees have won 27 World Series [...]

Headline: Boise State Broncos leaves WAC, joins Mountain West – Why?

Boise State has complained in football for years that they were overlooked in the BCS rankings because they play in a small school conference. Okay. Great. Now they have the opportunity to change that and what do they do? They move to another no-name small school conference. When it comes football season, Boise State fans, [...]

Yo Phillies Fans, Can You Say SAAWEEEEP!

Yes, my Braves just took a three game series from the “ex”-first place Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon. Nice job, boys! RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments. On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63. Listening to Hoochie Coochie Man by Eric Clapton.

Braves Win! Braves Win!

Yes. Again. The Braves beat up on the Fightin’ Phills again tonight. Nice job, boys. Keep them bats rollin! RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments. On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63. Listening to Hotel California by The Eagles.

It’s National Championship Day!

Can you feel it? Can you feel the electricity in the air? Get your game face on. It’s time for the Tide to roll! My prediction: Bama 35 – Texas 10. RSS and Facebook readers: click here to view and enter comments. On Twitter? Follow me at @parnellk63. Listening to I Feel Free by Cream.

2009 Tidewater VA Softball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

I had the great honor and privilege of being inducted into the Tidewater Virginia Softball Hall of Fame this weekend as part of my long time team, DHF Contractors Softball – a great group of guys lead by the best sponsor and coach in Tidewater, Dennis Fulgham.

National Championships this Weekend

Our softball team is off to play in the National Championship Tournament this weekend. I’ll be out of the office for a few days having fun, relaxing and enjoying my buddies. I’ll miss the girls of course but it’ll be a good time. Say a prayer for us that everyone stays healthy. I hope you guys [...]

Playoffs?! Don’t talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? Playoffs?!

Don’t sit around and hope you can make the playoffs. Small businesses don’t have that luxury. Prepare your company for success. Do you have a marketing plan established for your business? You should. Don’t get caught without a solid strategy, goals and guidance. “Playoffs?! Don’t talk about playoffs! Are you kidding me? Playoffs?! I’m just [...]

Good Coffee in Memory of a Good Man

I’m having coffee this morning in memory of a good man that left this world way too early. Jim was a huge KC Chiefs fan. Here’s to ya, big man. Much love. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

Wade Boggs on Steroids Cheaters in Baseball

12 time all-star, Wade Boggs, who was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, speaks out strongly against the cheaters in baseball. Good stuff! I wish more clean guys would speak out. If you cant’ do it at 60 feet, 6 inches, you shouldn’t be playing the game. If you can’t [...]

Metallica meets Bobby Knight and Friends

Don’t mess with Bobby Knight! Not even if you’re Metallica, don’t mess with Bobby and his friends. Funny stuff from Guitar Hero.

Tiger’s Back – No More Fun for the Little Guys

Check out this funny commercial from Nike Golf that will air next week just before Tiger’s return to dominate the world of golf again.

CTV Says No to Super Bowl Commercial Encouraging Infidelity

The video below is The Ashley Madison Agency’s proposed Super Bowl commercial to run on Canada’s CTV. In case you don’t know, Ashley Madison is a dating service that promotes affairs among committed couples. CTV denied the commercial’s run saying that it doesn’t want such adulterous filth running alongside work from “quality brands.” What are your [...]

The Science Behind Baseball

I ran across this podcast on NPR. Very interesting and worth the 35 minute investment during your busy life. Listen here. Talk of the Nation, March 28, 2008 Major League Baseball began its season this week with a series between Boston and Oakland played in Japan. Guests discuss the science behind America’s favorite pastime from [...]

Ho-hum. Another week of Bama in the #1 Slot

Life is grand these days in Tuscaloosa. Unexpectedly my Crimson Tide has walked through the SEC this year. I say unexpectedly because our team is the youngest squad in the NCAA this year with only 9 senior scholarship football players. Florida is our next obstacle on Saturday for the SEC Championship. Then on to win [...]

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