Archives for October 2011

A Thought On Creativity

October 6, 2011 by eastwin5

We take a departure from the sports banter for a bit to reflect on the passing of Steve Jobs. I did not know Mr. Jobs, I bought his products and loved his vision. His death is sad, but not a tragedy. The tragedy is that the world we live in today, in the U.S. especially, …

Boomerangs Fly For A High Cause…

October 4, 2011 by eastwin5

Most ugly Americans associate Australian Rules Football with the early days of ESPN, the kind of bizarre, out of the way rugged sport that was a throwback to the old days of the NFL tinged with the head banging of rugby. All ruffian, bizarre rules, broken bones, bloodthirsty screams. However like ESPN, AFL has come …

Sports Help Motown Matter Again…

October 2, 2011 by eastwin5

No matter what happens Sunday with the Lions and the Tigers, sport and its feel good messages have helped slowly recovering Detroit matter more to many again. The crash of the economy was reflected no more than in the downtrodden Detroit, where the auto companies fled for bailout money and the infrastructure of a once …