I know I am not the first to write about the Duke-UNC rivalry in college basketball being the best rivalry in all of sports. Many have said and written about it before. Also, I live on tobacco road, Durham to be specific and I may be a little biased there. The rivalry stands out among all others though for a variety of reasons.
The big game is this Sunday and the match up is definitely intriguing. A rematch of a few years ago between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. I am looking forward to the game, and hope that it is as exciting as it was before.
A lot of people (women) only tune in to the game for the commercials. Actually I am kidding about the women part. Many men including myself look forward to the commercials as much as the game itself.
I have personally been disappointed in the commercials the last few years ago. It seems they are now too formulaic featuring either talking babies, walking animals, sex, or a combination of all three. Last year there were a few good ones including the Chrysler commercial with Eminem and the VW commercial with the young Darth Vader wannabe. Most commercials,however, were bland and predictable.
Back in the day (1984), before all of the formulaic commercials was a very imaginative commercial introducing the world to Macintosh. The commercial was based on the book and movie 1984 and was completely different from any commercial before it.
I recently read the wonderful biography on Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson and was amazed that the commercial was almost rejected by the board of Apple and never aired. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both really liked the commercial though and would have financed the commercial themselves if the board didn’t approve. It did air during the Super Bowl that year and was an immediate sensation. Today the Apple 1984 commercial is considered one of the greatest commercials of all-time and only aired once.
Here’s to hoping that Super Bowl commercials will once again be as innovative as the Apple Macintosh 1984 commercial.
There has been a lot said of Tim Tebow. Probably too much. He cannot win at starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos. He is too slow, doesn’t have a strong enough arm, isn’t accurate enough etc.
All of these things about his limitations as a QB are mostly true and there are no guarantees that he will even be a starting QB next year for the Broncos or anywhere else.
Here is what we do know about Tebow. He is a winner who always thinks positive, doesn’t get too down on himself when things are bad, and is a great team player. He also has a super work ethic. He may not be the most talented, but he always gives 110% effort and doesn’t make excuses. I can name a dozen QB’s who are simply better, but that is not the point. Maximizing your abilities, and constantly striving to improve is what T.T is all about.
I got tired of hearing all about the Tebow hype as everyone else. His constant mentioning of Jesus and “Tebowing” when he scores a touch-down can be a bit annoying, but hey. He has strong christian beliefs and it gives him strength. Nothing wrong with that!
In the corporate world, wouldn’t you like to work with someone like him. Someone who is always upbeat, positive, doesn’t complain and has a great work ethic?
In the corporate world, as a worker, this is what I strive for. I may not be the most talented, but my work ethic is second to none. I am always positive, upbeat, and a team player. It is the best way to be and not only uplifts yourself, but others around you as well.
If you have a website with quite a few pages and you need to change the date in your copyright paragraph when a new year comes along, there is a very easy way to do this using PHP. On my site, I have the footer content in an include file so that if I update content in this file it will update on my whole site.
In order to display the year to update manually all you have to do is use a little PHP code.
copyright 2005 -<?php echo date('Y');?
Voila!, a simple and easy way to manage your copyright info.
Many people this time of the year, start reflecting on the year gone by and also look towards the future to see what the next year will bring. I don’t think I am alone in hoping that 2012 will be better than 2011.
2011 wasn’t a very good year for me. I really wasn’t satisfied either personally or professionally. I made a lot of mistakes in 2011 that I would just as soon forget, and I don’t think I even achieve one of my New Year’s resolutions.
I am not sure that 2012 will be better, but I am a positive person. I know what light comes after night is at it’s darkest point and I believe that 2011 represents my darkest point. 2012 will bring light and hope and for that I say raise a toast. A toast to 2012 and beyond!
