Today, the NC teenage shark survivor speaks up with profundity beyond his years. He wants to fight and live "with the cards he's been dealt." Cable TV boasts shark week. Network TV challenges entrepreneurs to swim with the sharks. Animals causing human pain and suffering are always memorable news hooks. Shocking stories and big business ventures will [...]
We are so transfixed with other people. Our news today almost feels like an instant peep show. I mean "people show." The same kind of feeling you get watching people at the mall or an amusement park. I love watching people. When I was at the Youth Performing Arts High School in Louisville, our drama [...]
Skin color is in the news today. My dad criticized my crayon work when I was five, clarifying that people in the coloring book could be black, brown, white, peach, red or yellow but certainly not purple, green and blue. I stomped out of the kitchen, upset he hadn't noticed the hard work I had [...]
LeBron James played 'balls out' during the NBA finals. If you're giving it your all, extreme athletes say you're, "Balls out." I learned that when I took a hiatus from my desk job when I was 29 for one summer and became a whitewater raft guide. (There was a funding cut at the nonprofit where [...]
"I was country when country wasn't cool." I didn't say that, but it is a lyric from a famous country song and if you know that song, you're probably 'country-enough.' I uttered the words, "I ain't" growing up in Louisville, KY and my dad would remind me that, "Ain't ain't a word." Even though I [...]
Jurassic World opens to mixed reviews. Do you lean toward the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus rex or the plant-eating Brachiosaurus? Everyone loves a good debate on whether to eat meat or not. Due to the movie, dinosaur experts are being interviewed by the media. This Wired article discusses whether the movie is accurate. Any movie release sets the stage [...]
Today, two convicts escape jail while J-Lo faces two years in prison for shaking her famous butt in Morocco. What will be your 15 minutes of fame? Your famous 'break?' This weekend, many theater professionals got their 15 minutes on TV fame during the 2015 Tony Awards. However, their 'big break' came when they landed their [...]
OMG. My hero. Serena Williams just nailed the French Open and is going to the finals, despite having the flu. I had a broken rib earlier this year and then got the flu right after that. I had a tough time getting to the gym and if I hadn't become a Spinning instructor in 2011 to [...]
What secrets do you know that would light the media's interest? The Duggar family's child sexual abuse scandal is only news because someone leaked sealed juvenile records. As a survivor of child sexual abuse by the hands of a neighbor myself, I'm quick to always say, "You're only as sick as your secrets." I brought [...]
We've heard of people who are "skinny fat" which typically means the person is skinny but not fit at all. In the news today is a 300 pound pitcher who has gone viral. Is there a thing called "fat skinny" which might imply an athlete is carrying too much weight, but is an accomplished athlete? [...]
