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Legendary Sportscaster George Michael has passed…

24 December 2009

George Michael passed today. Before there was Sportscenter, there was George Michael. Growing up in the 80’s and 90’s there was only one place to go each and every Sunday night to catch the plays of the week… It was George Michael’s “Sports Machine”… I never felt right on Monday mornings heading to school if […]

Do Better Thursday: Week In Review – 12.17.09 to 12.23.09

24 December 2009

Merry Christmas Eve!!! I hope you all find this blog in great spirits with warm delight! And to those who aren’t in the most festive of moods… fear not! This post just may be the cure-all for your woes… Doing It Right… Some monkeys got revenge on their trainer in China last week through the […]

Do Better Thursday: Week In Review

17 December 2009

Doing It Right… President Obama (still has a nice ring to it!) appeared on 60 Minutes this past Sunday to address “confusion” about his plan on the Afghan deployment and phase-out strategy. He also expressed his displeasure with the fat cats on Wall Street, check Brother Barack “almost” take it back to the streets of Chicago. […]

Do Better Thursday – Commentary: Taming of the Shrew

17 December 2009

(the following commentary is in response to The Washington Post  profile of Helena Andrews written by DeNeen L. Brown)  Taming of the Shrew by Levi F. Daniels “Bitch Is the New Black”, the literary and cinematic brainchild of Ms. Helena Andrews, claims to provide insight into the mind of the upwardly mobile, more than sufficiently […]

Clarion Call for Common Sense: Window Shade Recall

17 December 2009

  “Hi, yes… can you please tell my mom to move my crib from the damn window?” Clarion Call for Common Sense: Window Shade Recall Recently, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall for all Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds on the grounds that the cords were a strangulation hazard for small children.  […]

PSA: C’mon Son, Do Better

15 December 2009

***Attention Do Better World!!!*** If you don’t have an on.us.tee, you need to Do Better!

ŏn.us.thoughts: 12.11.09

11 December 2009

It may not be PC (what really is these days?) but I feel there should be more made of the fact that Toby Gerhart of Stanford is in contention for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. Surprisingly, no media outlet have made mention that if he wins, he’d be the first White running back to win the Heisman since John […]

Do Better Thursday: Non-Profits / Movements

10 December 2009

This weeks “Do Better Thursday” post will feature non-profit efforts (or movements) that are “doing it right.” Due to the abundance of Tiger Woods coverage, I’ve decided to keep this weeks post all on the up-and-up. Don’t worry next week I’m sure someone will be “doing it wrong” (outside of Tiger) and we’ll surely put […]

ŏn.us.thoughts: 12.09.09

10 December 2009

There’s an anti-gay law debate in Uganda that will treat homosexuality as a crime punishable by death, “corrective rape” is widespread in South Africa against lesbians and domestically gays & lesbians are battling for marriage rights. I think it’s a good time for us to stop this “no homo” mess. Although recently he’s lost some […]

Do Better Thursday – 1st Edition

4 December 2009

***Disclaimer: the following post wasn’t intended to be so long… I don’t believe the subsequent ones will be as lengthy… It’s just the first one out the gate… Enjoy!!!***  Do Better Thursday… Welcome to the initial Do Better Thursday post… It’s been an idea I’ve kicked around for a couple of months… I wanted to […]