Dominating the World one Gold Medal at a time

Here’s an interesting article, this guy breaks down the difference between different types of sports fans. And then he talks about what it means to be infatuated with only winning and not loving the sport unconditionally.
Check it out.
(originally posted on imagine.net)
Dominating the World one Gold Medal at a time

By Joel Ebert
7-25-2008
The obsession that some people [...]

Chicago’s Hometown Heroes

I moved to Chicago about four years ago, and I have to say, it’s one of my favorites. And this comes from a girl who has lived in a bunch of different cities.
Unfortunately, I haven’t made it to a Cubs game, but I really want to go, even though I’m not the biggest cubs fans. [...]

American Businesses betray their Financial Interests?

So this is interesting. While American businesses are frustrated at anti-immigrant politicians for introducing and passing laws that make it for businesses to employ immigrants, they’re also donating money to politicians that support the very same policies that hurt their business community.
What the heck?! I’m confused….
I was always told that our economy is willing to [...]

Do We Really Want Change?

I’ve been wondering why we constantly make the same mistakes over and over again. Why it’s so hard for us to break old habits. At the same time, I’m also one of those people who doesn’t like to regret. How can I? I wouldn’t be who I am today without the decisions I’ve made along [...]

My friends frustrations with her daycare

Any working moms out there? A friend of mine just wrote something about her frustrations with her daycare facility, and I really liked it so I thought I’d share it.
Hope you enjoy! The article was originally posted on imagine2050.net.
My Daughter’s Childcare Prison
By Nicole Hallengrogg
My three year-old daughter, Samantha, has this strange habit of hiding pieces [...]

Progresssives Want Change?

Do progressives want change? Are progressives going to actually push a progressive – forward thinking – agenda?
David Brooks just wrote an interesting article about how Democrats have historically reacted to change. Now, I’m saying I totally agree with his article, but it’s food for thought. What do you think?
The Coming Activists Age

The Coming Activist Age
By [...]

Obama, Satire, and Reverse Racism

By Sarah Viets
7-18-2008
This week, news anchors and politicians are attacking the New Yorker (a national political magazine) for printing a dicey image of Michelle and Barack Obama. The cover of the magazine is an image of Obama wearing traditional Islamic dress, Michelle looking pissed off with an Afro and carrying an AK-47, and the American [...]

There’s Nothing like a Ballpark Hot Dog

Who doesn’t love a good hot dog at the ballpark?!
Here’s an article I just read. It talks about a journalist’s experience selling hot dogs in a New York baseball stadium in the 1950’s. So, if you’re a huge fan of the finest qualities of American Culture, like hot dogs at the baseball park, [...]

NumbersUSA, Don’t Treat me like a Fool

By Sarah Viets
7-10-2008
Posted on – IMAGINE2050
Boyfriends and girlfriends and husbands and wives sometimes lie to each other. They say they’re faithful and would never dream of cheating, but that’s not always the case. Instead of being honest with each other, they lie and say, “No, I didn’t, I couldn’t, you mean too much to me, [...]