baseball people
Theo Tobel Interview from TNT Bats
In a recent search I did for wood bat companies, I was happy to find TNT Bats from out in California. I was very intrigued when I found out its owner Theo Tobel was only 15 years old. Wow!
Music Reviews
Foreigner Music Review – Can’t Slow Down
I’ve been listening to a lot of Foreigner lately and wanted to check out some of their less popular albums to see if I could find a couple deep album cuts to get hooked on. While I like this album better than their 1994 effort, it’s not the best selection of songs. However, it is no where as bad as this reviewer makes it out to be.
Picture Books reviews
Picture Book Review: Mooneymouse by Helen and Alf Evers
Book Title: Mooneymouse Author: Helen and Alf Evers Publisher: Tip Top Elf / Rand McNally Year Published: 1958 Availability: Click for an available copy from Amazon My son’s picture book library consisted of almost 1000 books. I always enjoyed reading him Tip Top Elf and Golden Books. Mooneymouse was one of my favorites from Tip Top Elf. Mooneymouse is a simple story, some might say a little too simple and a bit too didactic. The Read more…
All Other Interesting People
Interview with Dallas Photographer Kelsey Wilson
I discovered Kelsey’s photography while researching one of Dallas’s most eclectic and diverse neighborhoods, the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff. Kelsey loves Oak Cliff and as befits such a love, has moved to Oak Cliff and located her studio right in the heart of OC, on Jefferson Boulevard.
All Other Interesting People
Interview with Andres from The Wild Detectives Book Store
Books are not often on a list of why a certain neighborhood should be visited, That is definitely not the case with the Bishop Arts District in Dallas, Texas. After all, a person could eat or drink in any Dallas neighborhood, but how often and where else can a person eat, drink and converse while browsing the shelves of a locally owned bookstore … other than at the Wild Detectives Book store in the Bishop Arts District?
baseball people
Interview with Trey Rose, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Operations Assistant
For anyone wanting to work for a Major League Baseball organization, especially on the Operations side, this interview with Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Operations assistant Trey Rose is a must read. It’s rare that a reader can obtain this much good advice simply from reading a blog post.
baseball people
The Tom Garrity Interview – CEO of Quan Sports Marketing
Tom Garrity is the CEO of Sioux Falls Sports and the founder of Quan Sports Marketing. A Wisconsin native, Tom has not strayed too far from his roots. He has homes in South Dakota and Minnesota and works with numerous sports teams throughout America, having ownership interests in both the Sioux Falls Canaries (baseball) and the Sioux Falls Stampede (hockey) .
Business People
Interview with Roger Dickey, Angel Investor and Creative Genius
Weeks in the making, this interview with Roger Dickey is filled with inspiration and insight from one of the most creative people I’ve ever met. Roger has been writing code since the fifth grade. He sold an app company to Zynga in 2008. He is now out on his own, finding startup companies he believes can be the next big thing. He helps many with money, he helps others with advice. Roger Dickey is a Read more…