Jose Humphreys

Hats off to Phil Jackson and the LA Lakers on another championship ring.  We can say what we want about Phil Jackson and how he won on the shoulders of some of the greatest players of all time.  The thing is, the jefe knew how to bring out the best in these guys.
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Harlem has some great museums. The Arturo Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture contains a large collection of art relating to the history of Black people. What many people don’t know about Schomburg is that he is Black, and of Puerto Rican descent. I love this convergence because it’s one I [...]

Maarten Van der Weijden (wish I could pronounce it just as well as it’s spelled) of the Netherlands won gold in the swimming marathon at the Olympic games in Beijing. He fought Leukemia for a couple of years, makes a great recovery, goes back to training then wins gold. MOst people who [...]