You might have a huge ego if…

Bum, bum, bum, bum, duh, dum…As I was running on the treadmill today Beyonce’s ‘Ego’ started playing on my iPod.  (I always turn it on shuffle so I can be surprised) Then, in the middle of the song coincidentally ESPN showed this video of the Miami Heat introducing their new dynasty-bound line-up and it made me want to puke. I know I’m a little late commenting on this, but all I have to say is, you might have a gigantic ego if you’re a 25 year old free agent who staged a press conference to announce your decision on which basketball team you’re going to play for all because you haven’t yet won a championship yet. Wow, ho-ly fricken ego.

There are so many athletes out there who haven’t won championships, CuJo, Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Pat LaFontaine, Dan Fouts, Barry Bonds, Charles Barkley, Allen Iverson, Warren Moon, Barry Sanders, Ken Griffey, Jr., Patrick Ewing, Tony Gwynn, Marcel Dionne, Karl Malone, Ted William, Elgin Baylor, Ty Cobb and Dan Marino … and they all played a whole lot longer trying to win their coveted championship without making such an embarrassing public display of I LOVE MYSELF MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE syndrome.

Free agent or not if you decide to play for another team why not just discuss your decision with your agent, sign your deal and let the team make the announcement at a normal press conference.  What’s the need for a prime time press conference where you just ramble on and on about how difficult your decision was to make and then spit in the face of the team that brought you into the league (out of high school.) Sure you would’ve been signed by another team if Cleveland didn’t sign you, but I’ve got news for you LeBron, it doesn’t matter if you’re a two-time MVP or former Rookie of the Year your reputation is still in the tubes.  Don’t you think every other player in the NBA and every other sports team wants to win championships?  Have you ever come across a professional athlete who said, “Nah, I just play for a pay check, don’t really care about winning a championship.”  It’s probably safe to say, no.

So, now what “King James?”  What if you still don’t win?  What kind of message does this send to the other players and the fans who watch you?  How about the kids who look up to you?

What do YOU (reader of my blog) think?  Any possible way this could be a good thing for LeBron’s image?

Seems to me, the Miami Heat just should have asked Beyonce to perform with their new dynasty on stage that day. It would probably have looked something like these two videos mixed together.

Stay tuned 🙂

Tide: What’s in that stuff?

 

I was about to sit down and write a post about some unexpected take out food that I found to be abnormally healthy, when I got side tracked. I’m getting ready to take a trip to North Carolina so of course I’ve been busy doing laundry and packing. One shirt that I planned on packing needed to be hand washed. (Yes, for once in my life, I actually read the instructions and hand washed my shirt…Ya hear that honey?)

My typical detergent of choice is Liquid Tide original scent 2x concentrated laundry detergent and up until now the brand has been good to me. It makes my clothes smell great, keeps my whites white and doesn’t fade my colors (cue cheesy commercial.)  So I filled up my bathroom sink with water, poured in a teensy weensy drop of the Tide and started washing my shirt. Swish, swish, swish, twist, twist, twist…rinse, rinse, rinse and viola, clean! Well, at least I thought. After I hung my shirt up to dry I noticed that my hands still felt like they were covered in detergent, so I washed them and dried them. In disbelief, I felt like my hands still had a thick film on them. Okay, so I tried again… I turned on the water, rubbed my hands together, dried them off and I STILL I felt a film on my hands. The only option I had left was to take out a scotch brite sponge and scrub my hands with the rough side of the sponge. After nearly 2 straight minutes of scrubbing I was most residue free …but not completely. It just makes me wonder, what’s really in that stuff? Is it safe to be washing all of my clothes in? Does the residue stick to my clothes like it does to my skin? Perhaps I should’ve worn rubber gloves to wash my clothes.

After taking a look at the bottle, I discovered that the ingredients aren’t even on the label of the bottle.  The only language that referred to ingredients on the bottle read “Ingredients include biodegradable surfactants (anionic and nonionic) and enzymes.”  Hmmmmmmmm, that doesn’t tell me too much. It looks like my next trip to the store will include the search for a new laundry detergent. Perhaps another brand will include its ingredients on the label?  I’ll be sure to let you know.