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For those who aren’t on twitter you probably don’t know what I’m talking about, but for those who are and are not following Rev Run then you check him out.  Here’s a guy who thinks the cup is always half full.  It might be overflowing.  If your having a bad day or are feeling down then check out one of his post.  He always posts something that’s worth reading and it makes you feel that things are gonna get better.  Check him out.

This is just paying respect to pro athletes and to let everyone know that even though they get paid a lot of money, they are most likely earning those paychecks.

Let me give you an example.  The most obvious would be using someone like Kobe or LeBron.  While they are regarded and the best at what they do and that they both born with natural ability (or in LeBron’s case made- jk) it takes a lot to go out there and perform night in and night out at the highest of levels.  In the case of those too, picture every night a whole teams strategy is set up to stop you and will do anything to accomplish this.  To still go out there and produce the way that they do is unreal.

To put this in even more prospective look at a player like Allen Iverson.  Not the biggest guy by far but still produces every night.  After the the game you might see these guys with bruises, scars, ice, massages, etc. but the very next night they are out there doing it again.  That’s why they get paid the big bucks, because they earn it and at the end of the day it’s about results.  Not how you are feeling and not about what’s going on in your personal life.  I think that on the bottom line they could care less.  How are you helping this team win.  When you are doing your job then everything else is all good, but if your not earning that paycheck then they will bring someone else in that will do it.

I find that MobileMe is the ultimate as far as keep people’s mac and iphone in sync.  Sure there are other shows in town, but for the price of it and what features are available it’s unmatched in my opinion.

One of the main reason’s why is the “push” function that syncs contacts, calenders, and mail through the cloud.  That’s clutch because I only have to update on one and it pushes to the other.

And for mac users it’s the best way to sync with your phone.  I’ve had a BlackBerry Bold and the sync isn’t the same.  The only option to sync “efficiently” is to go the enterprise route which could be expensive.  And Google has a cloud function, but it’s buggy and doesn’t work all the time.  Since BlackBerry mainly works with Windows if you have a mac you don’t have many options.  Enter MobileMe that syncs your mac and iPhone/iPod Touch flawlessly.

There are other features that make the $99/yr worth the price.  The fact that you get a photo publishing option that uploads pics and video as well as an option for large file sharing makes it a no brainer.

To sum it up, if your an iPhone and have a Mac user get MobileMe.  You’ll thank me later.

Not to long ago I found out that I was going to be a dad.  It hit me that I was going to be responsible for another life and that that person is going to be dependent on me for everything from advice to how to do things.  It kind of scared me because it is the biggest responsibility that one could have.  Helping shape the mind of a young one so that they can grow to be a positive person.

Then other thoughts started to come to me.  I started to notice the world around me.  How the media effected people’s outlook on certain issues and situations.  The thought occurred to me.  What I want and don’t want my child being exposed to, what’s right and what’s wrong, how should explain certain situations when the time comes.  Things that I wouldn’t normally think about became a necessity for me.

I really understand why my dad did the things that he did as far as teaching me responsibility and what not.  I remember my friends not wanting to come over because I always had work to do around the house.  It used to be a pain, but now I understand.  It help shaped me into the person that I am today.

All an all I feel that no one is really ready for it until it happens but when it happens you feel that you are ready.  Be a man and take responsiblity