Links You’ll Love

A catch-all for articles/stories that I think people would be interested in.

The Man With 17,700 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer Just Donated Them

I read the original story the other day, and learned a lot about not only this man, but also how people use the Amazon market and “trends” to stock up and sell things online.  This has some new developments from that original story, but still worth the read.

 

Cooler on the Other Side: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Stuart Scott

As a kid in high school who religiously watched SportsCenter, Stuart Scott is the voice I remember.  This is an oral history of Stuart Scott told by friends, family, colleagues, and others.  What better way to share someone’s story? The people he knew, loved and worked with share an inside look at who he was. Just make sure you have some tissues handy.

The N.B.A.’s Age of Anxiety

After watching the video of NBA commissioner Adam Silver speak with Bill Simmons at the Sloan Analytics Conference, I came across this article.  This is unbelievably interesting to me. This is not only a concern in the NBA, but also in every school, home, church, etc. in America. We as Americans seem to be unhappier at an incredibly high rate, and NBA players seem to just be the ones Commmissioner Silver sees on a regular basis.  How deep are our “connections” on social media? How lonely are we? This article will force you to ask yourself these and other questions.

A Lynching Memorial Is Opening. The Country Has Never Seen Anything Like It.

This was a very powerful piece for me.  Really good read if you have 10-15 minutes.I had heard of this memorial a while back in another article about the city of Montgomery. This article provides more details about what it looks like, what is there to see and learn, and what the people who created it are looking to achieve with the memorial.  I can’t fathom the emotion people are going to feel when entering.  Even though the lynchings that this memorial puts in front of its visitors are one of the most ugly, horrific, and sickening parts of our nation’s history, hopefully it will open some eyes, and inform some people.

Going It Alone

As an avid reader of Outside Magazine, and a lover of the outdoors, I somehow missed this article last year.  I was pointed to it in the newest issue of the magazine, which focuses on the under-representation of people of color in outdoor adventures, hiking, backpacking, etc.  This article is told from the perspective of an African-American woman who through-hiked the Appalachian Trail and some of her experiences with racism, friendship, and self-discovery on the trail.  A well written piece that she has turned into a book.

Children, Parents, and Technology

As a parent, this is something that strikes me, and I definitely am trying to be conscious of it as I am spending time with my kids, and also in trying to limit their exposure to the screen time that seems to be everywhere.

 

The Importance of Free Play for Kids

Over the past few months, I have been trying to do more and more of this with my kids.  I am attempting to get rid of “play dates” and simply let my kids go knock on the neighbor’s door, or see the neighbor kids out and go ask them to play.  I like the term/idea of being a hummingbird parent, not a helicopter parent. Finding that line between getting them involved and overdoing it is a fine one.

The Secret History of Tiger Woods by Wright Thompson

Wright Thompson is one of my favorite long form writers for ESPN, or any other publication for that matter, and has done a ton of outstanding work.  This feature on Tiger Woods and the unraveling of both his golf, and personal life is one of the best things I have read in a really long time.  It is time consuming, but I think it is most definitely worth the time that you will invest, especially with his most recent back surgery and the question as to whether he will ever be relevant on the PGA tour again.