Tipping Point for Soccer in the USA?

Is the tide finally turning? Every year for the last 20+ years I’ve heard the refrain: “Soccer is going to be huge in the U.S., just look at how many kids play soccer!”

My Screen Writing Buddy

This is the first of what I hope becomes an ongoing theme on my blog — my own personal “Friend Feed” where I am able to give a short update on what the friends in my life are up to, how they’re doing what they’re doing and maybe even a few links to some of the cool stuff they are doing.

The Visitor — Pretty Good, Kind of Slow

My dad and mom were in town this weekend, so my dad and I snuck out to catch a movie. Were going to go see something obvious like Ironman or Indiana Jones, but we decided to hit one of the local art house theaters in West L.A. to see The Visitor.

Yoga Pain — Tight Hamstrings and Hips

I had a great class with my man Kent at the PP Yogaworks studio Saturday. Not exactly sure what did it — the temp of the room or Kent’s sequence — but I was sweating like crazy. Actually felt like a good replacement for cardio. Unfortunately, by that…

Sleep Deprivation Impacts Fitness

Okay, I admit, I have hit one of those stretches where I have sacrificed sleep for work and business travel to the point where this week has been a bomb from a workout standpoint. What is it that causes us to go from a good stretch of exercise and good eating, to…

Tabbed Out…Where’s My Uber FireFox Sidebar?

I’m pounding away on my Macbook, it’s late, and I notice that per usual I have 14 tabs open in my Firefox browser. Is this normal? Am I using the Web in a way that is consistent with those of us who have an interest and curiosity in digital media, but…

How Dell Took Advantage of the Blogosphere

Nothing is more fascinating to me than the power of viral, guerrilla, grassroots, etc. marketing. The recent example of how Michael Dell’s appearance at the D: All Things Digital conference set off a viral spreading of photos showing the first photos of…

Fantasy Football Season is Back!

Ok, I understand that it’s just mid June, you haven’t had a chance to clean the BBQ from Father’s Day and the Celtics finally finished clubbing the Lakers to win the NBA Finals, but I have to say that I am excited to have already set up my two main fantasy football…

Branded Content — Katie Bar the Door!

Branded Content. What does that mean? Sometimes it strikes me as basically just a fancy term for “Advertorial” — ugh! Other times, I see it as basically what all content tries to become: sponsored (e.g. branded), so why not just call it Content at that point?

The Savages

We rented “The Savages” last night. Not exactly the pick-me-hit of the decade, but the performances of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney and Philip Bosco were pretty spectacular.

The movie reminded me of how many people suffer from Alzheimer’s or dimentia, and how painful it is…

The Week in Review

Ok, I have to say as a former Yahoo!, Inc. employee, I am getting a bit tired of the ongoing saga. The worst part for me is the fact that I am almost out of actual former colleagues/friends who still work there. The folks at TechCrunch have a fairly lengthy rundown of over 100 senior level…

On Twitter…and Lunch with Sandy

Okay, so what are we to make of Twitter exactly? I get the “micro blogging” definition and the fact that at a certain stage of one’s life, being able to text quick messages for one’s friends (er uh, stalkers) to keep track of your every move has some redeeming social value: