iCloud Comes Back to Earth

This just in:  The iCloud from Apple is a dud.

Did Apple rush to push out iCloud?

For a company that I have always admired in its simplistic thinking, so far advanced over those folks from Redmond, Washington who have taken the Apple Operating system and modeled it’s various Windows platforms after.

Apple is always thinking outside of the box and light years ahead with new technology, but there is one thing that the Cupertino Capuchinos have stumbled on in its latest venture: the iCloud.

What a dud.

Cloud computing is the not just the future, it is the present. Online storage, online printing, online file sharing is so much more dependable than old-fashioned jump drives (would you trust an important document on something 2 inches long that you could easily lose or throw away?)

All Roads Lead to Where You Are ...

Since driving across country by myself in the summer of
1993, I have had the chance to visit many places. 

My career of college sports has allowed me to see many parts of the country and some of the great sporting venues and historical sites. Since graduating from the University of New Hampshire in 1994, I have had the opportunity to visit nearly every state during my 18-year career so far. While there are many places I have not seen, here's a list of a few of the places and things my travels have taken me: 

• Traveled across country (twice)
• Visited nearly every state
• Sat courtside at the Thomas & Mack Center for a UNLV basketball game
• Body surfed in Manhattan Beach
• Dined on the beach in Malibu
• Ate a steak dinner in Missoula, MT
• Put my toes in the water at midnight on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
• Rode the train system in Portland, Oregon
• Shot hoops in Reno, Nevada
• Replayed the Tyus Edney end-to-end drive to beat Missouri in Boise during a shoot-around 
• Enjoyed a sushi dinner in Salt Lake City
• Tried tasting alligator in Miami, Florida
• Feared for my life in Joliet, Illinois
• Drove through the Mojave Dessert near Area 51
• Stood before Touchdown Jesus on the campus of Notre Dame
• Drove around Rich Stadium in Buffalo, NY
• Watched a hockey game in Burlington, Vermont
• Sat in the press box writing a story at the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles, California
• Drove down Lombard Street in San Francisco, California
• Witnessed an upset victory in Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Lost a tailpipe in St. Louis, Missouri
• Fixed a tailpipe in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Can say I've been to Tiffin, Ohio
• Enjoyed popcorn during shootaround at the old Glass Palace in Portland, Oregon
• Enjoyed a cigar and glass of pinot noir in a jazz club in New Orleans
• Saw the Grand Canyon during Thanksgiving
• Picked up my luggage at the Pullman Airport in Washington State (if you've been there, you know)
• Stood on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza in Dallas
• Soaked in the fresh air of the Puget Sound in Seattle, Washington
• Broadcast six baseball games from Blair Field in Long Beach, Calif.
• Stood on the stage at Red Rocks in Denver, Colorado (not under a blood read sky)
• Enjoyed ribs on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee
• Visited Graceland
• Watched a basketball game in an ice arena in Orono, Maine
• Flew on a charter jet to Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Kept score at the history Memorial Auditorium in Kansas City
• Watched the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas
• Traveled on a bus 12 hours through the Arizona dessert
• Said a prayer outside the Memorial in Oklahoma City 
• Saw the Mexican boarder in El Paso, Texas
• Scored a volleyball game at Gonzaga
• Walked the golf course in Savannah, Georgia
• Drove through a blizzard on the Donner Pass in Truckee, Calif. on my way to Reno
• Put my toes in the icy water of Lake Tahoe, Calif.
• Made 18-straight free throws at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada
• Strolled State Street in Santa Barbara prior to a game at the Thunderdome
• Watched Wayne Gretzky play the 18^th at Sherwood Country Club
• Attended media day at UConn’s new football stadium
• Sat courtside Maryland’s new Comcast Center
• Made a three-pointer at the old MacArthur Court at the University of Oregon
• Walked the Washington Mall in the District of Columbia
• Got a media pass for the Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden

Should be a good one

Bulldog Stadium on the Bryant University campus. 

I'm a basketball junkie. Always have, always will.  But there's something I've loved about the fall sports season, and mostly football. I've never played organized football growing up as basketball and baseball took my full attention.

But that's not to say I didn't enjoy playing football with my brother and the kids in the neighborhood.  Wearing old sweatpants, maybe a football jersey, clearing away the falling leaves to show the "end zone."  

It was a lot of fun, and football has always been a love of mine in many ways.  Working in college athletics has allowed me to be a part of many teams through working with individual players and coaches during the year and in the off season too.