ESPN has created their own tosh.0-style of show, called Weird Web Stories, which reviews the latest internet videos. They feature super-human, at-home sporting accomplishments and super-stupid, at-home sporting accomplishments. A recent Youtuber climbed onto his exercise ball and recorded himself lifting weights. Although the video has been removed from YouTube, ESPN kept it alive...
Archive for 2010
United Way Emerging Leader
Just before speaking to a group of...
Thanks, on Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, Redwoods is thankful for all of its employees. It is their hard work that has made our accomplishments possible and we are grateful to them.
It Takes a Village to Stop Child Sexual Abuse
A recent Aquatics International article reveals how predators for years infiltrated USA Swimming to molest young swimmers. But stopping child sexual abuse is not just a problem specific to child-serving organizations. Protecting children from the threat of sexual abuse is a moral obligation for every community.
No Bedbugs Allowed!
Bedbugs. Just the word can make you shiver with anxiety and paranoia. The instances of these trespassing critters have skyrocketed in number in the past few years, going from nursery rhymes to an itchy reality. The resurgence of bedbugs is most likely due to their resistance to pesticides and increased overseas travel, but...
Doing Good for Your Heart and Mind
I am grateful that community service is a priority at The Redwoods Group and that I’m allowed to volunteer for 40 hours each year on company time – yes, that’s right, I get paid to volunteer. For the second year in a row, we will build a Redwoods’ Habitat for Humanity home in Durham....
Cyber Bullies Feeling Fine
Image used with permission from Flickr.com Traditional bullying. A shove. A nasty rumor on a bathroom stall. Sarah publicly inviting all the girls in her class to her 12th birthday party sleepover extravaganza except for Jane-Who-Picks-Her-Nose. In cases like these, both the bully and the victim have increased risk for depression, meaning Sarah may not...
Setting Goals
As I drove by my neighbor’s house on my way into work this morning, I noticed that a soccer goal had been set up in the corner of their large, kid-friendly front yard. They have two young children with a passion for soccer and a neighborhood of willing young ‘footballers’. This seemingly appropriate piece...
Texting & Other Distractions for Lifeguards
In this article in The New York Times (Texts From the Lifeguard Chair Are Raising Concerns Over Safety), the author discussed the “sharp rise” in incidents and complaints about lifeguards distracted by text messaging, hypothesizing that the lack of resources and abundance of young, easily distracted lifeguards is to blame. YMCA Aquatics directors are used...
Our hearts go out to the Bronx
Our hearts go out to the family and friends who lost 6 of their loved ones this weekend in this passenger van accident (see articles below) in New York, and we hope for rapid healing for the other 8 injured, as well as for the Joy Fellowship Christian Assemblies community. New York Daily News CNN Please encourage any...