Tim Thoughts

Last night I was watching TV and a commercial broke through the clutter and grabbed my attention. Actually, it had the full attention of everyone in the room. The commercial was for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). You may have seen it. It features the song “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan.
Today, I looked into the commercial and the ASPCA further and to no surprise, the ad campaign featuring McLauchlan’s music has been a huge success. Since first airing in 2007, the ASPCA has raised about …

A thought popped into my head this week. Intrigued, but not necessarily excited, at the thought, I asked a few friends if they could imagine this thought coming to fruition. I’d say about half of my friends said sure, this could happen and the other half said no way.
So I’m going to pose the question to you. In the future, could you see safety services such as emergency response ambulances, paramedics, and fire departments becoming part of the private sector? In the next few decades, is it possible that we’ll …

Every year, I look forward to watching the Slam Dunk and 3-point contests that take place on NBA All-Star weekend. In recent years, other contests have been added in efforts to drum up excitement, like the skills challenge and 2-ball. But not until 2009 did the NBA get logical and decide to have NBA stars playing “horse.”
You know, it’s the game you played as a kid out in the driveway or at the neighbor’s house. It’s fun, and it should be entertaining. Then, yesterday, I read that they won’t actually …