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These are some close friends who I've known for some time doing some really cool things. Please, if you get a chance, visit their websites! My friend Nick Vitrano, apart from being extremely funny and entertaining, has been one of my biggest role models. And not just because we had each had a big afro at one point! Nick is a sports talk host for 1440 AM WNFL in Green Bay, Wisconsin. I have guest hosted a few times, which was a lot of fun. Http:/ www.1440wnfl.com/stationfiles/nickatnight/. And I made our ...
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Quixotic Thoughts: October 2006
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The online blog of Peter Brooks.writer, speaker, and founder of Kick Butt Productions. October 10, 2006. In short, there has been some small movements from certain groups to reclaim words that once were used against them or contained negative connotations when used. I'm told that GLBTQ groups have reclaimed the words 'gay' and 'queer' in to their vernacular. This process utterly fascinates me. And then it started me thinking.is the reclamation process applicable to more than just words? I think even bein...
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Quixotic Thoughts: June 2006
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The online blog of Peter Brooks.writer, speaker, and founder of Kick Butt Productions. June 12, 2006. Angels Part 3: Bronk. One thing I will never tire of, no matter where I am, or where Kick Butt Productions has gone, or what I've accomplished is when someone asks me about my writing. Lately, since I've been doing more of it, it's been a tad bit more rewarding. But nonetheless, I always get a jolt of inspiration and good tiding when someone asks me. As he lauded on and on at the store about this game an...
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Quixotic Thoughts: February 2006
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The online blog of Peter Brooks.writer, speaker, and founder of Kick Butt Productions. February 26, 2006. I Love This Stuff! This post will be some random musings as I've just returned from the Wisconsin United Residence Hall Association (WURHA) Conference at Marquette University. I do need to say first, Marquette's student leaders did a great job hosting this conference. It was comfortable and quick, elegant and organized. Now, onto some thoughts:. Keep up the good work! I got a chance to meet the real ...
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Quixotic Thoughts: April 2006
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The online blog of Peter Brooks.writer, speaker, and founder of Kick Butt Productions. April 30, 2006. My mother is the coolest. And in honor of her birthday which is coming up here are two of my favorite stories regarding my mother. Thanks mom for inspiring and supporting me to dream, and thanks mom showing me that to be your own person is a good thing. Hope your birthday is fantastic! To all parents everywhere who have inspired and supported their kids, thank you for showing them how to dream, and bein...
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Big Ten Wonk: 2004-07
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Wednesday, November 01, 2006. Last year's "introduction" to tempo-free stats is here. Maybe we're already past the "early adopters" phase with this stuff because the borderline tutorial tone of this piece now strikes me as a little bit off. Para; 5:30 AM. A very special wonk. The blog's final days. Me, simmons, and 150 million other american males. The four dullest topics for a hoops blog. Drama, magnitude, and finality. 2007 "power"-conference velocity report. Special report: in tedium's path.
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Big Ten Wonk: 2004-07
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007. Do "hot" coaches stay hot after they're hired? Some don't. No one could be hotter than Steve Alford. Was eight years ago this month. His 12th-seeded Southwest Missouri State team (since morphed into simply Missouri State. Had beaten 4th-seeded Wisconsin. To reach the Sweet 16, before falling to 1-seed Duke. We've since found out what he could do. Not much, and he's now fled the power conferences entirely. Then again, some "hot" coaches do OK. Bill Self. Hot" class of 2000, Tulsa.
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Big Ten Wonk: 2004-07
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Friday, December 29, 2006. Every rebound needs an adjective. We gather here today to pay our last respects to the term "rebounding.". True, "rebounding" had a good life. But its time has long since passed. For example. In the wake of Florida. S mauling of Ohio State. Last Saturday, it was said that the Buckeyes' "rebounding" has to improve. After all, Ohio State was outrebounded 43-25 in that game. Only problem: you can't get any rebounds if the other team doesn't miss. And they may not be created equal.
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Big Ten Wonk: 2004-07
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007. 10 in a series of last-day posts. This blog had a good run: three seasons, 593 posts, and some page views by you all. The busiest month was this past March. The busiest day, February 21, 2006. Season 2 witnessed the full-force arrival of tempo-free stats. If you delve into the archives under, say, November 2005 and find yourself thinking there may have been moments when the numbers were so abundant that they got in the way, you're not alone. I think so too. In any event, I had a ...
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Big Ten Wonk: 2004-07
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007. Wonked out.for good. Today is the last day for Big Ten Wonk (though not for John Gasaway). So here are 11 valedictory posts, in honor of the conference that's given me a title and a topic for three seasons. 1 There was a national championship game last night. 2 The Big Ten is better than people who link to me say it is. 3 Funky stats: don't wait for the revolution, it's already here. 4 Leave the tournament the way it is. 5 Regress your view of your coach toward the mean.
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