2011 Lady Jays Softball Photos
OK kids – I know you’ve been waiting awhile, but now that the season is done, videos completed, awards celebration complete – the photos are posted. You’ll find them in the gallery as usual. Now folks – the photos are provided for the girls and their families – in no way shape or form should [...]
Kirk Cousins Keynote
Kirk Cousins give a great and inspirational speech to those of “privilege”. Having a couple of budding athletes, this is something Sheri and I have worked hard to instill in our kids. Truth told, everyone is at some level of privilege and has a debt to pay no matter your income level or experience. Absolutely [...]
Words of Wisdom
If you’re talking, you’re not learning. You need to both receive as well as transmit. – Padmasree Warrior, CTO Cisco
Coach Dave Schreimann
Today we have to say goodbye to a brother, father, grandfather, friend, mentor and coach. Coach Schreimann passed away earlier this week. For the past several years I’ve had the great fortune to coach alongside Dave Schreimann and it’s been an experience I’ll carry with me always. I learned more about baseball than I ever [...]
Educating boys
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Cell phone ad?
I can’t imagine how long it took to setup this ad, much less build or have conceived of it. Pretty cool though…
Jays Slideshow Photos
2011 Jays Baseball Slideshow from Phil Atkinson on Vimeo. Parents, you’ll find the 2011 Jays photos in the Gallery. The photos are free for you to download and use as you wish. Simply look through the various thumbnail photos and when you find one you want, click on it. It will load a slightly larger [...]
A shopping cart with a greater purpose
Cart – The Film from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. I just love this video from Jesse Rosten… very creative and looks to have been a lot of fun to make. Perhaps one day, but truth be told, I’d settle to become just half as good as this guy and his crew.
Knee deep
It comes around twice a year, once in the fall and once in late spring… it’s the big push. Over the past month or so I’ve captured thousands of photos, hours of video and now it’s crunch time. The baseball banquet is just around the corner and everybody needs pictures, videos, CDs, sounds systems, and [...]
In light of recent events
This one’s for you coach… a repost from some years ago. Minor league baseball coach loses it: http://www.philatkinson.org/minor-league-baseball-coach-loses-it
growing up?
I don’t know what it is about getting older, but I’m certainly less sure of things than I once was. I never used to think about what-ifs, but these days I find my mind wandering more and more into the unknown. What if you had it to do all over again? Would you make the [...]
2011 Jays Baseball Photos
It’s been awhile coming, but you should know by now that things get pretty crazy this time of year for me… anyway, I’ve sorted through about 3000 baseball photos so far and have posted a few in the gallery. As always, you’re welcome to download and print the files yourself or you can print them [...]
Words
My pal smays.com turned me onto the idea of summarizing your plan for the year in three words. The idea is for these words to govern your efforts and act as a guide throughout the year. So, every November/December my mind starts to chew various thoughts into something that can be digested. My words for [...]
Jobo 3005
Almost a $1000 for a plastic container… yeah, welcome to photography. Anyway, I finally managed to acquire a tank to process 8×10 negatives, still every time I turn around it seems I need something else, sigh. Oh well, such is life, baby steps. I’m finally starting to get my makeshift darkroom together, the sink is [...]
The only constant is change
My pal smays.com made a suggestion to me today, to write about a technological revolution that’s taking place where I work. I’ve always been reluctant to write about technology and what I do, basically because I live, eat and sleep this stuff daily and I thought writing about it would be too much. But, perhaps [...]
P90x Protein bars
As you know by now I’m a huge fan of P90x. In the past year I’ve completed P90x three times and am currently in week 2 of Insanity. I can’t begin to express how thrilled I’ve been with the results of theses programs, but if you check this blog, you’ll get an idea. This is [...]
I got nothing
Couple months have flown by and I still don’t have anything to write about. I spend more time on Facebook than here these day – shorter, simpler, easier. Eventually I’ll have something to say, just don’t expect it’ll be worth reading. Until then…
Most boring day ever!
That’s right, April 11, 1954, was the most boring date ever; according to Tunstall-Pedoe’s a computer programmer/scientist who tackled the age old question. Seems to me, this must have been the most boring project ever… seriously, with all the worlds problems, this is an answer we’re looking for? Mr Tunstall-Pedoe’s computer programme, called True Knowledge, [...]
So what are your dreams
Or more importantly, what are you doing to achieve them? As always, David duChemin is spot on… if his most recent post doesn’t cause you to reevaluate, I’m not sure what will. Fear is something we all must face, but regret is something we can avoid. We’re all terminal folks. We’re all in the sniper [...]
9 months of P90X
What can 9 months of P90X do for you? Just press play and you too can change your life. Every time I see photos like this or videos, I kick myself for not taking photos of my progress.
Jay’s Baseball BBQ Fundraiser
Jay’s Baseball BBQ tomorrow – Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 10:00 – 5:30 in the HyVee parking lot. Pork Steak and Brat dinners only $8. So come on out, pick up some good food – laugh at us freezing outside and support Jay’s Baseball to boot.
We’ll miss you Ricochet
It’s probably been the most difficult decision related to our kids and their youth sports teams that we’ve ever had to make. Unfortunately, and after weeks of thought, Sheri and I have decided that Megan will play on a different team in 2011. We had a blast in 2010, Megan, Sheri and I, probably the [...]
