Alan Valdez is a rising Adonis in the modeling and bodybuilding world. With a face you’ll never forget, a charming voice and the body of a Greek warrior. Alan has placed himself in the high ranks of the following competitions as well as getting the front cover of a magazine — Wences Classic 2008, 1st [...]
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Gay for pay – YouTube videos
In spite of recent public accusations regarding Barrett Long’s claim that he played gay for pay and the ensuing conversation about his assertion he had sex with a Dallas Cowboy, if it wasn’t for Cyd’s post, I wouldn’t have bothered viewing the following videos. I don’t watch the Tyra Banks show — I can’t stand [...]
Swiss crack down on naked hikers
All of you miscreants who enjoy naked hiking, BEWARE! Switzerland is onto your little game, and they’re (pun intended) cracking down on your jaunts through the forest. Apparently those Germans enjoy heading across the border, removing their clothes, and wandering through the Swiss woods, driving law enforcement to levy a $170 fine for the behavior, [...]
Is activism a bad word in sports?
Are athletes involved in non-sports causes “activists”? And if so, why is that such a bad thing? A recent NY Times article profiled a letter-writing campaign headed by Ira Newble, an NBA player, aimed at pressuring China to intervene in the desperate situation in Darfur. Many of Newble’s teammates (he was with Cleveland at the [...]
Give some rice
This is not sports-related but in this holiday season I came across a cool website that is trying to help feed the world’s hungry: FreeRice.com It’s pretty simple: Give the correct definition to a word and 20 grains of rice get donated to the United Nations to help end world hunger. FreeRice went online in [...]
Golfing in the Catskills
Jim has been trying to get me to visit the Catskills with him and his brother for years. I finally did it this past weekend and was blown away. For those in New York City, I dare say it’s a “must” to wind down after a long, hectic week of work. In the small village [...]