http://www.jonlowder.com/ The unofficial source for all things Winston-Salem, and elsewhere en-US 2009-07-09T14:02:04-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/west-forsyth-gym-the-backdrop-for-a-makeawish-piece-on-espn.html ESPN has been running a series of sports related Make-a-Wish pieces and last night's piece featured Lewisville native Chris Paul hanging out with a kid who had a fight with cancer (luckily it's now in remission) and the two of... <p>ESPN has been running a series of sports related Make-a-Wish pieces and <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/videohub/video/video?id=4313512">last night&#39;s piece featured Lewisville native Chris Paul</a> hanging out with a kid who had a fight with cancer (luckily it&#39;s now in remission) and the two of them shot hoops at Paul&#39;s alma mater, West Forsyth HS, which also happens to be my kids&#39; school.  It&#39;s a nice piece (see video below) and helps boost the respect that Paul continues to earn:</p> <object width="440" height="361"><param name="movie" value="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player.swf?mediaId=4313512"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><embed src="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player.swf?mediaId=4313512" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="440" height="361" allowScriptAccess="always"></embed></object> Forsyth County Lewisville Sports Wake Forest U Winston Salem Jon Lowder 2009-07-09T14:02:04-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/links-for-2009-07-09.html More Happy News: Loan Delinquencies at Record High Not surprising, yet still depressing. (tags: economics) <ul class="delicious"><li> <div class="delicious-link"><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/07/06/daily29.html?ana=from_rss">More Happy News: Loan Delinquencies at Record High</a></div> <div class="delicious-extended">Not surprising, yet still depressing.</div> <div class="delicious-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/jonlowder/economics">economics</a>)</div> </li></ul> Jon Lowder 2009-07-09T13:01:00-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/coach-cavanaugh-rocks-lewisville-on-the-fourth.html I was catching up on some items in Google Reader when I came across this post on Lewisville Photos and recognized the guy playing the bass in the top photo. That would be Steve Cavanaugh, a teammate on our over-40... <p>I was catching up on some items in Google Reader when <a href="http://lewisvillephotos.com/fun-on-the-fourth.html">I came across this post</a> on Lewisville Photos and recognized the guy playing the bass in the top photo.&#0160; That would be Steve Cavanaugh, a teammate on our over-40 soccer team and a co-coach in the TCYSA girls challenge program for the past couple of years, playing in the band at the Lewisville Fourth of July celebration.&#0160; I had no idea Steve plays in a band and I&#39;m sorry I didn&#39;t get to see them perform on the fourth, but I&#39;ll try and make sure to make it to one of their gigs in the future.</p> Family Friends Lewisville Jon Lowder 2009-07-09T11:06:03-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/apparently-uncsa-has-an-adult-film-program.html Four UNCSA students were arrested in Myrtle Beach for allegedly filming lewd acts under a pier. I knew that UNCSA had an innovative program, but I had no idea they'd gone to this end of the arts spectrum. <p><a href="http://www.wxii12.com/news/19993067/detail.html">Four UNCSA students were arrested in Myrtle Beach</a> for allegedly filming lewd acts under a pier.&#0160;&#0160;I knew that UNCSA&#0160;had an innovative program, but&#0160;I had&#0160;no idea they&#39;d&#0160;gone to this end of the arts spectrum.&#0160;</p> Media Satire Winston Salem Jon Lowder 2009-07-08T17:45:21-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/links-for-2009-07-08.html The paradox of thrift -- for real - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com (tags: ping.fm) <ul class="delicious"><li> <div class="delicious-link"><a href="http://bit.ly/17TxNz">The paradox of thrift -- for real - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com</a></div> <div class="delicious-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/jonlowder/ping.fm">ping.fm</a>)</div> </li></ul> Jon Lowder 2009-07-08T13:02:26-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/through-the-wine-glass.html Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry <p><br /> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry<a href="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d95278970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d834534cc269e2011570d95278970c image-full" alt="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00143.jpg" title="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00143.jpg" src="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d95278970c-800wi" border="0" /></a></p> Jon Lowder 2009-07-06T20:19:33-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/smile.html Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry <p><br /> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry<a href="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d93d93970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d834534cc269e2011570d93d93970c image-full" alt="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00142.jpg" title="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00142.jpg" src="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d93d93970c-800wi" border="0" /></a></p> Jon Lowder 2009-07-06T20:14:54-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/j-dinner.html Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry <p><br /> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry<a href="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d92c00970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d834534cc269e2011570d92c00970c image-full" alt="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00141.jpg" title="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00141.jpg" src="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d92c00970c-800wi" border="0" /></a></p> Jon Lowder 2009-07-06T20:13:14-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/michael-ribs.html Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry <p><br /> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry<a href="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d92a56970c-pi"><img class="at-xid-6a00d834534cc269e2011570d92a56970c image-full" alt="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00138.jpg" title="/Media Card/BlackBerry/pictures/IMG00138.jpg" src="http://practicalinc.typepad.com/.a/6a00d834534cc269e2011570d92a56970c-800wi" border="0" /></a></p> Jon Lowder 2009-07-06T20:13:00-04:00 http://www.jonlowder.com/2009/07/links-for-2009-07-06.html Comparing Anything to the French in the US is Perilous Ed points out that healthcare in France is excellent and costs about 1/2 what it does in the US and wonders why this is ignored during the health debate while... <ul class="delicious"><li> <div class="delicious-link"><a href="http://edcone.typepad.com/wordup/2009/07/doable.html">Comparing Anything to the French in the US is Perilous</a></div> <div class="delicious-extended">Ed points out that healthcare in France is excellent and costs about 1/2 what it does in the US and wonders why this is ignored during the health debate while the Canadians are regularly invoked. I&#039;m thinking it&#039;s because the healthcare reformers are afraid of the &quot;Freedom Fries&quot; effect of invoking anything French in the US.</div> <div class="delicious-tags">(tags: <a href="http://delicious.com/jonlowder/healthcare">healthcare</a>)</div> </li></ul> Jon Lowder 2009-07-06T13:03:26-04:00