Head-ing to the Bedroom: Tasty Tuesday

I walked in the house after a long, hard day of work.

I wanted to do nothing but sleep.

“Baby,” I yelled, “i’m not cooking tonight.”

BABY?

I can’t find him anywhere in the house.

I walk to the master bedroom to find rose petals gently laid across the bed.

Candles at every corner of the room.

A bottle of wine sitting by the headrest.

Exhale.

I jump in the shower and put on his favorite scent, and flavor.

I’m air drying as the water slowly drips off my body.

I turn on some Luther and wait patiently, anxiously in the bed, spread eagle.

He’s coming. I hear his footsteps.

As he heads into the bedroom, I straddle him and whisper in his ear how happy I am to see him.

Clearly he’s just as happy to see me. His rod is firmly pressed under my buttocks.

He throws me on the bed and wraps my white chocolate legs around his neck.

“I’m having you for dinner… And breakfast.” he says.

My baby always knows just the right time to suck out all the energy I have left.

Head-ing to the bedroom… hmmm

Recharge Your Metabolism

Recharge Your Metabolism 

Some of us have hit the genetic lotto when it comes to having a high metabolism. We all have that friend who seems to gobble down everything in sight without gaining a pound. For the rest of us, thankfully, there are tips and tricks we can incorporate into our daily regimen to keep ourselves in fine form. Now, this isn’t your momma’s fitness column, so let’s fast-forward through the always-have-breakfast-drink-six-to-eight-glasses-of-water spiel.  

The next time you find yourself pinching at extra inches in the mirror, give these hidden fit tips a try:

-Hit the sauna

Hitting the sauna boosts your metabo just like exercise by raising your internal temperature, sweating out toxins and increasing your pulse. Plus many women swear by this technique to weed out stubborn cellulite. Hitting the sauna after a tough workout also alleviates soreness, helping you to have more efficient workouts.

-Chew gum

Chewing on a low calorie stick of gum after a meal fools the body into thinking that it is about to receive more food and in turn works harder to break down your meal. Also, it curbs your appetite to prevent binging and late night snacking. Just keep the chew low calorie.

-”Spice” Up Your Water

Fill a 2-gallon pitcher in your fridge of water, four freshly squeezed lemons and a tablespoon of cayenne pepper. Both the lemon and cayenne are proven to power your metabo and cleanse the body of toxins.  Sip regularly while at home and fill up a thermos when you’re on the go.

The Shock The World Chronicles: Nike + NYC = World Basketball Festival

If you ever wanted a reason to do things you love in life, this is the testimonial you can use to live by.

The good folks at Nike decided to invite yours truly to come and be a part of a big announcement being made in New York City this past Wednesday. That announcement is the formation of the World Basketball Festival. This summer, five of the world’s best basketball teams and top musical performers will meet throughout New York City for the inaugural World Basketball Festival, a four-day celebration of the performance and culture of the game created by NIKE, Inc. and USA Basketball, that Nike has committed to reprising every two years. Nike will host the WBF at 3 prestigious basketball venues in NYC, those being: Times Square, Rucker Park, and Madison Square Garden.

Nike also aligned this announcement with the launch of their Fall 2010 collection, with the focus on their three basketball brands: Nike, Jordan Brand, and Converse. I’m going to break this down diary style, so pay attention and take notes.

Wednesday, 11:08am – Since the great folks at Delta Airlines (I hope you read this, you need to do better) for deciding that their planes are made of balsam wood and pixie sticks, and having no idea on how to actually fix their planes, I didn’t make it to the event until 11 o’clock. The event started at 10am. #Fail. Anyway, Matt Lawyue of SLAM told me this is what he walked into at the start of the event:

We walked into the studio and then the lights dimmed, and the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem sang a rendition of Jay-Z & Alicia Keys’, Empire State of Mind. For the record, being in NY while the Yankees were making their championship run and hearing this song at minimum four times a day, I can’t stand this song, but the Boys and Girls Club did their thing.

Yes, thank you again Delta for making me miss the Boys and Girls Club of Harlem singing Empire State of Mind. Can you hear the sarcasm? Ok, thanks.

Anyway, Nike brought out NYC’s own Kenny Smith to emcee the event and also co-featured the group of Charlie Denson, Nike Brand President; Jerry Colangelo, USA Basketball Chairman; and NBA stars Yi Jianlian and Kevin Durant.

The big deal for me of course was chopping it up with Durant, who blew me away with how cool and laid back he is. He talked about watching the 2000 Olympic Team and being inspired by watching them play. (Who couldn’t be inspired by watching the ever mercurial Vince Carter leap over a 7’2″ Frenchman?) Plus, I asked him about trying out for the 2008 Redeem Team, and he said the biggest thing was going through those wars in practice. Players stopped being friends and really went at each other. He mentioned that some of the practices were some of the most intense competitions he’d ever been through and he really appreciated it and it made him much better as a basketball player. (As evidence of him murking the league the last two seasons.)

Also got a chance to converse with Yi for a bit, I say a bit because ‘ol buddy’s English is decent, not great. (However, it is a vast improvement from when he was crossing over folding chairs in workouts.) Get this though, his favorite shoe all-time growing up in China? The Jordan 12′s? I was stunned. The man just became that much cooler in my book, big ups to Yi.

Wednesday, 1pm – Got a chance to see the roll-out of the 2010 lines by Converse, Jordan, and Nike and I instantly saw my paychecks being devoted to some of the gear on display. I’ll let the pictures tell the story.

Thursday, 10am – Madison Square Garden…you did not disappoint.

First off, if you’ve never been to Madison Square Garden then you have no idea how immersed the arena is within the city. We were just riding along, I’m looking out the window looking crazy because I’ve never been to NYC, then all of a sudden we’re just at MSG. Okay, cool. So we did the entire tour of the facility (shoutout to Craig our tour guide, almost got us lost 3 times. WTF) and went through the locker room of the Knicks, went into the press box (Gus Johnson stand up), and got to kick it with the Knick City Dancers…oh boy. However, nothing comes close to actually standing on the court of MSG. It was epic. I swear I heard John Starks voice as I walked along the baseline of his epic dunk on the Bulls team in the ’92 playoffs.

Thursday, 1pm – Holcombe Rucker Park. I can now tell my children and grandchildren that on June 10th, 2010 I had the esteemed honor and privilege of hooping at “The Rucker.” There is no better definition of “Shocking The World” then what I was able to experience that afternoon.

With that being said, ladies and gentlemen, courtesy of the great Al Cash (announcer for the Entertainer’s Basketball Classic at Rucker Park) I have been given a nickname for Rucker Park.

Big Boy Yella.

Yes, that’s right. Ed received a nickname. Doesn’t matter that when he said it my jumper started floating to the right and hit the side of the rim instead of going in as planned, as far as I’m concerned I am now official. We got two games in and won one and lost one. Shout-out to the Filipino dude who tried to cross me up and failed, but he did hit a nice jumper in my face to big ups to all my new friends in the Philippines.

Nike gave us a chance to try out some of their new apparel and shoes by organizing a tournament and also the good folks of Chain Link Fundamentals came and did a one-hour basketball workout session as well. Your boy was tired lol. I was given the LeBron 2010 MVP shirt (as you can see on the right) and a pair of Nike Hyperfuses (size 13, and no you can’t have them) and they are dope as hell. The Hyperfuses will be worn by Kevin Durant and the rest of Team USA Basketball when they go play in the World Basketball Championships in Istanbul, Turkey in August.

All in all, it was a great time and the folks at Nike really know how to show a brother some love. The World Basketball Festival will be August 12-15, 2010 in New York City and I will do everything in my power to be in attendance. You coming? You know we just might need to Shock The World one more time.

-Ed.
www.edthesportsfan.com

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Question of the Day #52

If you’re in a committed relationship with your partner for a year or two, how often do you have sex a week?

How little is too little?

How much is too much?

Shaggy says “I Wanna”…

Shaggy is featured on a new song, “I Wanna.” Listen to what he has to tell you:

And here’s the video.  Get ready to start rockin’ to the beat. If you haven’t heard it yet, you’re about to get hooked.

Here it is: Bob Sinclar and Sahara featuring Shaggy, “I Wanna.”