The Magical Starbucks Cards
Get a few of these Starbucks postcards in the mail and watch as they magically transform into some goodies. Why not get a venti drink with an extra shot when it’s all free!
Addiction
Earth Day at Starbucks
In celebration of Earth Day on Friday, April 22, bring in your own coffee mug to Starbucks and get a free brewed drink. Easy peasy.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #9: The Champ
Let’s roll it back to 1999. Who was the NCAA Men’s Basketball champion that year? Yep, the UConn Huskies wearing Nikes. How’s the kicks champions looked since then?
- 1999 Connecticut (Nike)
- 2000 Michigan State (Reebok Answers)
- 2001 Duke (Nike)
- 2002 Maryland (Nike Shox Stunners)
- 2003 Syracuse (Nike Shox)
- 2004 Connecticut (Nike Lebron Zoom Generation and Air Force Operates)
- 2005 North Carolina (Nike Retro Jordan X)
- 2006 Florida (Nike)
- 2007 Florida (Nike)
- 2008 Kansas (Adidas)
- 2009 North Carolina (Nike)
- 2010 Duke (Nike)
- 2011 Connecticut (Nike)
Busting out the old calculator, Nike has 11 of the past 13 victories for a 84% win rate. Michigan State’s Reeboks account for 8% along with Kansas’ Adidas for the remaining 8%. So when picking your brackets, play the odds and pick a Nike team as the last one standing. Just do it.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #8: The Finals
From the kicks point of view, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was over at the Final Four. Nike was guaranteed another Championship with all FF participants donning the swoosh. Still though, there was one last game to be played between the Bulldogs of Butler and the Huskies of Connecticut. Despite an ugly Finals, the Huskies prevailed wearing their team Nike Air Max Fly By (and an occasional Air Jordan). As a back story, it was great that both teams played tournaments in Hawaii earlier this year.
Congratulations to UConn for the win, Butler for its run, and Nike for its Air Max Fly By.
Live Blogging Diet Mtn Dew Supernova
Picked up the “new” Diet Mtn Dew Supernova flavor, and here’s my live first tasting.
0 minutes: Described as “strawberry melon.” The dang cap won’t come off. Fail! Drink expiration date of June 2011. Finally got the grey cap off. Drink feels thin, like other diet Dews.
+1 minute: The strawberry taste is there, not so sure about the watermelon. Hmmm, maybe the aftertaste washes in with a hint of watermelon.
+3 minutes: Purplish, pinkish color, not too carbonated, not overly sweet. The aftertaste “feel” as with other diet sodas is definitely there.
+6 minutes: Caffeine content: 36mg/8 fl. oz. so 90mg for this 20 oz bottle. First burp.
+8 minutes: With each sip, the aftertaste flavor becomes more predominant. Think my tastebuds have gone supernova and can no longer taste the strawberry melon.
+10 minutes: Going to nurse the rest of this drink. Like any other phenomenon of nature, experiencing a supernova once is good enough.
+35 minutes: Still drinking the Supernova. Drinking sips of water, that strawberry melon taste lingers.
And yes, the Supernova flavor is not new to the Dew family. I called the non-diet Supernova a pleasant sunset back in 2008.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #7: The Final Four
What a remarkable and unbelievable Final Four this is. No #1 or #2 seed is playing for a National Championship. That is a historical first. We have #11 VCU, #8 Butler, #4 Kentucky, and #3 Connecticut, and all of them belong to Team Nike.
Which Nike Air Max Fly By do you like the best?
Back in 2008 when all #1 seeds met in the Final Four, Adidas was represented by three teams, UCLA Bruins, Memphis Tigers, and Kansas Jayhawks.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #6: Elite 8
The 2011 field for the Elite 8 isn’t good for Adidas at all. Only Kansas, albeit the #1 seed in the Southwest, is sponsored by Adidas. The other competitors, Kentucky, North Carolina, Arizona, Connecticut, VCU, Butler, and Florida, all wear Nikes.
In 2008, there was an equal split, and a 5-3 nod to Nike in 2007.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #5: Shoes of Champions
What’s the link of the successful teams in this year’s March Madness? It’s the Nike Air Max Fly By.
How’s this lineup? Kentucky, Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Butler, and Cinderella VCU all Fly Byes.
Japan Will Still Love Its Kicks
While rebuilding Japan will take decades, I know the love of kicks will persevere. Check out these young’ens checking out a massive split in the ground. Notice the kicks on their feet.
This is Why I Avoid Kicks Sites
This is why I can’t frequent online sites dedicated to kicks. You don’t feed the addiction!! Good thing these aren’t available anywhere. If I see them in person, it’s game over. Nike Air Max 95 Bright Mandarin.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #4: Sweet 16
The Sweet 16 is not looking good for Adidas. Of the teams still playing, fourteen of them are wearing Nikes, and Adidas has Kansas and Wisconsin. Here’s how it looks.
- Ohio State (Nike)
- Kentucky (Nike)
- Marquette (Nike)
- North Carolina (Nike)
- Duke (Nike)
- Arizona (Nike)
- Connecticut (Nike)
- San Diego St. (Nike)
- Kansas (Adidas)
- Richmond (Nike)
- VCU (Nike)
- Florida St. (Nike)
- Butler (Nike)
- Wisconsin (Adidas)
- BYU (Nike)
- Florida (Nike)
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #3: First 48 Victories
While the Sweet Sixteen games are underway, what did the first 48 victories look like? Nike teams had a whopping 81% of the wins, Adidas claimed 17%, and Temple’s Under Armour won a game for 2%.
In 2006, Nike had 73% of the first 48 wins and 58% in 2008. Adidas teams are way down, 23% in 2006, 29% in 2007, 38% in 2008, and only 17% in 2011.