Back on the Attack

A shout-out from America's preeminent blogger and social media guru - during an event which was my unofficial beginning to the summer - has spun me back into writing form.(It's been a month - and quite a month at that - but more on that later.)And the summer kickoff event? Well, it was only the seminal event of the month of June...the NBA Draft.From 1988-92, I used to literally watch the Draft on the phone with my boy Dave, and we'd compare our mock drafts. I got 19 right one year (take that, Ric Bucher...I was like 13 and kicking the draft's ass).Back then, it was two kids on the phone. Now, I have my ESPN HD on, along with my NBA.com drafttracker, as well as a live video blog and a chat room.And I'm blogging.(Ohai, Big Blue Nation)-----The World Cup.What to say about a sport where you can literally win by not winning?It's simple. Call it the "kiss-and-cry" phenomenon.Every four years, the world stops to watch little 14-18 year old girls skate ...