TeamSilver.Rocks: 2015 Pan-Mass Challenge

On August 2, Karen and I will be  riding in the 2015 Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds for the  Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston  and its Jimmy Fund. Dana-Farber is one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment facilities. Last year, colleagues, friends, and family  helped me raise $5,800 for Dana-Farber, and the entire Pan-Mass Challenge raised $41 million! I am proud to have been a part of that effort, and I am hoping we can raise more this year.

Last year was the first time I rode in the Pan-Mass Challenge. I am not the most athletic person, but the ride was made easier knowing how much support I had. This year, my wife Karen is riding with me. Together, we are Team Silver, and Rightside is sponsoring and supporting Team Silver. You can visit TeamSilver.Rocks to see our fundraising page. We will need help from our friends, family, and colleagues in order to hit our fundraising goals.

When I first signed up for this year’s ride in early February, I wrote about it on Twitter. Rightside’s Matt Overman reached out to me shortly thereafter, and he asked if

Poll: Who Will Win the Super Bowl?

I haven’t mentioned anything about the Super Bowl yet, and I want to see who readers think will win the Super Bowl (being played on Sunday). I live about 30 minutes from Foxboro (where the New England Patriots play), and I am a big Pats fan. I root for all of the Boston sports teams, but I only closely follow the Red Sox and Patriots.

I know there are readers from around the country and around the world, and I am curious about who you think is going to win tomorrow. Vote in the poll below… Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots?


Lisa and Braden Set Up Benevolent Donor Page

Before a friend’s wedding, my wife and I always look to see if they have a wedding registry to buy a wedding gift. I was trying to think of a unique gift to give Lisa Bloom and Braden Pollock in honor of their upcoming marriage, and I saw that they have created a Benevolent Giving Page for their friends and family to congratulate them while helping others. I would not have expected anything different from them.

Here’s what their Benevolent giving page says:

Braden and Lisa are great supporters of Benevolent and huge believers in the strength of individuals and their potential to thrive. Whether it’s Lisa’s bold work on issues of social and racial justice or Braden’s philanthropic leadership, everyone in Braden and Lisa’s circle of friends, family and colleagues benefit from their leadership and insights.

Give in support of one of the people we’ve highlighted here on our page and consider making a gift in support of Benevolent’s work and growth as well. Ask us how.

This is how Benevolent works:

Thankful This Thanksgiving

We are celebrating Thanksgiving here in the US, and I am fortunate to be spending the holiday with my wife’s family. I have a lot to be thankful for this year.

I am very thankful to you for visiting my blog, and I am especially thankful to those of you who share your thoughts and advice in the comment section. Even when we disagree about something, I appreciate that you are willing to spend your time discussing various topics.

I am thankful for the people who have written articles on my blog this year. Others are able to share expert advice and insight that I couldn’t share, and I am thankful they are willing to write here.

I am very thankful for the companies that advertise on my blog. I could not spend the time researching and writing if it were not for the commitment of the companies who advertise. Additionally, I appreciate the insight and information that people share with me to keep the discussion topics interesting.

Finally, I am thankful that my family is understanding when it comes to writing this blog. News stories break at all hours, and my wife is always understanding when I need to work on something business related.

If you are celebrating Thanksgiving today, I hope you have a great day! If you aren’t celebrating, I hope you find some good domain name deals while the rest of us are celebrating 🙂

Robin Hood Films to Premiere Dirty Dealing

Jon Schultz and Chris Hood are probably best known in domain investing circles for selling the Ebola.com domain name. They are also film makers and partners in a film company called Robin Hood Films, and the company is set to premiere its new film, Dirty Dealing 3D, starring actor Michael Madsen. Schultz is the Executive Producer on the film and Hood is the Writer, Producer and Director.

The company’s domain investments have helped them finance and grow their film business. According to Hood, “It’s the success of the domain business that got the film business going” Dirty Dealing 3D isn’t their first foray into the film business. Hood also mentioned that “the previous film we were involved in sold to Lionsgate, so we’ve got a bit of momentum going.”

You can visit the Robin Hood Films website for the full details about the film, and Chris Hood shared a brief synopsis with me:

Brief Tribute to Derek Jeter

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I tuned in to the New York Yankees game on Thursday night, just in time to see Derek Jeter drive in the go ahead runs against Baltimore. I continued watching, and I couldn’t help but root for Jeter when he came to bat with the game on the line in the 9th. As a Red Sox fan, this feeling surprised me because I have rooted against Jeter and the Yankees for so many years.

As I watched various shots of Jeter during the game, it made me think back to all of the times I watched him play. There were countless times Jeter came up with a clutch play against my Red Sox. Although many people criticize Jeter’s fielding, I was at the game in 2004 when he went crashing into the stands after making a great  catch. In that game, I remember Manny Ramirez hit a go-ahead home run in extra innings, only to see the Yankees come back with two in the bottom of the inning to win the game. I  attend quite a few Red sox games every year, and that game is still one of the most memorable to me.

The Red Sox and Yankees rivalry transcends the game of baseball to me. I grew up in the Boston area, and I moved to Manhattan  for graduate school in 2002, right when the rivalry heated up again. For 10 years, I wore various Red Sox caps on a daily basis, and I endured some cheers and boos along the way. While in NYC, the Red Sox were a  connection with home, and Derek Jeter was my team’s nemesis.

It turns out that my introduction to Derek Jeter came in the