Mike Maney

Month: November 2008

  • Big Sister, Little Sister

    Unlike her old man, my youngest daughter was blessed with a head of thick, long hair and naturally curly hair. This past Wednesday, she donated 24 inches of it to a great organization: Locks of Love.

    Locks of Love is a non-profit organization that turns donated hair into high quality hair prosthetics. Their mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

    Like her big sister, Allison, Taylor’s excitement grew as her hair grew closer to reaching the required eight inches for donation. Unlike her sister, who has very fine hair, Taylor was able to donate three ponytails.

    Both girls, I am proud to say, made the decision to help others on their own. More importantly, both realized the positive impact their charitable acts would have on the lives of others less fortunate.

    Yes, a proud day to be a father, indeed.


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  • Turkey for Me and a Turkey for You

    Update: If you’re having trouble with the image link below, please try this one.

    Thanksgiving is a big holiday for me. It’s the one holiday where family — immediate, extended and those you pick up along the way — get together to, well, give thanks for what we have. For me, that traditionally means tons of people crowded around a too small table with kids relegated to a makeshift table in the living room, uncles crashed on the couch and Detroit football on the television. Tradition. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

    Until today. This year, we broke with tradition — and for good reason. Friends set us up with passes to the 34th Street bleachers in front of Macy’s for the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. (Rick and John, thank you once again!). I posted images here.

    We got an early start, lucked out with the weather and enjoyed the floats, marching bands and balloons streaming by right in front of us. The girls even got to see Miley Cyrus and Miranda Cosgrove up close.

    (For the record, I was able to keep some of the tradition alive by crashing on my sister-in-law’s couch after the parade — and after some great turkey — while the Cowboy’s played on the television.)

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  • Let the Flakes Fly


    What better way to get ready for the flying white stuff than with a few shots of yours truly enjoying the deep and fluffy of Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

  • Web Linkage: GM + Marquette Basketball + High School Soccer

    It’s a big day on the web for two of my closest friends:

    • First out of the gate is this video on the impact of the auto industry bailout produced by GM’s social media team, led by Christopher Barger.
    • Former Marquette basketball team manager and Cracked Sidewalks blogger Tim Blair penned this piece on the Golden Eagles for NCAA FanHouse.

    Me?  The best I could do this morning was rank 8th on the all-time list of scorers in Hackettstown High School soccer’s history.

  • The Front Fell Off

    There’s usually nothing better than a client who stays on-message.  Take the spokesperson in this video, for example.  Try and guess what message he wants to make sure people hear.