Michael Mannen
Stories (11/0)
NCAA student athlete compensation.
College student-athletes can now sell their name, image, and likeness to enterprises of all sizes. And it only took till 2021! Regardless of some people's discontent, this is a necessary sympathetic change for what is happening with workers in the economy as a whole.
By Michael Mannen3 years ago in Unbalanced
Thoughts on the last dance
Seeing the Last Dance on Netflix showed me a little bit about hoops in the age of Michael Jordan. I know it's a little late for a Last Dance review, but with Scottie Pippen's new book, it feels appropriate. As Scottie tries to recover his place on the Chicago Bulls' championship teams.
By Michael Mannen3 years ago in Unbalanced
The Cypress Tree and the Night’s sky
Before work every morning I rise and paint the city and nearby surroundings. Most mornings, I don't get to finish because I have to hurry off to work and meet the demands of daily life. However, I cannot sleep when the sun rises. The sun creeps into my window every morning, and like a warm friend reminds me of the day's immediate demands. This is even with a cloth over my window. With my mind hazes, I take off the window covering and am nearly blinded by the glaze of our galaxy's only star. It appears completely red most mornings and covers the sky briefly with a yellow tint like my skin.
By Michael Mannen3 years ago in Psyche