Happy Friday Crusaders!

It is Breast Cancer Awareness month. SlideBelts is donating $10 from the sale of every Rose Skinny and Pink Canvas belt throughout the month of October.

Our Sacramento region holds many Breast Cancer Awareness events to raise awareness, celebrate survivorship and to remember the ones we have lost.

This Sunday, October 16, 2016, is the annual Making Strides Breast Cancer walk. I will be joining a friend of mine who can officially say “I AM CANCER FREE!" The statistic is if you do not have any remission within the first five years, chances are you will not after that.

The past walks for her have been so liberating, and emotional to see everyone come together, standing shoulder to shoulder, showing support for one another. The event starts at West Steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento between 10th and 16th and L and N St. The event is rain or shine. Join in supporting Breast Cancer Awareness. 

Have a good weekend. 

October is an interesting time as a sports fan. It's the only time that the NFL, NHL, MLB, and NBA are all in season. The NBA begins on October 25 of this year and it will definitely be an exciting time in the local Sacramento area. We have a new arena and there is a buzz in the air downtown. 

The NBA's roots are from two different professional leagues originally, one of them being the ABA. On October 13th, 1967, the American Basketball Association had it's first game when the Oakland Oaks beat the Anaheim Amigos 134-129. 

You may have seen the red, white and blue ball, the short shorts, and the big hair. Did you know, though, that they invented the three point shot? A facet of basketball that still lives strong in the Oakland area, in fact. 

There are four teams in the current NBA that have survived the merge and are still around. Kudos card if you can name them to me.

Just a little fun history for your Thursday. Slide On!!! 

In the wake of Kickstarter, I find myself reflecting on all the special moments I had with Kickstarter backers. Turns out the internet can be a pretty vicious place, and sometimes it's hard to shake off the negativity being thrown at you. I could scoff and sarcastically make a comment about the person who publicly criticized us, but what good would that do?  

I recently found some perspective and, in turn, some inner zen. If you had $86,400 and someone stole $10 from you, would you waste the remaining $86,390 to seek revenge on that person? No, you'd just move on. Well we have 86,400 seconds in a day, don't let 10 seconds ruin the rest of it.