The Houston Comets, a four-time champion and one of the WNBA's original teams has shut down due to financial reasons. My biggest question remains, "How are ANY WNBA teams still financially viable?" Have you ever been to a WNBA game? Do you even know someone who has? There's a reason the NBA Top 10 ESPN highlights typically consist of 10 dunks. It's because they're awesome. They're one of the main reasons the game is so exciting to watch. Instead, during a WNBA game, the most exciting play-by-play you get to witness is a block-steal, thrown up court, where a lone woman goes up for a dynamic...layup. Either lower the hoop to 8 feet, or kiss the league goodbye, ladies.

My mother has been temping lately, and has grown a new-found appreciation for kind people that make her day a little more fun. So, when I was visiting the other week, I noticed how she tried very hard to not just be polite, but to genuinely interact with people we met. While I pride myself on offering a "thank you" to everyone from the Walgreens cashier to the toll booth collector, I have realized that these common pleasantries don't really help make the person's day any better. It simply makes me more cordial than my fellow man. Let's set the bar higher. Take the time to entertain someone today. It means a lot.