Wake Up Call

Let me the first to say that I didn't know Stuart Scott, in fact most of you will not of heard of him but earlier this week as I was skimming through the various social media channels that I belong to I came across a series of stories about his passing. When I saw the stream of tributes , messages, and video montages dedicated to him I was both surprised and curious as to why so much coverage. Once I saw his face it was obvious who he was and where I'd seen and heard him as he was a sports commentator for ESPN whom I'd seen many times. Stuart had a big personality and brought his own style and genuine love of sports to television. He was groundbreaking! Clearly in the grand scheme of things the notoriety of a sports commentators dying should not be front-page news (which it wasn't) especially since we are confronted and surrounded by tragedy on a monumental scale each day from the various conflicts that se...