Cooler than the flipside of the pillow.
When I heard the news about Stuart Scott and of his passing this morning, my heart just sank. Even before his public battle with cancer, he brought depth and humor to the news he reported....whether it be at his local North Carolina station as a field reporter, or one of the best sports commentators on ESPN. This guy was "cooler than the flipside of a pillow". I remember becoming an avid watcher of Sportscenter all because of the chemistry Stuart had with Scott Van Pelt. I've followed Stuart on Twitter for the last few years, and they were everything but negative. I still remember when he announced his 3rd round with cancer. I was amazed at how he would do his treatments before he went on air, and still continued to breeze through his show as if absolutely nothing was wrong. I learned today he did not want to know the cancers stage because he wanted to keep on doing normal things, having new adventures, and living his life to support his 2 daughters. ...