This is sevenfifteen.com. Once a professional web designer for hire, I'm currently a stay-at-home Dad. The shift happened right around the time the economy and job market went to shit. Whether you blame George Walker Bush or Barack Hussein Obama, jobs were scarce and people wanting them were aplenty.

Although keeping busy with freelance gigs and job interviews, I found myself at home more than at work. I had not been unemployed since a High School and I do not like the feeling. Luckily the girl I was living with - now my wife - had faith in my talent and the possibility that the market would open up. Strangely, after a lengthy freelance contract, it was apparent to my family and I that having one parent home at all times was more ideal than two incomes.

Now with two kids, I can't imagine leaving them with someone else all day. We're lucky to be in this situation and although I would rather it be me who works, my career was less secure than my wife's. At times my machismo gets in the way and plays with my idea/l of what a mans role is. When this happens I think back a TV show on FOX called "Househusbands of Hollywood" . If an ex-con and Marine sniper can do it and still be manly, then so can't I.

This is sevenfifteen.com and here is a collection of thoughts and ideas. Thank you.

Three seperate pieces I wrote about various Mixed Martial Arts topics. Two of the three where published on the "Sunday Junkie" portion of the MMA Junkie website.

HAS JOHNY HENDRICKS ARRIVED TO THE BIG TIME?
Can Johny Hendricks arrive to the big time from a :12 second KO? As a fan of Johny I find myself at odds writing this, but feel it's a logical question to ask. Sure, a win is a win whether from a :12 second KO or smothering your opponent with wrestling for an entire match. But in :12 seconds Johny's punch is more luck than tactical victory. How can anyone take Friday nights scenario and say he's now ready for top tier opposition let alone a title shot. I don't believe we saw enough to justify escalating him within the ranks, not from a :12 second stoppage at least.

COULD MAYNARD HANDLE BEING CHAMPION?
With talk of Frankie Edgar being a champion that's hard to market and the Edgar vs Maynard fight as being hard to sell, a bigger concern for fans if not the UFC organization is if Gray Maynard becomes champion. Talent aside, this man is painful to listen to during press conferences and interviews. Perhaps in a less public setting, such as the gym or over some beers, he loosens up, but in front of the camera he's inarticulate and uncomfortable. Compare him to Brock, Ortiz, Sonenn, and Rashad to name a few. How exactly will he cope with the media engagements a title holder faces on a daily basis? Would the UFC ever interject and offer/suggest a media coach?

SURE, YOU'RE WINNING FIGHTS, BUT WHO ARE YOU?
I've noticed lately, several UFC fighters with excellent records complain of being overlooked for big fights or who's accomplishments aren't taken seriously by the fans. The UFC is a business that not only sells fights, but sells backstories and persons as well - ex. Brock Lesnar being reprimanded after his UFC 100 outburst or Paul Daley punching after the bell. With two of the UFC's T.V. brands The Ultimate Fighter and Primetime, we don't simply see a fighter training, but we learn something about them, something personal. Fans need more than a polished set of skills and flawless stats. Fans want to relate to the fighter, they want a backstory worth cheering for or to root against. Perhaps a coaching stint on TUF is the way to go, maybe self-produced documentaries, or maybe a little grass roots marketing will cause enough fan interest for Dana White to actually sell the big fights these deserving, but unrecognizable, fighters want. I believe Frank Edgar knows this given his recent interest in a TUF coaching gig.