One of the many gifts that Boom Boom gave us was the torrent of quips about how one leads one’s life. He could say so much by saying so little. A statement at just the right moment resonated in my young, eager eardrums. How I interpreted or applied it was up to me. No more …
“Brother what a night it really was…..” So goes the lyrics to the mid seventies song. Brother, what a weekend this past one was in the Windy City. Just 75 gunshot victims. Seventy-five. Twelve unfortunate people lost their life. TWELVE. Well, at least the city’s finances are solid. Well, they used to be anyway. …
Maybe, just maybe, I am getting a bit older and a tad bit crotchety. Probably. Ok, I am. I think what I think. My lifelong love of genuine, inspirational, sport competitions make me wish for the old days. It was a day when you could go to an event or tune in on TV (only …
MSN, which isn’t one of my favorites, has this Stormy story. She fears life won’t be normal anymore. I assume that is because it was so normal prior? What, pray tell, was her first clue? The circus that is American culture and politics reaches a new low on a daily basis.
1. If you are a college football fan (and if you aren’t what is wrong with you?) and you wait roughly 243 days (who is counting?) for your favorite team to begin the 2018 season hope springs eternal in the early fall. And then the game begins. And then mercifully it ends. If you are …
Texting while driving can be deadly. Texting while walking isn’t much better. You’ve seen the videos. Unfortunately people do dumb things while fixated on their smart phones. People walk into anything, anywhere, anytime when distracted. But, walking into traffic or crossing a street illegally is a bird brain thing to do. If a cop in …