This is a story about one of the world's most iconic, and profitable, companies. And while the company certainly has a mind for business, it seems it has no heart. Jim Dwyer had an article in The New York Times today about a man, Ryan Matzner, who came across a trash bagĀ outside a big Nike … Continue reading This Is One of the Most Upsetting News Stories I’ve Read in Quite Some Time
We live within a four-minute drive of the local hospital, which also has a large medical office building attached to it. I drive past these buildings several times a week, usually on the way to the gym or Dunkin' Donuts, and I often try to look at the faces of the people walking by and … Continue reading I Wonder What Their Story Is
One million dollars per year. For an assistant football coach. In college. In a memo released today, assistants at University of Michigan set a new standard for college football coachĀ salaries, with three -- offensive coordinator Tim Drevno, defensive coordinator Don Brown, and passing game coordinator and assistant head coach Pep Hamilton -- each making $1 … Continue reading Is a Person’s Salary Always Justified?
It's one of my all-time favorite songs, Sugar, Sugar, by the Archies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o&t=7s And one of my favorite TV shows growing up. I remember many a Saturday morning eating a bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats and watching The Archie Show, which debuted on CBS in September 1968 and lasted for one season. A total of 17 … Continue reading Sugar ba ba ba ba ba ba Ahh Honey Honey
I had the dream again last night. I was on vacation with my wife and youngest son, and we had decided to go on a group tour of a local beach (in hindsight, not really sure why you would go on a group tour of a beach) and somehow I got separated from the group … Continue reading Please Make These Nightmares Go Away
This is the fifth in a series of blogs in which I plan to go through and āmusically annotateā Bruce Springsteenās autobiography, āBorn to Runā. This involvesĀ going through the book page by page and listing the artists, and when possible, providing a YouTube video of the artists and songs that Bruce mentions as among his … Continue reading A Musical Annotation of Bruce Springsteenās Autobiography ā Born to Run, Part 5
I was listening to the radio today (KYW1060 news radio, as usual), and a story came on about a peaceful demonstration that took place yesterday at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia called "Tokin' Back the Wall." Originally, the gathering was meant to protest a ban the city had put in place on people sitting on the … Continue reading Things I Have No Idea How to Do
Well the big day has finally arrived. Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States. He was certainly not the person I was hoping would become President, havingĀ openly noted my support for Hillary Clinton. But he won the requisite number of electoral votes, and he is now our President. I've always felt … Continue reading I Wish You the Best, Mr. President
OK class, let's break the word down: Centennial = 100 years Septcentennial = Ā seven * 100 years = 700 years Semiseptcentennial = one-half of 700 years = 350 years Demisemiseptcentennial = one-half of 350 years = 175 years That's how old Villanova University is this year, and tonight was the opening night of a series … Continue reading It’s Demisemiseptcentennial Time!!
FiveThirtyEight, sometimes referred to as 538, is a website that focuses on opinion poll analysis, politics, economics, and sports blogging. The website, which takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college,Ā was founded on March 7, 2008, as a polling aggregation website with a blog created by analyst Nate Silver. … Continue reading Who Would Have Thought? NFL Referees Are Human After All
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