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A civilized society would have figured all of this out already. Since ours is struggling, here is a list. Seven things you need to hear but no one is saying. 1. If you are looking for a reason the world is against you, you can probably find one. Adapt. 2. Republicans are all heartless monsters […]
Read More“The use of steroids and amphetamines amongst today’s players has greatly subsided and is virtually nonexistent. The so-called ‘steroid era’ is clearly a thing of the past.”– Bud Selig- Major League Baseball Commissioner, January 2010 Since this statement was uttered, a full 19 Major League Baseball players have been suspended for steroids. Three of those […]
Read MoreWhere were you twenty years ago? If your name is Tonya Harding you were on top of the world. Not only were you kicking tail on the ice at the ’94 National Championship, but your biggest rival was just violently knee-capped by a “mystery” assailant. This left you the clear frontrunner to achieve your lifelong […]
Read MoreRecruiting is the lifeblood of any college football program. The formula has never changed; sign the best players, build the best team and win. And in 2008 it was no different. That class, now seniors in college, included 30 five-star recruits and a few hundred four-star recruits. They represented the best in the country, and […]
Read MoreBellevue, Nebraska population 50,137 It is the third largest city in Nebraska… most days that is. On a select few Saturdays, and one notable Friday each autumn Bellevue slips to 4th, surrendering its bronze medal to Memorial Stadium. It is the home of Husker Football; an ancient relic of a stadium that is routinely filled […]
Read MoreThe time has come to do a little peacocking. Not for everyone of course, only the select few affiliated with the University of Iowa. For them it is time to puff out those chests and grab their horns and prepare to toot them. Why is the showboat rolling down the Iowa River you ask? It […]
Read MoreI love that my cell phone has an “ignore” button. You get a call and your options are to answer it, reply by text or ignore. It speaks to the priority we place on our personal interactions in 2013. Such a feature could only come to be in the Information Age. It’s the kind of […]
Read MoreI recently found myself in the birthplace of pretension. No, not Hollywood. I was in Napa, celebrating my wedding anniversary by touring vineyards on bicycle with the woman I love. It proved to be an amazing trip. In the words of Ferris Bueller “If you have the means, I highly recommend it.” Though I am […]
Read MoreSituation: You are an Orthodox Jew. You have been dancing the Hora for hours and are downright beat, schvitzing like crazy. The problem is that you are across town, excessively famished and ate your last gefilte fish hours ago. You aren’t sure if the local haunts are kosher or not, but you could really go […]
Read More“If only these walls could talk.” It is a common cliché, but with the notable exception of the demon-infused drywall in Poltergeist, it never happens. Interestingly enough however, it turns out that elevators do occasionally tweet— most notably the elevator at Goldman Sachs. The lift at one of the nations most prestigious Investment Banks has […]
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