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Two headlines leapt off the page at me recently. The first … Study: Death Risk from Loneliness Higher than Poverty & On Par with Obesity The article speaks to a 14 percent spike in premature death among the lonely. Several studies are cited but the conclusions are the same. Stated simply, lacking the most basic of relationships […]
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I love college football. The emotion, the pageantry and the rivalries are like nothing else. The bands, the unbridled enthusiasm, the fans, every part of it is just about perfect. What makes it so unique is that unlike every other sport, in college football every game matters. With a few notable exceptions, if you want to win […]
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There is a lot of negativity out there. If you are like me, 50% of your Facebook timeline is full of depressing news, and the other half is full of your blowhard friends delivering their brand of haughty solutions. It’s enough to make us wonder if there is much to inspire optimism at all. I’m […]
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What are you doing about Christian lunks? Is it time to kick over some tables?
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Many people get their political insight from network TV. Chuck Todd, George Stephanopoulos and their ilk on Sunday morning vetting the issues of the day with politicians appearing live, ready to answer anything but the question they were asked. The politicos feign empathy and dance for us, all in an attempt to stick to focus-group tested talking […]
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While there may be five stages of grief, I am happy to report there are only three stages to minivan ownership. It starts with denial “I’m too cool for a minivan. Those things are clown town, I’ll never be seen in one… it’s just not for me.” It moves to bargaining “I may drive a […]
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Football news out of Cleveland is seldom good, but rarely is it quite this tragic. Not only has QB Johnny Manziel found himself on the on the wrong side of the law yet again, but come March he’ll be cut from the team. His agent has dropped him, and he’s suddenly viewed as too toxic […]
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If you truly love college football today is a dark day. It is the one day a year your favorite sport makes you embarrassed to call yourself a fan. All across the country seventeen-year-old boys will sit in front of rows of baseball caps while thousands of 40-something men breathlessly stream it all over the […]
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Do not be deceived…a man reaps what he sows. So says the Epistle to the Galatians… and more recently Jim Harbaugh on twitter. Do not be deceived. You will reap what you sow. — Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) January 4, 2016 What has the Michigan head football coach so up in arms that he’s quoting scripture? […]
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Ezekiel Elliot and Chip Kelly both lost football games this past weekend, and they both came to the same conclusion about exactly why. They were out-coached. The nuance comes when you consider their roles. Elliot is a junior tailback for Ohio State and shared his thoughts in a post-game interview. He went to essentially quit […]
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