A Rubber Door

I noticed this Christmas a trend that gets worse every year - the Christmas postcards with nothing but a picture of a friend’s children and the words “Happy Holidays” or some other version of the same sentiment. A couple of years ago it was cute, now the majority of the cards we receive are [...]

As you may have heard, the Mitchell report was released today and it’s a mixed bag.  The list of names is based on talking to a couple of people.  There was no cooperation by 99% of baseball players, so what we have is an incomplete list, based on hearsay, with no positive tests.  I feel [...]

Been watching some of last night’s CNN YouTube Republican Debate in order to confirm my dislike of Republicans; I was not disappointed. An example? Mitt Romney is one of the leading candidates on the Republican side. When asked what should be done to reduce crime he states we need to get back [...]

Tomorrow night, twins Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein will be speaking at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. As written about in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, they’ll be talking about growing up as twins which isn’t unique aside from the fact they didn’t know about each other until they were 35 years old. Their mother [...]

Invariably after getting married come the flood of questions about children; “when will you have kids?” or “how many will you have”. A couple of days ago I was discussing this with co-workers and wondered why anyone would choose to have kids in this day in age with little way to keep [...]

I am not role model. I’m not paid to be a role model. I am paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court. Parents should be role models. Just because I can dunk a basketball, doesn’t mean I should raise your kids. - Charles Barkley
It’s been 14 years since the [...]

I had been thinking of writing something about the scandals in sports, but then I read a story of some of the most monstrous acts I have ever heard.
I’m referring to the home invasion murders that took place this week in Connecticut.
There are times when I miss the freedom of naiveté; being able to go [...]

I’ve noticed how few and far between men’s clothing stores have become.  While women have floors upon floors and stores upon stores to choose from, men’s clothing is relegated to the back corners and it can be hard to find even simple items. Case in point, French cuff shirts.  If you’re not familiar, French cuffs [...]