The Immaculate Inning and Other Baseball Oddities
By its very nature, baseball is the sport that is most conducive to endless debate and discussion about the relative merits of its players. Since each of the ballparks is unique with respect to the size and shape of its outfield and the height of its fences, there will never be one logical way to […]
Football betting systems: a new season is coming
Football betting has become the leading gambling activity at UK bookmakers. As a result, numerous football betting systems have appeared on the market. As with all sports betting, there is an element of risk, but using a football betting system can have great benefits. Soccer bets always involve only 3 outcomes, home win, draw, away […]
Top 25 Poll – Week 11 – No 1 – The Auburn Tigers, until they lose
The AP Top 25 and Coaches Top 25 College Football polls are nationally recognized, but after more than 50 years of watching and/or covering college football games, and being a sports editor for a daily newspaper, here’s another opinion: No. 1 is now clearly Auburn, and here’s why: 1) Auburn (11-0) – Saw Georgia 3 […]
Detroit Lions Legacy
Love them or hate them, the Detroit Lions are the city’s only professional football franchise. Currently, the team resides just a luxury sedan or limousine at Ford Field, located in downtown Detroit. Here are some historical highlights of the team: The Lions were not Detroit’s first professional football team. In 1920, the Detroit Heralds were […]
Evolution of sunless tanning: where did Americans’ need to tan come from?
While shopping for that sunless tanning product or walking into an indoor tanning salon for your regular tanning session, has it ever crossed your mind why you want to be tan? Where did this desire come from? Why do you think being tan makes you feel younger and more beautiful? What is it about tanning […]
A Review of the Uniden BC72XLT Handheld Scanner
I’ve heard a lot of good things about the Uniden BC72XLT scanner, so when my scanner broke down, I thought I’d give this one a try. However, I was not wrong to do this. Uniden is a great developer of scanners and there is no doubt about the quality of the brand. So I reviewed […]
How to be a supportive manager and a respected boss
I’ve spent hours asking clients what they think make a good boss. Also, when I was working on my Ph.D. in education, classes often addressed the characteristics of effective leadership. Positive leadership characteristics appreciated by both my clients and classmates were fairness, individualized employee support, and positive example. These preferences, as well as some other […]
Tile Baseboards – What are tile baseboards and adhesive options?
Tile baseboards are simply baseboards that are made entirely of tiles. They can add character to your room with an existing tiled floor and, unlike wooden skirting boards, which need to be nailed down and painted or varnished for their final finish; tile baseboards are simply glued to the foot of the wall. To get […]
Book Review: Now All We Need Is A Title
Title: Now all we need is a title Subtitle: Famous book titles and how they came to be Author: Andrew Bernard Editor: W. W. Norton and company Date: nineteen ninety six ISBN: 978-0-393314-36-6 I really enjoyed reading this book. I found it fascinating to read about some of the behind-the-scenes work on how many of […]
Sports memorabilia in the year 1960
It was the year 1960 -Did you know? • Squaw Valley, California, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics, had no snow as games time approached. A local Native American tribe, the Piute, performed an Indian snow dance and believe it or not, it worked. A snow storm ensued and the games continued as planned. • […]