Like many people, I have a favorite pair of slippers, however, they aren’t the kind you can purchase at a department store or online. They are hand- knit with soft maroon yarn […]
Knitted together with love
“Bill and Ted” still dumb and slow
By Jim Tortolano Full disclosure: To me, Keanu Reeves is one of the worst actors to ever have leading roles in American motion pictures. The Challenge: Can a movie in which Mr. […]
Are robot umpires the future?
In July of 2019 a “robot umpire” made its debut at the Atlantic League All Star Game in York, Pennsylvania. It’s decisions were limited to balls and strikes which were relayed immediately […]
Have a Happy New Kind of Year
Happy New Year! No, you don’t need to come to my house and check my calendars. It just so happens that I have my own fiscal year, which is divided into three […]
Ready for some football lite?
You might not have noticed it, but the 2020 college football season has started. The bizarrely named Guardian Credit Union FCS Kickoff in Montgomery, Alabama pitted Austin Peay against Central Arkansas on […]
Living in the “Ghost Season”
The baseball season has reached the point of what would be, in a non-Pandemic season, the All Star break. The Midsummer Classic has always been a glittering exhibition of the game’s finest talents. […]
Where will the children play?
The road to hell, it’s said, is paved with good intentions. In fact, it looks like everything including the road will soon be paved. A political issue this election year has become […]
Ex-FL is trying for strike three
Is the third time the charm? Remember the XFL with weird rules and strange nicknames on the back of uniforms? That was back in 2001 and it was an attempt to establish […]
Am’s View: Procrastinate now!
Have you ever put off doing a task simply because you just didn’t feel like doing it or thought to yourself, “I will do it tomorrow”? This seems to be the mantra […]
Dick Allen, the scarred star
Last Sunday Major League Baseball celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League, the first of seven different Negro Leagues formed between 1920 and 1960. Beyond such innovations […]
