A few random thoughts on the 2015 NBA/NHL playoffs

Finally!! As Bob Costas recently said “After 9 months of playoffs, the finals are finally here”. The NBA and NHL will begin their championship series this week. This means that the winter professional sports seasons will finally end just a few weeks short of the 4th of July. Perhaps in the future, the leagues can […]

A soldier died so I could write this blog post

This weekend marks the unofficial start to the summer season. Families will be gathering for picnics, barbeques and loads of fun. Very few will even give a thought about what this weekend is all about. If it wasn’t for the brave and courageous acts of many young men and women in our military, we might […]

Too harsh of a punishment for Tom Brady

A ruling on the much over-hyped deflate gate was finally made early this week with Tom Brady receiving a very harsh penalty of a 4 game suspension, as well numerous other fines levied at the New England Patriots. You would think from the severity of the punishment that Brady committed the biggest crime ever in […]

The right verdict in the Boston bombing trial

In the aftermath of the verdict in the Boston bombing trial, which a federal jury convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for his role in that awful event, it has been very interesting to read how many people view the death penalty. Some are opposed to putting Mr. Tsarnaev to death. They simply want him to […]

Great words of advice from my Mother

Tomorrow is a very special day for millions of moms across this country as we celebrate Mother’s Day. For many of us, our mothers play a vital role in shaping who we are. Show me a successful person with lots of character and integrity and chances are, there is a mother responsible for those traits. […]

Why not just eliminate the Baltimore cops?

In the past year or so, there have been numerous high-profile incidents of so-called bad cop behavior which has certainly grabbed the national headlines. Any time a black man is gunned down by the police, there is automatically rage and anger by many people who claim that the men in blue are out to get […]