It is very common for people to have a number of New Year’s resolutions at this time of the year. Most of them range from losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising more and so on. If you ask a single person what their resolutions are, they might throw in another resolution; that would be finding their soul mate […]
The Associated Press or AP recently came out with their annual end of the year awards for Athletes of the Year. LeBron James was named male athlete of the year while Serena Williams was named female athlete of the year. You could make a strong case for Williams winning the award after she bounced back from […]
This weekend, I decided to stop at one of my local retail stores to do some last-minute shopping, and very predictably, the store resembled a complete madhouse. My entire town had the same exact idea in mind. The checkout lines were extremely long and I could just sense the frustration in the air. I spent […]
Yes, it happened again! President Trump and members of Congress, mainly Democrats, are at odds over a new budget deal and we have yet another partial government shutdown. How long this shutdown will last is a huge mystery. Negotiations are currently taking place and I have to believe that a settlement is very imminent and […]
The Green Bay Packers made big sports headlines this week when they fired long time head coach Mike McCarthy following an embarrassing home loss to the lowly Arizona Cardinals. The loss basically knocked the Packers out of playoff contention in what was supposed to be a very promising year. Many had the Packers going to the Super […]
A Ohio radio station this week decided to ban a very popular Christmas song called “Baby, it’s cold outside” because a few listeners were upset with some of the lyrics of the song. In their minds, the song promotes date rape and should not be ever played on the station. The station general manager seemed to agree […]
This is the time of year when many people spend countless sleepless nights thinking about what Christmas gifts to buy for people. It could be that you are a special aunt to some wonderful nieces and nephews and you greatly want them to have much happiness and joy when they open your gift. Or maybe you want to […]
It was a cold January night several years ago when yours truly felt a little uneasy about what was going in the Middle East. The United States was on the brink of war with Iraq that evening in 1991 and I joined many in feeling this great anxiety about what was going to happen. Would this erupt […]
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