Against my better judgment, I turned on TLC the other night. You know, the channel which takes the worst part of American society and glorifies it through reality television. But the old “even a blind squirrel finds an acorn” adage…

Since I follow international wrestling, some people have asked me about my thoughts on the Olympic competition. Men’s freestyle, which starts tomorrow, is the area where I pay the most attention so I thought I’d put together a little primer…

Sometimes I have trouble focusing. I may have an important problem and can’t figure out the proper solution. I might have a number of projects due at the same time. I also might have friends who disparage foods I like…

Sometimes, a milestone comes and goes with very little notice. That’s what happened a couple of weeks ago when we passed the 100 days mark before the beginning of the Olympic Games this summer. I saw a brief mention of…

Due to circumstances out of my control, I will be attending a meal at a friend’s house this weekend where the main course will be hamloaf. To say I’m not excited about this is the understatement of the millennium. I think…

Sports seem so simple. You watch a game and cheer for one team or the other to win. Or sometimes you root for one to lose. Or you just watch to pass the time. But sometimes sports can be much…

The continued cultural importance of the 1980s doesn’t completely make sense. I know that as my generation grows older, the nostalgia for our youth gains strength. But the continued fascination with “The Breakfast Club” and The Go-Go’s has to survive…

A lot of people have placed an undue focus on 2012 because they think the Mayans predicted the world would end later this year. We can accomplish very little by sitting and talking about the absurdity of an ancient culture…

Thirty-two years ago today, a bunch of 20-somethings (and a couple of teenagers) shocked the world. The U.S. Olympic hockey team beat the Soviet Union 4-3 in the greatest sports upset ever. I won’t try to qualify that. It really…

Today, we celebrate the women in our lives. Let’s not pretend that Valentine’s Day represents anything else. That’s not a complaint partially because I don’t have elaborate plans for my wife tonight. We saved all our Valentine’s activities for the…