The way people react to change fascinates me. As a society, we have so many new things at our disposal, but sometimes we simply retreat into a stubborn position and wish everything would just always stay the same. That’s a tempting proposition, but not always the best course of action. Change can open our eyes […]
This coming weekend, the nation’s best college wrestling teams will face important dual meet tests. Well, most of them will. And some of them will be competing against each other. You see, two events will bring together the nation’s best talent, save for Iowa this year. The Hawks are sitting out the National Duals, sponsored […]
When I found out last year that I had to travel to Indianapolis for business for a few days, I immediately began to make plans. I knew some sporting event had to fit into my schedule over the four days in November for my trip. The Colts were out of town, but that didn’t matter […]
Two years ago, I set a goal to average one book per month. I didn’t necessarily need to read one every month. I just wanted to finish the year having completed a dozen books. I managed to pull that off in 2009 and repeated the feat last year. I read 17 books in 2010. Reviews […]
The new year came in quietly in our house as I tried to explain to my daughter what a stroke is so she might understand why Dick Clark was on TV talking that way. I don’t know why I chose that channel for the countdown. She had tuned into “F?ED: THE MOVIE” on Nickelodeon while […]
I don’t have too many wild New Year’s Eve stories. My wife tends to enjoy smaller, more quiet celebrations. Since we have been together since 1992, that covers a good chunk of time. We have had some fun times, but nothing too crazy. Before that, I worked a lot on New Year’s Eve at Harborplace. […]
Well, a lot has happened since I last focused my geekery on R.E.M.’s upcoming album. The band has announced a release date (March 8), posted the track listing and released the first song from the album, Discoverer. You can get it too by visiting the band’s website and joining their e-mail list. I like the […]
I have to give my friend Dave Lifton (via Liz Chang) the credit for this one. What a way to bring out my M*A*S*H obsession. Growing up, my family watched the show religiously. Even before you could find reruns on dozens of channels, we could catch four or five episodes some days because of syndication. […]
I had a few things I wanted to accomplish on the first Sunday of December. I had a few errands to run, a meeting to attend, and I wanted to take a nap before the Ravens and Steelers played that evening. But it would all start with a trip to church in the morning. I […]