I have lived a long time without legal sports betting near my home. In fact, I have only bet on sports legally in my life. One of my Vegas trips took place in July when there was nothing interesting to bet on. But the other two trips out there, I had a great time watching […]
So I went to the beach and said I was going to blog since I had free time, then said screw it. I did read three books so will review them in the next week or so. I do have some columns to post. And I can always recount some of the beach antics which […]
Late last month, the U.S. soccer team got some great publicity with a fantastic run at the Confederations Cup. People who usually didn’t follow the team tuned in to see us almost beat Brazil in the final. You might now know this, but the team has not stopped playing. They are currently competing in the […]
I had long summer reading lists pretty much every year in high school. At one point, I read both “The Illiad” and “The Odyssey.” Or, to be more accurate, I skimmed those Greek mythological tomes and read the Cliff’s Notes to make sure I could sound like I knew what I was talking about when […]
I don’t exactly recall how I first heard about The Old 97’s. It may have come from their music appearing on the soundtrack to Scrubs. Someone I know may have talked about them. I’m not really sure. All I know is that, before this year, I had a handful of their songs and enjoyed them […]
Every day on my commute, I drive past a farm in northern Maryland. You can’t miss it. It’s the one with all the buffalo. Twin Springs Bison Farm not only serves as the home to the big animals – which really aren’t buffalos, but I like to call them that – but it also has […]
I have always loved the ability to buy things on the Internet. With just a few clicks, you can have some new music on your computer or get yourself some new clothes or even pick out a new book to read. Recently, I discovered another cool thing I could order online – contact lenses. But […]
Because the one big piece of fiction I have written (attention agents – you can read it if you want!) revolves around the impact of music on the lives of people in their 20s, I could not resist picking up Sarah Rainone‘s novel “Love Will Tear Us Apart” when I saw it on the library […]
The band put out their second reissue this week as a new treatment of “Reckoning” hit the stores on Tuesday. The new disc also includes a concert from the ensuing tour. Strangely, I have not gone out and bought the CD yet. I will. It’s only a matter of time, you know. There’s no real […]
I found Jonathan Tropper by accident. While scanning the shelves at a local bookstore for something to read, the cover for The Book of Joe caught my eye. I had never heard of the author, but found the summary interesting enough. Plus, I’m a sucker for guys writing about guys who need to grow up […]