April 14: Avoid the Sea and Theater
If you had to pick a bad luck day in history, then April 14th has to make the shortlist.It was a bad day for sailing, taking in a show or trying to make baseball history.In 1915, the Philadelphia A’s...
View ArticleReal Protesters Go Unheard
I wish the media would get it right. I was watching footage of burning cars and looters on the news and the reporter was talking about the protesters in Baltimore. WRONG! There are protesters in...
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Hugh Glass: Real Life Superhero
With “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” opening Friday the timing is perfect – April 28 is National Superhero Day.The actual term “superhero” didn’t begin until 1917 or so, but history has long been filled...
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Longevity is the Road Less Travelled
Mr. Spock wished everyone could “live long and prosper.”Well, plenty of people have figured out how to prosper to some degree, but it’s that live long part that trips most of us up.Many people are in...
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How The Babe Said Goodbye
Early in the 1935 season it was painfully obvious that The Babe – George Herman Ruth, Jr. – was done as a ballplayer. The Yankees knew it when they gave him his unconditional release in February, just...
View ArticleHow to Spot the Lyin’ King
How can you tell if someone is lying to you?Well, if it’s a politician watch their lips, if they are moving the odds are they’re lying to you.Other times, it’s not so easy. Say your husband comes home...
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