In American culture we are told by the media at a very young age that eating meat is a no-brainer and that meat = food. When I was growing up, my family owned a small restaurant in the northeast, New... (Continue reading)
Many of us can recall learning back in elementary school that St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the country, and I can personally say that the pictures that they had in the books made it look like St.... (Continue reading)
One of the things that keeps professional sports interesting in this era of free agency and deck-stacking is the wild card that injuries represent. You can go out and buy the best players available in baseball, where there is no... (Continue reading)
Amid the kinetic hustle and bustle that some call a society (and others may call the “rat race”) we may too often find ourselves completely immersed in making a living and taking care of our basic needs, and then just... (Continue reading)
For fans of, and those who write about, sports, the period of time that takes up the space between the end of the NFL season after the Super Bowl and the beginning of the baseball season and the NBA playoffs... (Continue reading)
As the calendar has turned around to the month of March, the hints of the first days of spring beckon, and for the Irish, St. Paddy’s day enters the picture. We say “for the Irish,” but the fact is that... (Continue reading)
One of the things that keeps life moving forward in a fresh and positive direction is the simple act of having something to look forward to. Vacations definitely serve this purpose, and though it is enjoyable to be free from... (Continue reading)
Nicolas Chartier, the co-producer of the Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, is not going to be welcome at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday because of an email campaign that he orchestrated. It seems that he sent notes via... (Continue reading)
The Stone Temple Pilots have been silent for the better part of a decade, but like the proverbial phoenix they seem to have risen from the ashes. Unlike the phoenix, mere rising is not the end-all in the music biz–people... (Continue reading)
There was a lot of speculation about the possibility, or probability, that a group led by Michael Jordan was going to purchase the Charlotte Bobcats. That speculation has become reality, as Jordan was able to close a deal and buy... (Continue reading)