Falling Part I
I stood at the top of the key with a basketball in my hands. I wanted to pass but nobody was open. It had been some time since I last drove the lane with a soccer injury sidelining me for … Continue reading Falling Part I
I stood at the top of the key with a basketball in my hands. I wanted to pass but nobody was open. It had been some time since I last drove the lane with a soccer injury sidelining me for … Continue reading Falling Part I
Vinko Bogataj sat on a wooden perch and took a deep breath. Throughout the day conditions deteriorated with heavy snow. Already, he made two attempts: the first a scratch, the second landed at 410 feet. Officials should have postponed the … Continue reading Falling Part II
Christopher Reeve was in the middle of an equestrian event sponsored by the Commonwealth Dressage and Combined Training Association in Culpeper, Virginia, an event much like many others throughout the United States where amateurs and professionals compete in disciplines like: … Continue reading Falling Part III
The reason people hate flying is because they have no control over the plane. With cars, they are the navigators and are quite capable careening themselves into a ravine. But with airplanes, it’s the pilot’s responsibility to crash the plane. … Continue reading Not Cool – Flying
DON: Top of the seventh with The KC Commoners carrying a 3-1 lead over The Baltimore Grackles. Commoners starting pitcher, Al Pepper, so far has pitched a steady game, spreading four hits over seven innings, surrendering a solo home run … Continue reading Not Cool – Statistics
What is comedy? Comedy is something that is funny. But what makes something funny? Depends who you ask. What never changes are the underlying elements that make up a joke. PHYSICAL Nothing is funnier than seeing a person walk into … Continue reading Cool – Comedy
What makes a man? I usually ask this question when sitting on a couch, watching a football game, drinking a beer. Sometimes I can’t help think how the definition of manliness keeps evolving like the time a manager swung by … Continue reading Manly
Looks like all those damn tunes are related to each other. Clark Terry What’s up with the Stans? I’m not talking about a bunch of Polish stevedores working the Port of New Orleans. I’m talking about countries we know are … Continue reading Similar Part I
I’m looking at a chart of eighty coffee drinks from around the world. There is quite a bit for everybody, however, I don’t see the following: Venezuelo: Reused coffee grounds from the night before Canado: Coffee with steamed maple syrup … Continue reading Similar Part II
The ordinary man believes he is free when he is permitted to act arbitrarily, but in this arbitrariness lies the fact he is unfree. Georg Hegel German Philosopher My first major purchase was a new bike. I just saw the … Continue reading Decisions Part I – Ten-Speed