I don't know where it was, or if it's real...but it was on Facebook so at least it's cause for hope. A blurb on Facebook posted that somewhere drivers can now be ticketed for sitting in the left lane and holding up traffic. I'm sure there will be those artery-blockers who won't understand why this is a good day for humanity, but the rest of u …
Did you allow yourself the full experience? Away on vacation with family, I convinced a bunch of people who weren't normally sports fans to go out to watch the U.S. World Cup soccer match versus Belgium in the knockout round. It was met with lukewarm interest, but they all came out with us. We were able to find a place to fit all of us at a t …
Well, Uraguay advanced to the knockout round of 16 in the World Cup. That's the good news. The bad news is that their star player was guilty for at least the second time of actually biting an opponent. Yes that's right , Luis Suarez one of their star players (what appears to be essentially out of nowhere) bit an Italian player in the shoulder …
There aren't many things in life where everyone can remember where they were when it happened. I know that I had been bartending that night but it was slow so I went home. Started watching it at the bar and when I got home, I was shuffling back and forth between coverage and the Knicks playoff game. For the Kardashians, it sent their lives down …
There is something about some New York sports fans that I find both interesting and frustrating. There is often this winner take all attitude that as a fan/coach/parent/kid(inside) can strike a raw nerve. This idea that nothing short of a championship is acceptable. Some even find it an admirable trait. It strikes again with the New York Range …
Last night I stayed up until 1:30 in the morning. It wasn't smart and it wasn't intentional. Sure some might say that I should be responsible for my own actions, but that level of responsibility can only go so far. I was all prepared to get a decent night's sleep, when my wife sabotaged me. Some might say it was accidental, but she should know …
Following the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, our Little League re-scheduled its Opening Day ceremonies since they had been rained out the first week of the season. I always push my teams to have a strong turnout as Memorial Day has always been something that was important to me (one might say, duh, it's important to everyone, but the truth is that …
I have spoken before about the "Age Of Empowerment." Health Food afficionados Burger King recently announced that after 40 culture shaping years, they are finally retiring their marketing slogan, "Have It Your Way." It occurred to me that either consciously or subconsciously, this emotional Trojan Horse may have over the course of several dec …
You can talk about the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby, the Indy 500, etc. Those are events that I'd call, "bloated." These events generate their size from the media and the hype. The events themselves are no different from regular events that are similar other than the artificial build-up. There is no event more interesting, more exciting, mo …
On the heels of Donald Sterling and all of the the racial fallout of his concepts and sentiments, I'd like to introduce a concept. I would introduce that there is a greater sentiment of hatred between liberal and conservative factions in the US than there is over racial divides. Recently, Condaleeza Rice was tapped to speak at the Rutgers gradua …
So often we are offended. We are almost programmed to find fault in everything. Is there anything more American than the perception of injustice? Donald Sterling, owner of the LA Clippers set the sports world on its ear this past week with his comments. Some for some ridiculous focused on how those sentiments were revealed. I couldn't care …
Roberta acted calm on the outside, but on the inside realized that her time was up. Todd had brought her into the picture knowing that his brother would trust her. She had no reason not to get involved, no reason to turn down the money and no reason to rattle the cage once she knew in her gut that she'd never get the money. Her lonely life of pr …
I have commented on recent blogs about old friends. There is smething unique though about friends from upstate or outside the area. A different quality to the caliber of people. As much as I enjoy being close to the center of the universe (NYC) there is absolutely a difference in the type of people who live outside of the metropolitan area. I s …
We all hear complaints about Social Networking all the time from all walks of life. Facebook often takes the brunt of it. Everyone mocks and takes shot at Facebook, but almost everybody still participates. Recently, I experienced something that I found both incredibly fascinating and moving. A fraternity brother of mine who was well-loved an …
That's what Fred called it. Gotham has a number of talk lists where fellow Gothamites can chat about a variety of topics. There is something about talking sports that allows people to debate, speculate, opine and even hurl light barbs without others taking things too personally. Talking politics? Most hate it. It often gets nasty, personal …
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