I was wrong. OK not completely wrong, but when Don last wrote about the Russian Punk protest band "Pussy Riot," I thought that they were just a bunch of screwed up kids looking to cause trouble. After watching a special documentary about them on HBO, I was wrong. I was right about the fact that nobody has a right to screw with other people's r …
Don's blog inspired me. We often look at technology, especially advanced technology to be riddled with fears and anxieties. While it is fair for Don to question what would/will happen when our robot technology becomes so advanced that it borders on gaining consciousness. Many often mention Star Trek when they speak of real life technological …
It was a simple proposition that I generated from a variety of thoughts. Part of it came from the repeated Rutgers "scandals". Part of it came from conversations I've had with my sister who is both a teacher and a mother of a special needs child. Part of it was conceived throughout Memorial Day weekend as I watched episodes of MASH, a special o …
There is a TV show on HBO called Girls that I have likened to watching a car accident. I understand that my taste might not be everyone's and I can accept that. What I'm curious about is how badly it makes it's female characters look. I have wondered if the same exact show were made by a man rather than Lena Dunham, whether women would be screa …
I read a recent article about how the family of former Pirates pitcher Fritz Ostermuller was upset about how their father was depicted in the movie about Jackie Robinson, "42". Historians now say that the movie represented more of a charicature, symbolic of all of the hatred and racism faced by Robinson, rather than an accurate portrayal. In is n …
We had struggled with it for years. My wife was more inclined to being open to the concept, where I was resistant. I had seen and heard about it being overdiagnosed for years. I felt ADD was something that often was a crutch for parents who would rather rely upon medication than instilling discipline, that teachers often relied upon rather than …
Earlier in the week, Rona brought up something that I have had on my mind for quite some time. While I was glad that someone else other than myself had noticed the same "effect", I disagree with Rona on the cause. While Rona correlated the decline with the new web site, I feel that the quality of the blogs and the interest level shown goes back f …
Last night I took my son to see 42, the Jackie Robinson story. I was a very good movie that, save some graphic language (that was necessary to the story yet difficult to sit through) had the feel of the type of feel good movie you might have watched in school. The best part of the movie I believe was how they delved a little deeper into the conc …
On Monday before hell literally broke loose in Boston, I was reading a post on Facebook. Obviously there are millions of them these days, but this one caught my attention and I ended up reading the whole piece and most of the comments. It was written by a woman who had lost her young daughter, nearly three, to cancer. She spoke with a subtle bit …
I have been coaching for 17 years. This is my 7th year coaching Little League baseball. We have only had compettitve playoffs for the last 2 years. The first year we had competitive playoffs our team was good, but got knocked out in the first round. The next year our team was given the first overall pick in the draft. The following year, they …
The boys have worked so hard all year. We were an expansion team, so we didn't have any returning players like all the rest of the league. With the hopes of being the team to beat in the future, we drafted young so that we would be very good in the upcoming years. We didn't expect to compete this season, but then we were able to pick-up the one …
My wife's father has been extremely sick for a while now. Two days ago, his wife, my wife's stepmother went in for brain surgery to remove a tumor. She has additional lung surgery scheduled to follow in a couple of weeks to remove more cancer. Yesterday, her sister passed away who had been battling cancer for only a short while. My father-in-la …
Recently Rob Portman, Senator and perennial presidential candidate wrote an op-ed piece for CNN. He not only announced a philosophical change in his belief on gay marriage, but also described the intellectual process by which the change occurred. This is not a piece debating gay marriage, but rather a discussion on breathing room and tolerance for …
Yes society was saved by the recent court ruling banning large sodas. It was an obvious ruling that couldn't have surprised anyone, but I suppose it wasn't the type of thing people get too wound up over. Take away their right to a gun or an abortioin and people lose their minds, but big sodas...seems a little silly to get upset over. As I was s …
There was some controversy surrounding the Academy Awards the other night involving raunchy humor. Many were upset/offended by things said, be it on the stage or on the internet. The show asked Seth McFarlane to host, which should have brought with it some realization of his type of humor. This seems to be just a continuation of the whole Ricky …
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