Category: Sports

3 tips to keep your pantyhose in place

February 17, 2023

Most women have trouble wearing pantyhose. They complain about not knowing how to wear them, they have trouble finding the right pair, they doubt if pantyhose are still in style, and some women just don’t feel comfortable wearing them. Finding the perfect pair of pantyhose can be a bit tricky. Sometimes they are too tight…

NFL Week Two, Part Four

February 16, 2023

In part four of our NFL Week Two Preview, we’ll be looking at two NFL games. I will review the following games: the Patriots vs. the Jets and the Titans vs. the Chargers. Both games have potential playoff implications. The Patriots possibly get their second easy game in a row, while the Chargers face a…

The San Francisco 49ers are new and improved

February 15, 2023

With the hiring of head coach Mike Singletary, a new attitude has come to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers had a disappointing season in 2008 but improved towards the end of the season. While Steve Young, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana are long gone from the 49ers, the players the 49ers have are RB Frank…

What happened to my favorite little boutique hotel?

February 14, 2023

We’ve all taken vacations and stayed at wonderful boutique resorts and independently owned bed and breakfasts. We marvel at their attention to detail, their courage, their kindness, and the hard work and long hours the owners put in to make us happy. Many of us have probably said from good experience, “I’d love to open…

Wilt Chamberlain – Track and field at the University of Kansas (KU) plus basketball

February 13, 2023

Wilt Chamberlain is best known to sports fans as one of the most dominant basketball players of all time. To people less familiar with sports and basketball specifically, the name Wilt Chamberlain may sound familiar due to his highly publicized personal life. What many people don’t realize is that before basketball became the center of…

Gerald Green Dunks or how to increase the vertical jump

February 12, 2023

Well, Gerald Green finished second this year in the Slam Dunk Contest (2008). His birthday cake was sick, but the one between the legs without shoes was not necessary, he can do better! But have you seen Gerald Green’s 2005 summer league dunk in which, like Vince Carter in the 2000 Olympics, he jumped over…

If the drums were lost

February 11, 2023

As a drum teacher, a student recently asked me, what would it be like if there were no drums? It took me a minute or two to come up with an answer that could possibly explain the loss of my income/hobby and more importantly what it would mean for music. It’s hard to imagine life…

Survival over the "HUMP" Part One

February 10, 2023

First Lieutenant Art Tuttle, our flight engineer, yelled into the intercom; “Doc, our number 4 engine is showing a drop in oil pressure and an increase in cylinder head temperature. Keep an eye on him, Art, and let me know if his numbers continue to drop,” Commanded Captain Doc Waller, our pilot. As a co-pilot…

The All-Star Game in San Diego brings back memories of the 1992 Classic at Jack Murphy Stadium

February 9, 2023

The last time San Diego fans had a chance to watch the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in their hometown, there was a Clinton serving as President of the United States. The year was 1992, the park was Jack Murphy Stadium, and the president was Bill Clinton. Now, as the Midsummer Classic returns to San…

Entrepreneurship Specialization Introduced for Florida High Schools

February 8, 2023

One of the things I appreciated, just after I graduated from college, was that my school employed teachers who had “real world” experience. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve heard a teacher say, “Okay, that’s what the textbook tells you. Now let me tell you how it works in the real world.” Textbooks…