Hump Day: Nearly Sports

I don’t consider myself a sports snob, but I’m sorry some sports aren’t just sports–like cheerleading. There are cheerleading competitions in the US. There’s even a push for it to become an Olympic sport. Now I don’t mean any disrespect to cheerleaders, […]

Hump Day: Big Bird

I despise Big Bird. I don’t care that he’s an employee of the Children’s Television Workshop. The second I see that long-limbed, yellow freak, I develop a sudden bout of Tourette’s syndrome and I want to go Bobby De Niro on that […]

Book of the Month: A Road Story

I love road stories. THE FALL GUY is a road story. The book’s hero, Todd, goes on the run to escape a mobster but he keeps running into trouble. There’s a certain vulnerability when you’re traveling as Todd aptly illustrates. You’re invariability […]