Musing and ruminations on life, the universe, everything
Fitting for someone who just turned 40: As the philosopher Ferris Bueller said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you might miss it.” The veracity of that statement is demonstrated every day. What used to seem like days pass in what feels like hours now. Hours... Continue Reading →
Waking up this morning, as a Knicks fan, you would have thought that the New York Knickerbockers franchise was awarded a retroactive title based on the celebrating that was occurring. Turns out, it was just an abundance of joy at the fact that James Dolan fired Phil Jackson. Jackson, who has been mercilessly mocked this... Continue Reading →
(Author’s note: I was inspired to do this character study by the excellent collection called The Lineup edited by Otto Penzler, proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop. If you have a chance, I highly suggest you pick up a copy. Please note that this is a work in progress “So, can you tell me how you... Continue Reading →
Normally, in my writing, I try to not be so blunt and direct in my headlines and lede. I understand that I’m likely not utilizing proper search engine optimization by taking that approach, but I think there is some beauty in mystery and actually making you read to see what my point is. However, with... Continue Reading →
One of the things I try not to do is write angry. Even when I feel passionate about something, I tend to write slow; I prefer to let things breathe for a day or two, gather my thoughts and put down composed, reflective thoughts. It also prevents me from going crazy with curse words. As... Continue Reading →
I’m sitting here on Tuesday evening, trying to string together a coherent series of thoughts about what just happened as I refreshed my Twitter timeline over and over again, watching the results roll in. And…I have nothing at all. Donald Trump is who he has always been. Loud. A braggart. The complete opposite of humble.... Continue Reading →
Demagogues and demon dogsRunning for head of stateA violent, hostile crowdPushing against the gate Uncivil discourseIs the norm, not the exceptionRapidly leading usTowards a major insurrection Power hungry peopleUsing fear as a weaponKeeping the uninformedUnder control and threatened Why have we let this happen?When did we decide to say“We should only count wins and losses?“Saying... Continue Reading →
I guess you could say I was lucky. I was never called “nigger” during my four years at Mizzou. I never felt threatened expect for one incident while walking across south campus when someone mistakenly called me “faggot” from the balcony of Laws Hall. I did spend some time working on “The Hate Report” that... Continue Reading →
A lot has happened over the last couple of days, and so I decided to try and use some of my skills to cover everything.So let me introduce the inaugural "The Final Timeout" podcast.I decided to start by discussing Kyle Flood's suspension, SMU's reviewing of prospective student athletes' social media accounts, and the termination of... Continue Reading →
I don't write fast because, as my banner says, I prefer to avoid "hot sports takes," especially when something controversial has erupted. So when the video above started to go viral on Twitter on Saturday, my first inclination was to write about how awful this was. Was Florida coach Jim McElwain right to snap on running... Continue Reading →
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