Alex Cora, Aaron Boone and Dave Martinez enter the 2018 season at an exclusive club, joining only a handful of other rookie managers to take over a team that had made the playoffs the previous year. Major League Baseball’s long history has seen only ten of those bosses, and not even one of them led […]
Whenever our family is planning a trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, it’s like the night before Christmas all over the house. Usually we start packing like former Baltimore football team the Colts. Under cover of darkness we loaded the vehicle with fishing gear, coolers, luggage, some sandwiches and lemonade. Even though it’s only a […]
He wasn’t alive to see boxing greats like Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Joe Frazier, but he was alive to see the rise and fall of Mike Tyson. My father was a huge boxing fan and being in the military there were always base meetings for every great boxing match, one of the first fights […]
If we look back for some 15-20 years, we would find that the use of the Internet was limited to sharing data, which was mostly textual. If we compare the speed at which these operations were carried out with the Internet speed with which we work today, we will surely find it fun. Well! This […]
Do you need a new job? If so, it can be found by searching Craigslist.org. This is an online classifieds website where many hiring companies and managers post job openings. You can use this website to search and apply for those jobs. But what are the pros and cons of doing it? The advantages of […]
Most of us don’t think twice when we grab something from a kitchen drawer. But that simple movement would be much more complicated if the drawers lack handles. A simple unfinished wooden knob gets the job done, but it lacks the flair that other options provide. You can find drawer pulls in many unusual styles […]
Can Lower Oil Prices Help General Motors Rebound In Fourth Quarter Sales? Many automaker analysts believe it does, and most GM auto dealers certainly expect it, too. Lower oil prices mean lower gas and diesel prices, and for GM that means more sales of trucks and SUVs, which are its top-grossing sales models. In fact, […]
“The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.” Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet The client said, “We want this to be written at a 10th grade reading level.” I said, “What is a tenth grade reading level and how is it measured?” The customer said, […]
Pool / Billiards is a great game! It can be enjoyed at the highest skill levels up to the first time player, and all skill levels in between. It is a game that mothers and fathers can play with sons and daughters for a lifetime. The game will start to be more fun to play […]
Essential oils are a hot topic today. Just consider all the television commercials for air fresheners and aromatherapy candles which are nothing more than synthetic perfume oils at best. Here’s an interesting fact from the history of pests and thieves and how through aromatherapy a group of thieves almost got away with robbing the dead […]