Sports in America

The business of America is business, and sports certainly have become a big business in America. How big? The sports industry is estimated to bring in, all told, over $400 billion annually. Professional sports franchises are now valued…

I’m a walking, talking stereotype, or perhaps, a walking, talking, soon to be anachronism, depending on your perspective. That’s right, I’m a white, college-educated, middle class, suburban soccer dad- not quite Ward Cleaver, but a close enough facsimile to aspire to be a modern incarnation of…

WORDS STILL MATTER

“The medium is the message.”

Really? No it isn’t! I don’t care how many PhD’s Marshall McLuhan has or where he obtained those PhD’s from. I don’t care about Marshall’s famously hilarious cameo in my favorite movie of all time, “Annie Hall”. I don’t even care how many books…

The Bell Curve

It was fourth period-11:03 a.m. on a Wednesday morning, just three weeks before Jane would graduate from High School. She settled into her seat. Psychology class was about to begin. But before Jane could get comfortable, her teacher, Mrs. Smith spoke up. “Jane Dunkel, you are wanted in the principal’s office…

As far as I can tell, apart from those who spend their time at certain remote beaches or on seriously twisted reality TV shows set in the Amazon or Aboriginal Australia, wearing clothes is unavoidable and necessary. And, as an introverted sort not wanting to call attention to myself, the…