Dear Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Jury, Can I call you BMBTJ? Thanks. You screwed up. You had a chance to do something good, but instead you did something bad. I understand your feelings. I’m just disappointed that your base feelings won out over reason and goodness. I know that Tsarnaev and the government put you…
The first time I saw B.B. King perform live was 1992 or 1993. I’m pretty sure it was my senior year of high school, but I don’t remember which side. Before I went, a guy that I worked with told me that seeing B.B. is, “like going to church.” I didn’t really understand what he…
I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but I really think Roger Goodell is trying to destroy the National Football League. Since he took over as commissioner, everything he has done has made the league less enjoyable. The coddling of quarterbacks makes the game itself less interesting. The way they have “addressed” the issue of head…
In the news surrounding Freddie Gray’s murder and the ensuing outcry in Baltimore, one thing has shocked me. It’s really sad that only one thing has shocked me. It ought to shock me that the police would arrest someone without cause and then kill that person while transporting him to jail. It ought to shock…
A while back, I wrote a post about an incident involving former Major League Baseball player and current ESPN analyst Doug Glanville and the West Hartford Police Department. It was kind of the perfect storm to set me off. I liked Glanville as a player and like him as an analyst. I find West Hartford to…
I hate the news. I suppose I don’t hate the news per se, but I really hate the people who deliver the news. They do a horrifically bad job. Everyone complains about meteorologists, but their job is really hard. The weather in incredibly complex and they are trying to tell us things about the future. The…
I was watching the Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks game on MLB last night. During the game, there was a score update showing the Angels lost their game when a batted ball hit the runner for the last out of the game. I only see an out caused by the runner being hit by a batted ball…
The death penalty has been in the news a lot lately. I read recently that Oklahoma has approved nitrogen gas as a way to kill people. The Boston Marathon bombing trial is in its sentencing phase. There have also been several high profile executions gone wrong. And, of course, The Supreme Court just heard oral…
As I mentioned in my last post, there was a blood drive at my office today. I signed up with every intention of giving blood, but I failed. The good news is that they didn’t even stick me this time. The nurse who was taking my information rejected me. It’s probably just as well because…
I signed up to give blood. They are having a blood drive at my office in a few days and I signed up to give. I am utterly terrified. This is the fourth time that I’ve signed up to give. The first time, I turned a horrible ashen gray color and the nurse unhooked me. …
