With the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs taking center stage in the sports world last night, I was reminded of my first recollections of the national pastime. As a young child, my parents would take us to Parker Field on family night to watch the Triple A Richmond Virginians, a New York Yankees farm … Read more
At approximately 2:30 p.m. EDT yesterday, everyone stopped talking about Trump or the 3,000 announced candidates for the Democratic nomination. It was all about Tiger. After what many, including Tiger, believed were career ending back surgeries less than two years ago, Woods restarted his quest to match or surpass Jack Nicklaus’ 18 majors (now at … Read more
Forget the vernal equinox. At approximately 1:05 pm, today was supposed to be the official beginning of spring. That was when someone other than the current occupant of the White House would have thrown out the first pitch when the Washington Nationals were scheduled to host the New York Mets on opening day of … Read more
I’m sure you are familiar with the “butterfly effect,” which in chaos theory refers to “the phenomenon whereby a minute localized change in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere.” (Dictionary.com) No system has become more complex than the college bowl season. What began as four football games on New Year’s Day, now consists … Read more
As bitcoin continued its downward slide Tuesday, U.S. regulators are reportedly looking into whether its record-breaking rally last year was the result of market manipulation. ~Kate Rooney, CNBC.COM What a difference a year makes. On December 17, 2017, Fortune Magazine writer David Morris reported: The price of one bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high of $19,783.06 … Read more