It’s a disservice to get all your competition news from the NFL. Sport is not life itself, as you are surely aware, with its competition committees and scheduling gurus to gin up excitement. The music world has brainpower to be admired. Take the news about the spat between 50 Cent and Ja Rule. Apparently, the “I don’t like you” caravan pulled up to recent Ja Rule concert and torpedoed the …
American Dream Takes a Hiatus
South Carolina is a small state – population five million – so there’s a good chance that if last night’s Mega Millions winner is a local that I know someone who knows someone who knows that person, which is not to say that I don’t already know them. People in small towns think that they can keep a secret. They’re wrong. We’ll know if you win whether you give your name or not. Going from one …
Babes in Toyland
It is, quite possibly, the best toy ever. A piece of 1970s hardware called the Flying Turtle. It is a vehicle that requires the rider to be alert at all times. He or she is in constant danger. I'm sure that the instructions warned: Must be operated in the presence of an adult. Even a big kid is at risk. Ideally, the rider needs an incline. The story goes that Fisher-Price sent the Flying …