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Clichés; athletes are allegedly trained to use them. We gave 110% effort today. I kept my eye on the ball. We took our swings. You can’t win them all. We brought our A-game today… In the movie Bull Durham, the grizzled old catcher played by Kevin Costner taught Tim Robbins character several clichés before heContinue reading “Never Look A Gift Horse…”

Football, like most everything else in 2020 is VERY different this season. Maybe it is because I’ve limited my football viewing to YouTube highlight reels of B1G conference games and the NFL. Football without fans is…well…boring. It’s like watching a scrimmage. Granted a high-end TV production of a scrimmage, but still it has all theContinue reading “There’s No Place Like Home Field Advantage”

Comfort foods. I’m guessing that those two words instantly brought the picture or aroma of at least one food to your mind, didn’t it? Images of meat loaf, mac n’ cheese, fried chicken or a nice savory soup are common. For others sweet treats like cake, pie or ice cream will come to mind. WhenContinue reading “Legalized Pot Roast”

Ah the annual Christmas letter. Some love them, some hate them. Personally, I like reading them and writing them. Beth and I will include one in Christmas cards this year. WGN had a radio team named Kathy and Judy who featured a Christmas segment that they called Merry Medical Malady Christmas cards. Listeners were encouragedContinue reading “Merry COVID19 Christmas Letter”

In 2018 Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs and Returning The Favor was quoted saying “…We’re lending money we don’t have to kids who can’t pay it back so they can pursue jobs that no longer exist…”. Mike continues to promote skilled labor education; where tuition is more affordable plus the time between enrollment, graduation andContinue reading “College Degree On A Dime: Better Yet, Some One Else’s Dime”

If you grew up in Wisconsin this picture declaring proudly that beer can be purchased at the ‘lowest legal price’ is common place. However, as a transplant to the great state of Wisconsin, this sign always draws my attention and my disdain. In Wisconsin there is a law dating back to 1939 called the UnfairContinue reading “Lowest Legal Prices?!”

When temperatures begin to drop under the freezing mark my appetite begins to long for a nice hot soup. Chili is my very favorite soup. Bright red broth chocked full of ground meat and beans and a variety of spices prominently featuring chili peppers. The mouth waters just thinking about it! Like most, my firstContinue reading “Chilly Outside? Chili Inside!”