Monthly Archives: May 2011

When I was a kid growing up in Omaha, I hounded my parents for a dog.  We finally got a beagle pup and I was in heaven, but he died shortly thereafter from distemper; an ugly way to go.  My … Continue reading →

It occurs to me that President Obama must be sleeping really well.  Not because he got Osama and not because he refuses to recognize the glaring inadequacies of his presidency, but because the Republicans have no one who has the … Continue reading →

Harmon Killebrew embraces Michael Cuddyer — Target Field, April 2010 On Friday I was overcome with tears when I read a 3 paragraph statement from former Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew.  The statement read as follows: “It is with profound … Continue reading →

Several months after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 I was in the Indian beach resort of Goa, a guest of the Sequeira family of Mangalore.  We rented a house from one of their family relatives who had a … Continue reading →

Those who re-sell tickets have long been known by the disparaging title of “ticket scalper.”  Yet ticket “scalping” (reselling) isn’t as easy or profitable as is often surmised.  Far from exploiting the public, ticket re-sellers provide a valuable service to … Continue reading →