Rough week last week for Johnny as lot of upsets spoiled my record against the spread. A bunch more toughies again this week. Nebraska (-10.5) @ Kansas State – The Children of the Corn will either win big or lose. I go with the former. Huskers 35- K- State 17 LSU @ Florida (-9.5) Les [...]

Yesterday, we previewed the American League playoff teams.  Today, we look at the National League. Philadelphia Phillies – National League East Champions (97-65) How did they get here: The Phillies were 7 games out of first place on July 22.  Going 47-17 from that date through the end of the season locked up the division [...]

This is a preview of the American League teams.  You can also see my thoughts on the National League Playoff teams. Tampa Bay Devil Rays – AL East Champions (96-66) How they got here: The young Devil Rays team battled the veteran Yankees for the division title and emerged victorious. They were 42-32 in the [...]

Have you ever wondered why only two political parties are dominating the American political scene? In every other democratic nation of the world, there are multiple parties requiring coalitions to govern. Not so in the United states, where the only time cooperation is necessary is when the legislative and executive branches of the government are [...]

Woonsocket, R.I. (FNN)  A small Rhode Island software company is about to launch a product that promises to make many consumers’ dream come true.  Avenger Software Solutions will soon be releasing its Ouch! software for the iPhone and Android.  The app allows the user to send a surge of electricity to someone on the other [...]

Martin Kelly starts off  a month of guest fiction stories.  If you want your short story to be featured, send me an email at kosmo@observingcasually.com There is nothing quite as pleasant as a cool bright fall day in the heartland of America. Make it a Saturday in a university town, and it gets even better. [...]

[Editor's note: You may find more political articles from me as November approaches.  I'm not affiliated with either party.  I lean left on quite a few issues, but am quite conservative on others.  However, the intricacies of the process and the probabilities of certain events intrigue me - and it's likely that this will serve [...]

Thursday Texas A&M @ Oklahoma State (-3.5) Could be a shootout, I like the home team. OSU – 35- A&M 28 Saturday Miami (-3.5) @ Clemson – Take the Hurrigansters until proven otherwise. Miami – 31- Clem 20 Virginia Tech (-3.5) @ North Carolina State – wow…both of these teams are bad. Va Tech 27- [...]

Some people are under the impression that a person must be a CPA in order to be an “accountant”.  That’s not true.  Accountant is a very generic term, encompassing  a wide variety of roles – some of which require certifications and some that do not.  In fact, not every accountant even strives to be a [...]

What’s going on in Kosmo’s world? First of all, the Rockies are very nearly eliminated from the NL West race, trailing the Giants by 4.5 games with 7 games remaining on the schedule (the Giants have just 6 games left).  The Giants have 88 wins, the Padres 87, and the Rockies 83.  With the Giants [...]