As millions of students have already realized, Wikipedia is down today (January 18, 2012).  Did Wikipedia forget to pay their electric bill? Nope, nothing like that.  Wikipedia and other big (and small) sites are participating in a blackout to protest SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act).  When the calendar flips to Thursday, Wikipedia will once again [...]

Taking a sports angle on a bigger topic this week. What can confidence, or belief in someone really achieve? This year in the NFL we have seen two of the largest examples of this in recent memory. First, (and apologies here as many have already beaten this to horse glue) but look at Tim Tebow of [...]

Things I have stopped doing I want to start this with a disclaimer that I am not suggesting that there is anything wrong with the activities I am avoiding or the products and services that I am no longer using.  The first area of life that I am resetting is the use of my spare [...]

A lot of people are yammering about the BCS SEC National Conference Championship game, while others are talking about this weekend’s Tebowl.  Naturally, I’m focused on baseball. The voting for the 2012 Baseball Hall of Fame has been announced.  Here are my thoughts on the voting: Hall of Famers Barry Larkin was elected in his third year of eligibility, [...]

The Worst Form of National Economics, Except All the Others That Have Been Tried Like Winston Churchill Said … Let me get this out of the way, I’m not against capitalism. Winston Churchill once said of Democracy that it’s the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried. Capitalism is the [...]

I’ve had an interest in writing since my elemenetary school days.  This is how my life as a writer has evolved throughout the years. The Early Years I was selected to attend a Young Writer’s Conference in sixth grade.  The conference was geared to 4th through 6th grades, and since I wasn’t selected in 4th [...]

I did learn three things watching the National Championship game last night. Brent Musburger likes to use the phrase Honey Badger more than I like to eat Beef Jerky (trust me on this one…I am a big fan of beef jerky) No one outside of Alabama or Louisiana really even wanted to see these two [...]