Category: Arts Entertainments

Once upon a time there was a girl I knew, brown hair, blue eyes. When she smiled, I smiled. When she cried, I cried. Every childhood experience that mattered had to do with her in some way. She was my pillar when I fell, strong and concrete; I never...

Earlier this week on an episode of DangerI was intrigued by one of the unusual categories presented by presenter Alex Trebek. The answers had to consist of words with exactly five syllables, two of which I got the questions correct. Two of the five syllable words I missed were...

These days, you can do almost everything online. You can buy, sell and trade things or search for information about anything or person. But there are still some things you can’t do online, and one of them is applying for a Blockbuster membership card. Who would say that a...

Mr. Jay Shafer is the responsible genius who came up with the idea for Tiny Houses! His company, known as Tumbleweed, is part of the tiny home movement. In 2002, he co-founded the Small House Society in Iowa City, Iowa. In 2003, Gregory Paul Johnson commissioned him to build...

It is commonly known that Las Vegas is the place where one can legally bet on almost anything, as long as the books offer the proposed bets. Players love putting their money on odd bets, especially around Super Bowl time. Now that the Supreme Court has struck down the...

K-1: Past and Future or Japan and the greats In the 1990s, my Japanese friends at the dojo pestered me with questions about “Iron” Mike Tyson and his various returns from the penal system. Could Tyson have beaten a top Ali? No, I would say … have you ever...

Air gun safety is extremely important. You have probably been told more than once that air guns are not toys. And yet many people still treat them as such. Has no one seen the unfortunate scene in the movie “A Christmas Story” when Ralphie didn’t heed the warning of...

He was walking along a trail in Coconino County, Arizona, in 2004 when suddenly a growling dog charged down the trail that was running directly towards him. He quickly drew his pistol and fired a bullet to the ground. The dog then retreated to safety, then all of a...

DONALD TRUMP can’t be wrong, can he? Trump has fallen in love with Panama so much that he is building a $ 220 million, 65-story (2.4 million square feet) hotel / condo monolith called Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in a posh Panama City neighborhood. Trump will...

Should you encourage your child to play dangerous sports with the goal of becoming a professional athlete and making a ton of money? From the song or depends on the child, parent, talent, motive and opportunity. The answer is a resounding “no” if you ask this father of four....