I have to admit, I have been a bit schizophrenic about this year’s World Series.  On the one hand, I’m a Cubs fan and I’m not supposed to root for the Cardinals…ever.  That may even be a county ordinance in several of the counties around Chicago.   I’m not sure. The thing is, I used to [...]

If you are a regular visitor to this blog then you may have noticed that I have been absent for a couple of weeks.  Since the beginning of the month I have been travelling like crazy…and I unfortunately have not been on vacation.  During my travel, I have had the best of intentions to write. [...]

I was in a class when the planes hit the Twin Towers.  I had driven to Minneapolis to take the class and was waiting for it to begin when I heard the news.  I called my wife the first chance I got, then I called my parents. All of the talk that day in class [...]

If Pat Summitt’s name doesn’t ring a bell for you, then you’re probably not a sports fan. Summitt is the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee.  But to call her “just” a basketball coach is like calling The Beatles “just” a band.  She has transcended the sports world and has become a [...]