What’s It Take to Make the Playoffs in MLB? The numbers say you need 88 wins to get in. In an article in the Business Insider it is noted that using 180 teams (since 1996) that 88 is the optimal number. Only sixteen teams have gotten in with less than 88 wins. This…
“What’s for Dinner?” Even a simple question like that can tip the scales for a person that has been dealing with decision after decision in a non-stop fashion. It is called Decision Fatigue. It turns out that making decisions is actually very stressful. As we make hundreds of decisions each day on matters big…
Is Google Justified in Reading Emails? I asked that question because last week Google informed the Houston police that a man has a database of illegal and pornographic images of children. Now we can all agree that one child predator is off the streets. But are they a friend or foe in going further? However,…
Bill Self has no qualms about scheduling the best teams in the country to prepare his team for a deep NCAA run.
Doesn’t matter if you are conservative or liberal, black or white, gay or straight, Christian or atheists this should be your mantra for the upcoming election. This includes Members of the House of Representatives, too.
There are some good non-conference games to pay attention to early in the College Football season. Ole Miss vs. Boise State in Atlanta (Aug. 28) This is an early peak of Boise State to see if they are a legitimate team again this season against a defensive-minded Ole Miss. Penn…
Let’s Call John Boehner’s Presidential Lawsuit for What it Is? There was a time, and not very long ago, the Republican Party was spouting about frivolous lawsuits but that in not happening today. In fact, they file them and brag about them. Hence, the lawsuit filed against the President of the United States. John…
NBA Players Looking to Get More Pampering Sure the season is a grind. I understand the fact that moving around from city to city every few nights can get exhaustive. But let’s face it, NBA players, you have a great life to work with and get well compensated for it. Now the NBA is considering…
Politicians Playing Political Ping-Pong Places People in Peril Congress will adjourn for a month-long recess so that the Congressional members can go home, meet their constituents and rest up for the next session. Man, oh man, they have to be exhausted from their work which was mainly playing political ping-pong. How is political ping-pong played?…
“I Am Not A Crook” -Oh Yes You Were Over forty years ago the nation was shaken by allegations that the Watergate complex was broken into and the trail led back to the President of the United States, Richard Nixon. From the Washington Post 1973: Declaring that “I am not…