Archive for December, 2008
Drink Tips For the Holidays
When Grandma stops by for the holidays thirsty for a drink and all you know how to make are Jack and Cokes and things with Red Bull in it, here’s a short list of some old school drinks that should satisfy the drinker over 50. Whiskey Sour 2 oz whiskey juice from 1/2 lemon 1/2 [...]
Teen Wolf’s “Stiles” Inspirational to NFL Player
The following story has many shocking elements to it, the biggest perhaps that someone in this world considers Teen Wolf his favorite movie. Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Gregory Alphonso White Jr. recently had his name changed to Stylez G. White – a little odd, but not unheard of, considering he plays in a league with [...]
How Bernard “Madoff” With Everyone’s Money
By now, you probably know the story of Bernard Madoff and how he scammed billions from seemingly wise investors. Often called a Ponzi scheme, Madoff essentially borrowed from Peter to pay Paul, making it look like everyone’s portfolios were gradually increasing with each passing month, regardless of the market. The purpose of this post isn’t to [...]
OPEC Does What Now?
Most people have heard of OPEC, and many know that it stands for the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries, but what does an organization like that actually do when a meeting with tea and crackers occurs? Basically, they meet to ensure that the 13 countries involved are on the same page when it comes to [...]
What Kind of Reptile Am I Wrestling?
If you have ever wrestled reptiles for sport, you may have asked yourself, “Is this a crocodile or an alligator currently chewing my arm off?” Or, perhaps, your daughter just wants to know the difference between the two. You and your stump of an arm can tell her this at dinner tonight: Alligators are darker [...]
Myron Rolle, Rhodes Scholar
A few weeks ago, a story came out (I read it in The Sporting News) that Florida State safety Myron Rolle was nominated for a Rhodes scholarship. The most newsworthy point of the story was that Rolle was choosing to miss Florida State’s football game at Maryland on November 22, the same day as his interview [...]
Pearl Harbor – 1941
Sunday marked the 67-year anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor. For those of you much too young to have experienced it and are years removed from your history books, the attack on Pearl Harbor was a “surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii [...]
The Surge – Not the Latest Movie at the MultiPlex
Talk about “The Surge” has come and gone over the past two years and hasn’t been mentioned much since the election ended. Still, you never know when it will come up again. The surge was George Bush’s controversial attempt in early 2007 to deploy 30,000 ADDITIONAL U.S. troops to Iraq when many of his peers [...]
