The Sunday edition of the St Paul Pioneer Press had a very interesting article on theater and opera companies struggling to find classic musicals and plays that they can present in these “modern times”. It’s not like South Pacific, The Taming of the Shrew or the works of Wagner are technically difficult to produce or…… MORE
The Voice of the Game
Before I head off for the Ryder Cup, I want to thank the legendary Vin Scully for an entire lifetime of sports memories. The Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play man will call his final game this weekend–ending a 67-year career. I’m a San Francisco Giants fan–so I hate anything associated with the Dodgers–but I love Vin…… MORE
If That Guy Can Find a Mate….
I feel sorry for single people this week. The People Magazine report that Steven Avery is getting married really has to have them questioning their desirability–and if they will ever find love. Consider that a man found guilty by a jury of his peers beyond a reasonable doubt of kidnapping, raping, torturing, killing, dismembering and…… MORE
Long Live The King
As a lover of all things involving golf, it’s a tough day following the death of Arnold Palmer. Everything that is the sport today: TV coverage, corporate sponsorship, big money prizes and the Golf Channel can all be directly connected to Arnie. He was the sport’s first TV star. The cool persona, the muscular…… MORE
Fall Fools
This is the week that many people go on and on about how much they love fall. “No more hot, sticky weather!” “The trees are so pretty!” “Pumpkin Spice Latte is back!!” Well those who “love fall” are fools. Fall is the worst of the months. Gone is the ability to run to the store…… MORE
TRANSGENDER BATHROOM
A TRANSGENDER STUDENT HEADS BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL IN KENOSHA WITH THE COURT’S PERMISSION TO USE BATHROOMS CONSISTENT WITH HIS GENDER IDENTITY. THE TREMPER HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR HAS GONE TO COURT WITH ACCUSATIOSN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DISCRIMINATED AGAINST HIM. JUDGE PAMELA PEPPER RULED THE DISTRICT MUST ALLOW ASHTON WHITAKER TO USE THE BOYS BATHROOM WHILE…… MORE
The Emptiest of Threats
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is going around saying that GOP leaders that don’t show support for Donald Trump this fall “face a penalty” if they plan to run for the White House themselves in the future. Priebus is hinting that the party will somehow work against non-Trump backers and prevent them from getting…… MORE
A Lot of Bad Football
I spent too much time watching too much bad football this weekend. We got in from our Saturday morning golf tournament to find the Wisconsin Badgers struggling against the Georgia State Panthers at Camp Randall Stadium, in what should have been a cakewalk. The blame for the poor showing was being placed on 5th…… MORE
The “If Sully Was” Game
The number one movie is America is Sully, the story of pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (and co-pilot Jeff Skiles–who seems to be getting the short-shift in all of this hype) and their landing of a US Airways flight on the Hudson River after double engine failure caused by ingesting a flock of Canada geese during takeoff. …… MORE
The Rules Are The Rules For a Reason
It was the college football play of the year–so far. Central Michigan completes a Hail Mary and lateral play that gets it a game winning touchdown on a final–untimed–down to defeat Oklahoma State last Saturday. It was a situation we all love: the “little guy” sticking it to the “big guy”. The only problem is,…… MORE
