556,628 days ago, circling the sun 1,524 times, in the rich black volcanic soil that is Italy, The Feast of Saint Valentine was established by Pope Gelasius on February 14th in honor of Saint Valentine, who ministered Christians in the face of the Roman Empire and married Christian soldiers, which was forbidden. The legend goes …
Andre Drummond is coming to Cleveland? Koby Altman, Cavs GM, pulled the trigger on February 6 at the NBA trade deadline for the Detroit Center; all 6 10’ and 279lbs. of him. Who saw this coming? Maybe our new Browns Head Coach, with his father’s connection in the Detroit Pistons front office? Watching the Cavs …
February 3rd, Monday, held hopes of the nation learning the outcome of the Democratic Primary’s first vote/caucus, it started with a jam-packed 29 candidates last summer; one day after Phil predicted an early spring, the public would cringe with frost bite, with no clear indication of a winner on the road to New Hampshire. No …
At an impressionable young age, 11, I was introduced to shredding concrete via a wooden deck; on the side streets of suburbia. My first board, a G & S, with a blonde hair babe riding a rocket, with humps upfront for shifting weight, (something that would become obsolete) I learned to ollie up curbs into …
February 2, 2020, Groundhog Day, will be staring Punxsutawney Phil, internationally known weatherman, but Monday, February 3, who will star in the Iowa Caucus for the Democrats and cast a shadow? Placing in Iowa is a difficult task; considering a candidate must poll at 15% in the gym, church, café, or library caucus locations in …
He was purple and gold, Showtime! 2020 continues to roar as the dog days of January end, with the heartbreaking loss of Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter, Gianna, 13, Sunday, with 9, total on board, the Sikorsky S-76B chopper. On their way to Mamba Sports Academy in Newbury Park, for Gianna’s game Sunday morning, …
The kid from Kalamazoo, born, June 26th, 1974, came out wearing pinstripes! Derek Jeter was reborn on May 29, 1995, when he debuted with the New York Yankees at 20 years old. In 1996, at Jacob’s field, he would get the start at shortstop and deliver 183 hits, along with 10hr’s, and 78 RBI’s in …
Let the ass slapping commence The last head coaching position in the NFL was filled out of headquarters in Berea, home of the troublesome Cleveland Browns. An outpost, most tendered coaches avoid, due to its constant turnover. Owners, Dee and Jimmy Haslam, pulled the trigger on offensive coordinator, Kevin Stefanski, of the Vikings, after doing …
My case for Andrew Yang The 7th Democratic debate will take place tonight at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, missing the Asian man who likes M.A.T.H. (Beat Trump to punch on nicknames), due to his lack of polling support. Although, Yang, did hit 5% in the De Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa poll conducted Friday, it …
Yesterday, I returned to the silver screen after a prolonged layoff, “Ah, Hollywood, seduce me with a story;” to view the final episode of Star Wars, Rise of Skywalker in 3-D. Ironically, it was the last time the 3-D edition was playing. The boy behind the glass, with the mic, (Funny how this has not …