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I'm just a former journalist that refuses to lose his voice.

I left the reporting gig in hopes that I could make my way writing doing it my own way.

In my spare time I write on my website which consists mostly of sports banter and my incredibly biased opinion.

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Politics, News & Issues > Baseball Steroids in baseball: Will the controversy ever end?: 17 of 25
We are simply too close to the steroid saga to truly assess if it will ever fade off into the sunset. There are a number of reasons to suggest that it never will. The largest of these reasons, in my mind, is that the athletes that have carved out careers via the use of performance enhancing drugs are always going to be ahead... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hockey History of the Stanley Cup: 5 of 7
Television ratings and advertising dollars will tell you that championship trophies like The Vince Lombardi trophy in the NFL and the Commissioner's Trophy in Major League Baseball are the most important prizes to be won in professional sports. In the pantheon of ultimate prizes in professional sports, however, no trophy can... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) Understanding football formations: 6 of 8
I truly view formations as the DNA of football: They are the very structure from which this game springs to life. Formations in football are what makes this violent and jarring game a chess match as each team tries to attempt to put their pieces in a place that will offer the most success. Offensive formations all boil down ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hockey Why the NHL All-Star Game has lost its audience: 6 of 8
The largest problem facing the NHL All-Star game is that it is such a far departure from the game that fans get to see on a nightly basis. The aspect of checking and physical play in the corners is given up for a faster, higher scoring game that fans find themselves completely unfamiliar with. Another large reason for the dr... More..
Travel > Rental Cars & Driving When you need insurance from a car rental company: 4 of 5
Every state has different laws when it comes to auto coverage and it's ability to transfer to rental cars. There are times when your personal auto insurance will not cover you for a reason as simple as "our client was in a rental car outside his home coverage state of California and this was not a replacement rental. Therefo... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Issues Communicating in text-message style: Is it ruining real communication?: 42 of 46
Experts state that 90% percent of communication is non-verbal. I would argue that it is so much more. I am as guilty as the next guy when it comes to texting for communication. I rely on it far too heavily when speaking to my girlfriend. When this happens, you lose tone. You lose inflection. You lose body language. Statement... More..
Relationships & Family > Communication Skills How to complain effectively: 20 of 21
There may not be a single person alive that hasn't been involved in a situation in which they felt their displeasure needed to be voiced. Most times, these moments involve simple complaints to corporate employees or family members, but in other instances, complaints can be as large as one government to another. After all, is... More..
Autos > Car Reviews Car reviews: Chevrolet Corvette: 6 of 6
Bugle Boy Jeans. The movie "Wall Street." Katrina and the Waves. Three-foot bangs and Aqua Net hairspray. Look, we all got a little lost in the 1980's. It was a decade of excess and a lot of things happened that we may not be very proud about. Take Chevrolet, they had taken the Corvette, the flagship of the General Motors fl... More..
Business > Business Strategy Branding your business: 5 of 5
Robert Woyzbun defines branding as: "Branding is a marketing-based business strategy and philosophy that has the ultimate objective of building goodwill for and supporting the "raison d'tre" of a product, service or enterprise. When properly implemented, brand strategies provide clear and consistent differentiation in a give... More..
Business > Human Resources How to instigate your staff: 5 of 5
Motivating staff is always a difficult task. In fact, I honestly don't believe that you motivate an entire "staff." You motivate individual people. I say this because it is very difficult to find one thing that motivates the masses. A nice happy hour after a long week may motivate many employees, but what about the sober emp... More..