I want to like Peyton Manning. He seems like a decent guy; the kind of guy who would be fun to hang out with; despite his Hall of Fame pedigree, he appears to be down to earth and self deprecating. On the other hand, Manning is one of the biggest owners of Papa John’s pizza […]

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Professional sports franchises move occasionally, mostly over money: not enough support from local fans, but more likely because the city the team currently plays in won’t pony up the millions to finance a new stadium. I have always been against franchises moving unless the residents of a city are really in dire economic straits, or […]

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Soccer’s international ruling body FIFA is as corrupt as Tammany Hall or a Third World dictatorship. It seems that every few months there is another raid on a hotel and various FIFA officials are being arrested for bribery and other crimes. So far, the investigations haven’t been able to pin anything publicly on FIFA President […]

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When I worked for the Federal Reserve, we had a common rule – “what happens on the road, stays on the road.” Back in the 1980s, there was a fair amount of drinking done on the road and as a result, a number of juvenile exploits ensued. And yes, there was the occasional hook-up and […]

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I was wrong. I’ve been wrong for a very long time. Long time readers of this blog know that I have been in support of Pete Rose being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, but I no longer feel that way. I know that showing that one has changed their mind is flip-flopping to […]

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Both major Chicago newspapers have gift drives for the season, but I have never really participated. There was always an excuse, mostly that you have to deliver any presents to the school/church personally, and with so much always happening with the Indignant Women in my life, time to do this was always lacking. But a […]

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If you want to look for dumb, spiteful legislation, you know that a Republican is behind it. Unless it benefits a billionaire, most current legislative initiatives involve punishing minorities, women, and immigrants – anyone who poor dumb white America can blame for their state. So it’s not much of a surprise that a Missouri state […]

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