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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With the big budget film “Concussion” starring Will Smith coming out very soon, the topic of long term head injuries is once again front and center in the sports consciousness. This past week, the New York Times published an editorial questioning whether parents should allow kids to play football, given increased awareness about the long-term […]

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I’ve been extremely busy, so I haven’t had the opportunity to post here for awhile. But the sports world keeps on turning and so, I’m going to blow through the backlog of evil opinions: • There was no greater fun being in a Packer fan’s house on Thanksgiving with the Bears winning. I yelled at […]

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I have said that the daily fantasy sports game giants DraftKings and FanDuel are a pipe dream of the “20-something, baseball cap backwards wearing, ‘I know more about sports than anybody crowd.’” However, I have never thought that there any way to make them go away other than to get people to understand that their […]

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