I admit that in the past, I wanted to attend the Cannes Film Festival once, just to say that I had done it. Having attended many years of the Toronto International Film Festival, I think it would be interesting to go to France and experience the festival there. The chances were always pretty long, since […]

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I have said numerous times here that athletes need to be more aware of their behavior because of the prevalence of cameras, monitors, cell phones and social media. Sports media figures need to learn this lesson too. I admit that I have never seen ESPN reporter Britt McHenry, she apparently is a Washington D.C. based […]

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As one gets older, one’s priorities change; what would have once been an absolute must, is now just background noise. I am in the midst of a period where this is happening twice. First comes the NCAA Tournament – when I was younger, I used to draw a bracket on poster board, keeping track of […]

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Some people are making a big fuss over a photo of a kiss between ESPN College Basketball analyst Dick Vitale and actress Ashley Judd, a huge supporter of the University of Kentucky basketball. Vitale called it a “fun moment. Under no condition did I plant a kiss on Ashley,” he said in an interview with […]

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Well, the biggest wagering mechanism in all of commerce started last evening: bettnig on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Admit it, how many of you have done little work this morning because you were researching Wofford? (And don’t discount Wofford – the 5 seed vs. 12 seed matchup always ends up with upsets.) Personally, I […]

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If you are a fan of WXRT, let me apologize upfront: at the heart is, for all of the complaining that I have done about the station – that it is boring, playing the most artists of any station in the Midwest, but the same 3-4 songs by each – it sounds like my commentary […]

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I never write about my work to stay out of trouble, and besides, who wants to hear me bitch about my life? I work in banking and so I get e-mail alerts from various banking organizations. Honestly, sometimes there is no industry that is so pompous and deserving of being “taken down” than banking. Today, […]

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