Television can make anything look good and the Olympics are the biggest worldwide athletic event. I am clear that both conspire to cover-up many adverse circumstances. Despite this, there are many inspirational events that are viewed around the world. Last night Usain Bolt became the first man to ever win three consecutive gold medals in [...]
How fast is fast? We could be talking about cars, airplanes, horses or deciding not to eat. I am asking this question looking at the fastest humans in the world in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. The question comes up because the world’s fastest are using performance enhancing drugs. I am blaming all this usage [...]
I looked out the window this morning and noticed that is looked very gray out and, yes, a light rain was falling. Sharp contrast to the three bright, sunshiny days that preceded today. Darn, where did the sunshine go? Wait a minute, it IS February. The dead of winter, as they say. The East Coast [...]