That's No Moon

Baseball, more than any other sport, is a game that honors its numbers.  Fans memorize the back of trading cards and recite the record boo...

2016 has not been kind to our icons.  Several titans have passed since the turn of the calendar-David Bowie, Justice Scalia, Playboy magazin...

I have a confession to make. An admission that might confuse my hockey buddies.  Words so contrary  to anything I previously believed.   Wor...

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine is destroying my family.  A bold statement, to be sure, but consider the evidence.  My wife is infatuated with...

Alright, America, I'll do it.  As Republican Primary turmoil inches toward back-room panic, a brokered nominating convention seems inc...

Being a kid today seems like a good gig.  Vaccines ward off disease, technology advances at light speed, yogurt comes in a tube that require...

Last week, I solicited Facebook friends for writing ideas.  I was subsequently challenged, based on the fact that I don't seriously list...

Nerd Alert: Now that the movie has been out for two weeks, I think it is safe to deliver my official, way too long Star Wars thoughts/review...

Working in retail certainly has its ups and downs. One of the bright sides is having an unusual, flexible schedule that sometimes makes thin...

Can you feel it?  I can.  It started as a little wisp in the back of my mind.  Then it grew bigger and heavier; now it presses down on my sh...

Following the terror attacks in Paris, a friend and I engaged in a long chat about the ramifications in this country.  Specifically, we disc...

"I am calm!", she screamed at me, tears streaming down her red face.  Clearly my seven-year-old and I have different definitions o...

So, how about that supermoon, eh? I know it was over hyped and your news feed was jammed with blurry cell phone photos of glowing white orbs...

I am normally easygoing when it comes to people's hobbies.  After all, we all geek out about different things.  You play Dungeons and Dr...

Trust is a tricky notion.  In interpersonal relationships, for example, trust is essential to success.  It is an investment that must be ear...

Though they have provided little evidence throughout the season they are more than a .500 ball club, the Orioles' sweep of Oakland a cou...

The internet has been dominated recently by stories of East Coast shark attacks and arguments about gay marriage .  Can we please turn our a...

Boy, the internet pisses me off sometimes.  Friday, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage and the terror attacks in Tuni...

From Clark Griswold to Ray Barone, from Fred Flintstone  to Homer Simpson, dads are often portrayed as bumbling idiots.  Even though it is a...

This past weekend, The Wife surprised me by secretly securing me some days off from work so we could take a mini vacation. Awesome, right? T...