One of my earliest memories is of looking down at my feet as my sandals squished into the mud after a summer thunderstorm. One of my hands held a tiny plastic bottle of Yakult, while the other clutched my mother’s hand. She led me up the muddy street through the market where my grandmother was […]
Jonathan Papelbon
STATUS: Retired Hero Papelbon ended his career with 368 saves. That’s 9th on the all-time list and more saves than Hall of Famer Rollie Fingers (who had 341). His combative personality, while perhaps fueling his success, did not make him many friends in baseball. Papelbon’s physical attack on teammate Bryce Harper near the end of […]
Author’s Notes: The World of Plague of Dead
What if the Black Death was not just a bubonic plague? What if it was a zombie plague? What if whenever someone died of the Black Death, they arose again as a zombie within a few minutes of death?
Victor Martinez
STATUS: Retired Hero Originally from Venezuela, Victor Martinez was a superb hitter. He retired in 2018 with 5 All-Star Games, 2 Silver Slugger Awards, and 1,178 RBIs. After he retired, Martinez founded a 2,400-acre cattle and horse operation called Victoria’s Ranch. In 2020, one of his horses won the Tampa Bay Derby. Autograph Card 2004 […]
Bitcoin Exchanges
Different web-based cryptocurrency exchanges are popular depending on where in the world you live. Bitfinex is popular in Hong Kong. Coinbase is the biggest exchange in the United States. CoinSpot is big in Australia. The best way to find an exchange suitable for your needs is to do some research on your own or ask others what they use.
Eat Pizza with Ketchup???
An Indian eatery called Tava Fry opened up near me a couple of years ago. I tried it once when they just opened, but I was a little turned off by their focus on brain, goat, and lamb dishes. I don’t mind people eating them, but it’s not my thing. Last week when I was […]