One of my favorite pastimes is investing my money. I do plenty of stock market investing in speculative companies. I like putting money into different types of cryptocurrencies. Whenever I hear about an investment idea that I think is a good idea, I put a small amount of money into it. Sometimes I hear about […]
Joe Nathan
Status: RETIRED HERO Joe Nathan was a six-time all-star closer and is a member of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. His 377 saves is eighth all-time. Nathan underwent Tommy John surgery twice in his career. After his first surgery in 2010, he bounced back and was selected for two All-Star games for the Texas […]
Desegregating Sports
In 1945, Jackie Robinson became the first black player allowed to play in Major League Baseball. Prior to that, non-white players were viewed as lesser competitors and relegated to playing in the Negro Leagues. Today, entry into Major League Baseball is fully merit-based and no regard is given to the color of of a player’s […]
Paul Konerko
Status: RETIRED HERO Paul Konerko is a White Sox legend. He played in Chicago for 16 of his 18 years in the MLB. Konerko was a consistent power-hitter who was selected as an All-Star six times and was the team captain for nine years. He led his team to win the 2005 World Series and […]
Eight Lessons from an Eight-Day Cruise Vacation
NOTE: This article was originally published on May 20, 2017, years before The Pandemic. I was cleaning up old posts on my blogs and thought I’d share this one again. Man, I really can’t wait to cruise and travel the world again! We went on a cruise! It was our fourth cruise. We’ve found that […]
Dream Sequence 3: Into the Storm
“Amagaeru is ready. Are you?” The oversized green frog sat in Tomo’s cupped hands, breathing rhythmically to the sound of the crashing waves. In the distance, dark clouds rolled and the churning sea roared.