In less than 24 hours I have to eat my words. I was wrong. Yesterday, in a post titled “First Shoe Drops”, I expressed skepticism that the US vote
First Shoe Drops [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
The overnight news was stunning. In an early morning raid at a fancy hotel in Zurich, Swiss police arrested a gaggle of FIFA officials. Americans who
The Tulips Are Out [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
The month of May is bracketed by two floral parentheses. The month begins with the bursting of tulips and ends with the lusty blooming of ant-infested
Baltimore and Bruce [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
I love the city of Baltimore. I attended University of Baltimore Law School in the late 60’s. I became a fan of the Orioles when they had two
Get Off My Lawn [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
I can get into “cranky old man” mode pretty easily. I usually feel I have adapted to modern times. I have acquiesced to the necessary technological
Dancing in the Dark [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
The grainy cell-phone video footage was of poor quality. However, the action was unmistakable. Adam Levine, brilliant frontman for the band Maroon 5,
Pete and Monica [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
What do Monica Lewinski and Pete Rose have in common? Both made big mistakes several decades ago. For both, their transgressions offended the moral
Win the Goat [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
A counterintuitive proposition is one that defies perceived logic or common sense. Science based truths are said to be counterintuitive when they fly
What I Can’t Teach [SHIN SPLINTS 2015]
As the winter snows begin to melt, and we try to survive the absurdity of Daylight Savings Time, we have reached the advent of “interviewing season”.
