Posted in Education, tagged Education, Education Reform on June 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
While attending a workshop in 2008, after seeing this slide below I said to myself, this is the reason why education needs to change. Interestingly, the workshop wasn’t about educational reform.
The basis for my opinion is simple. The current educational model is based on preparing workers for an industrial age. Legislation designed with hopes of [...]
Posted in Opinions in the Shorts, Politics, tagged Celebrity deaths, Congress, Democrats, Governor Sanford, Health Care Reform, Iraq National Museum, Mark Sanford, Newt Gingrich, President Obama, Republicans, South Carolina on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On Three Celebrity Deaths
Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson were gone within days. The best comment I heard was from Al Roker, who was quoting someone else – Death comes to three groups: the elderly, the suffering, and the unexpected.
On the President
One of the concerns I’ve had about President Obama all along is this [...]
Posted in Baseball, Sports, Trivia, tagged Ball Parks, Baseball, Baseball stadiums, MLB, Old stadiums on June 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The old ballparks were special for many reasons: quirky corners, odd shapes dictated by various aspects as houses, streets, railroads, or whatever. On the other hand, the diamond palaces serving as an arena for the battlefield known as the national pastime were nowhere near the lavish facilities of today, although the distances within the diamond [...]
Posted in Baseball, Sports, tagged Baseball, MLB, Broadcasters, Announcers, Play by play, Radio baseball on June 26, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Earlier this season, baseball lost announcing legend Charlie Kalas and Philly fans lost a longstanding voice and face of the franchise. His passing got me thinking about the many personalities occupying the broadcasting booth.
Life-long fans of a team or at least long-time residents know the trust and admiration we have for our announcers. On the [...]
Posted in Baseball, Golf, Sports, tagged Bernie Kosar, Cincinnati, Cincinnati Reds, Civil Rights, MLB, MLB Civil Rights Game, PGA, San Diego Padres, U.S. Open on June 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On the U.S. Open
Only hours following the conclusion of our national golf championship, many headlines were about Phil Mickelson’s second-place finish. Yes, he was playing in the shadow of his wife’s recently-announced cancer. Yes, he is a popular figure. Yes, he is a favorite of the Bethpage crowd. But hey – Lucas Glover deservingly won [...]
