I understand that to many Republicans these days anyone with a “D” next to their party affiliation is equivalent to pond scum. And that when you add the word “Biden,” you produce abhorrence, abomination and gastrointestinal explosions. But it seems to me that each of the alleged despicable actions by the President’s son are things…
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It’s been a long time since American men reached the apex of the sport of tennis- indeed, the last grand slam tournament won by any American man was back in 2003 (a year in which Andre Agassi won his last of seven slams at the Australian Open and Andy Roddick won his first and only…
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From Hair by the Cowsills: Gimme a head with hairLong, beautiful hairShining, gleamingStreaming, flaxen, waxen Give me down to there (hair)Shoulder length or longer (hair)Here, baby, there, mamaEverywhere, daddy, daddy Hair (hair, hair, hair, hair, hair)Grow it, show itLong as I can grow itMy hair … We are a nation obsessed with hair. Many in…
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If you’ve been watching any of the thrilling tennis of the U.S. Open this year, you may have noticed the absence of lines people dressed in blue shirts with massive polo players. In their place is optical technology that can tell if a ball struck is “in” or “out” to a fraction of a millimeter.…
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Last year over 100 air travelers brought guns with them to Lambert St.Louis Airport that were confiscated while going through security and, further, over 80 of them were loaded! (I can only imagine what these numbers are in Texas!). I’d like to assume that most of these folks did not intend to hijack the plane…
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I’ve been told that I can be impatient and intolerant of folks on occasion (ok, perhaps more often than that). It’s a charge I plead guilty to, especially when it comes to the stupidity of many of my fellow citizens. This is not an attack on those who are less educated and who may not…
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Most of us who have had the privilege to live many decades have had a brush or two with death. Yesterday, I had perhaps my closest encounter. As is often the case it happened quickly and unexpectedly and I had little say in the outcome. This past year my first cousin, a world class skier…
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The St. Louis Cardinals will embark tomorrow on their 134th season and for the first time will have three players in their starting lineup who have passed their 4th decade – Albert Pujols at 42 (though some have claimed he’s actually several years older), Adam Wainwright at 40, and Yadier Molina who will turn 40…
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I fashion myself an idea guy. Translation: I can’t make anything meaningful myself. (See my blog from a few years ago where I explain that if the world was dependent on me for science, engineering, technology and the like that we would all be in some deep doo-doo. https://www.fromthelou.com/thank-god-for-people-a-lot-smarter-than-me/#page-content ) Like many folks, ideas flow…
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Super Bowl 56 concluded this past Sunday. Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably know that the Los Angeles Rams (formerly of St. Louis) defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. The game was played in front of roughly 80,000 people paying on average over $6000 per ticket and over 110 Million watching on…
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So what does a white guy from Serbia who plays an individual sport and a black guy from California who played a team sport more than a decade ago have in common? Both are arguably the greatest players to EVER play their sport and yet neither has achieved the public love that their phenomenal accomplishments…
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Looking back at the 1960’s and 70’s, the era when I grew up, much of it is unrecognizable today. There were no cell phones, electric cars, internet or even computers that any of us knew about (though Mr. Jobs had just invented his first Apple in his family’s garage). The big inventions of my day…
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Many of us would like to live forever. No one has or will, at least as far as I can tell. But some folks make such a name for themselves while on planet earth that we remember them for generations after their passing. It could because they were extremely good people who sacrificed greatly for…
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Some local citizens rejoiced this week when learning that St. Louis had finally brought the most powerful sports league in the World and its richest owner “to their knees” by agreeing to pay $790 Million to make amends for its departure from our town. Others in the Lou were less excited, claiming that this sum…
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I like watching pro team sports at least as much as the average Joe or Josephine. But there are certain rules and customs that are so antiquated, illogical and downright stupid that’s it’s surprising that they still exist. With the goal of helping these sports improve the pace, image, interest, fairness and/or logic of their…
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