A party in Uganda on Jesus’ birthday

On Christmas night, my husband woke up from his Hennessy stupor and football games on TV and took me to our friend David’s house for Christmas. I had a very pleasant time there because I sat next to David’s father at the table and had a full view of the kitchen and living room that were inhabited by many of […]

High School Biography – Early life of Barry Bonds who had famous relatives Willie Mays and Bobby Bonds

Barry Bonds is a famous American baseball player who has been embroiled in speculation about the abuse of performance-enhancing steroids during the second half of his Major League Baseball career and up until his retirement. Long before Bonds was captivated by what sometimes seemed like endless media speculation, he was a promising young baseball prospect with a good gene pool. […]

BCS or bust!

For many of the NCAA Division – 1A football programs, getting into a bowl and having a winning season is a successful season. While this is the case for the inconsistent, lower-tier BCS conference teams and the mid-tier major conference teams, others have to step up their goals. Texas Tech is a perfect example of this, as Red Raider football […]

Essay Writing: Using Cultural Patterns to Create Novelty

Do you know of any formally published process for making sure you have the most important feature—–novelty—–in the thesis of your essay? Thought so. Me neither. Textbooks and teachers just show you pieces of writing that have something new and then say, “Do it like this.” Oh sure, they give you isolated examples of the forms you should use, such […]

The curse of the Madden NFL franchise

Perhaps the most anticipated video game each year is EA Sports’ Madden NFL series. This renowned franchise has been a phenomenon for the past 21 years. He’s right there for the annual NFL Draft, creating shots of players on his new teams almost instantly. TV shows pitting some of the most talented Madden NFL players against each other in tournaments […]

Finding a sports blog you enjoy

It’s the beginning of the May sports fans who are burying us with sports. MLB baseball kicks off its season with one of the biggest rivalries in sports with the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox. The NBA season is in the midst of its playoffs with teams battling down the stretch. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are preparing […]

David can’t kill Goliath

New York’s only representative in the 2006 Home Run Derby was fan favorite David Wright. After a rush of sixteen home runs in the first round, Wright was only able to hit six more home runs over the course of the next two rounds, eventually falling to Ryan Howard of the Phillies 5–4 in the finale. Fortunately for the Mets, […]