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ROBERT L. MARONIC: Nathan’s July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest Is An Ode To Gluttony

Joey Chestnut, 41, who is 6’1”, surprisingly only 230 pounds, and a personification of gluttony, won the Nathan‘s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, which was located at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New...

BOB BROWN: Lost and Found

All of us encounter loss. The meaning we attribute to loss influences our response to...

FRED FIRST: Where You’re From

In the very early years of writing, I was exposed to a poem called “Where...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: I No Longer Watch Baltimore Orioles’ Baseball Games

I no longer watch Baltimore Orioles’ baseball games. I now only watch innings, and if I...

ANDY PITZER: “Look Mom! No iPhone!”

A very interesting visually recorded interview showed up on my feed the other night. In...

Bed & Breakfast . . . Caveat Emptor

Now that spring is upon us and travel plans are less likely to be disrupted by Mother Nature, it seems appropriate to review a...

Overtime & Over-Regulation

Recently the President instructed the Bureau of Labor to update current regulations regarding overtime compensation for salaried workers. This action is more evidence of...

“There Are No Black Holes” – The Hazards of Selective Seeing and Doing

Did your parents ever scold you when you were a child for “hearing only what you want to hear?” Did they reprimand you over...

Unruly Dreamers

I couldn't think of another way to capture your attention other than this expression I heard several times over the course of two nights...

Bad Things – Good People

I don’t claim to know the mind of God. I do know, however, that the humans often mistake the responsible party in mankind’s misfortune. ...

A Nation of Laws

All of us have heard such phrases as the above, as well as ‘rule of law.’  The concept dates back to ancient Rome.  I...