Hats off to the Halos for an incredibly classy performance Recently, the Los Angeles Angels (the Major League Baseball team in Anaheim, California) lost a player. Young pitcher Tyler Skaggs, only 28 years

What do these foods have in common? I picked some of each in the garden on the same day. Besides being very tasty, these particular foods happen to be quite full of nutrition. Should I label them fruits

If you've followed my blog for long enough, you might have seen me posting about apples, plums, pluots, and a variety of different fruits. So here we are at the beginning of a new fruit season here in

This is Part 2 of a 2-part post. Please read Part I first, which you will find in my blog. John Muir was not just an outdoorsman; he was deeply religious. His father was a minister who made him memorize

This is a two-part post. Please check my blog for the second half, coming soon. This week brought news that a 10-year old girl summited El Capitan, the famous vertical rock face in Yosemite National Park.

Some would call you a busybody neighbor, though I have too much respect for animal welfare to dismiss your argument that lightly. In fact, I agree with you in general. On hot days, it would be cruel to

Previously, I have posted about some classic pinball games and about the game's early history. Today, I am including some of my own pictures of antique tables. Look at the Ballyhoo game in this first picture;

Balls were jumping out of stadiums that year and a few hitters were on a torrid home run pace. One player was making a serious bid to hit .400 for the season, a cherished but elusive batting average. The

The Altaic or Uralic language group has been controversial among linguists, but there certainly seems to be some shared convergence between some of these languages that span the Eurasian continent. When

Physical pinball games are a favorite pastime of mine when I can find them. As fun as video games can be, there is something very special about a machine that operates manually and provides hours of fun;

My dog agrees with the late Steve Jobs when it comes to scooters. In 2001, inventor Dean Kamen was said to be finishing work on a revolutionary new product. The product was called “Ginger” or simply “It”.

Most regions in North America have no sense of unity when it comes to the colors of their sports teams. In the last few years, I have attended perhaps 12 different sporting events in baseball, basketball,

Road signs with cool names and numbers often get stolen, even though doing so is a crime in many places. Stealing road signs seems like a funny prank, though for some towns and locations, the consequences

The typical length of a Major League Baseball game is nine innings, but if the score is tied, the game continues into extra innings. When a game goes 18 innings, twice the normal length, then that’s double

Look up the English word “upset” in a dictionary and you’ll find a few entries. Specifically, it mentions three forms of the word: verb, noun, and adjective. Within each, the word has various meanings

In 1928, Chrysler created a new automobile. It was designed to be mid-priced for the average consumer, competing directly with brands like Hudson, Studebaker, and Oldsmobile. When Walter Chrysler looked

If you found a news story involving a person named Beat Wampfler, it should not be a surprise to discover that it was a story about music. That would be a perfect name for a percussionist, wouldn’t it?

Times change, but team names rarely do. Tradition generally garners more respect than modern times. If I were a sports team owner, the tradition would be important, but think of all the T-shirts and souvenirs

At the time of this writing, two of Major League Baseball’s (MLB’s) biggest names remain free agents. Despite being two of the game’s best pitchers, both Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel remain unsigned.

Alert: This post is satire. I'd rather not mention that (it spoils some of the fun). But I've made that mistake before and do not enjoy dealing with responses from people who think it's real. A recent