First off, I always though that Mark Twain had written that but I wanted to double check and sure enough, he ripped that quote off from someone else. It seems French philosopher Blaise Pascal (which clearly

As one of the old men of Hive, I often find myself reminiscing about my youth. The other day I wrote about taking the bus and train from the suburbs of Chicago to Wrigley Field in the city. That particular

I have never been a huge college sports fan. Part of it is that I transferred schools four times before I got my undergraduate degree so i don't really have a team I call my own. But a bigger part is that

Well every Chicago land geeks' Super Bowl is upon us. We all count down every year until it is time for another Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (See "C2E2" get it?). Well the countdown ended

If you have read any of my previous posts, you will know that I no longer care about baseball. The the fact that the White Sox are owned by the worst owner in all of professional sports combined with the

My kids are are not little anymore they are both young adults at this point. So I am old. But I am not too old to still enjoy a high quality kids movie. And let me tell you, Hoppers is just that. In fact,

A few months ago I asked for some advice on how to best use my ten land plots. They are spread out over two different regions and I am lucky enough to have of each kind of plots so I can farm grain, grow

I just looked up the age of the writer of this movie. I figured he absolutely had to be near my age. Sure enough Patrick Hughes is also a child of the 70s... although he was born after Star Wars was released.

OK I am going to admit something that borders on the embarrassing. Even if it isn't embarrassing, I would imagine anyone who knows the content I like will find it utterly shocking. You never watched Game

You might think it is odd to quote a teenager rom-com in a sports post... but I'm odd. Do you remember 10 Things I Hate About You? If not, in it a character named Chastity (played by Gabrielle Union...

Well a bombshell has just dropped on NFL free agency. I honestly don't even know how far the shock waves will reach. But things just got very complicated. I'm going to the Ravens! Ummmmm no you're not.

One of my guilty pleasures is watching vapid documentaries while I am working out. My workouts take about 25 minutes, so I usually watch a sitcom I don't have to concentrate too much on. But every once

Even though the NFL season does not officially start until Wednesday, teams are already active. One of the most active already are the Chicago Bears. ​ As predicted, the bears no longer have DJ Moore or

Fallout is one of my favorite shows of recent years. Not only do I love it, but my wife really enjoys it too which means I get to rip through the episodes faster than if I am trying to find some "me"

Well the Chicago Bears offseason is off to a shocking and very Chicago-like start. Just One year after assembly the best interior offensive line in football,...

Ok I have never hyped anything on here except for things like Splinterlands so I have no idea what the proper etiquette is. I usually avoid hyping anything up because I have absolutely zero faith in my

Got ya! I did not mean I was using the modern era that involves AI, robots, high tech... and slave labor and sweatshops to teach my students about the Industrial Revolution. I mean the actual movie Modern

I slept on Venom: The Last Dance way too long. It went from my planning to see it in the theater last year to completely forgetting about it. A couple of nights ago, after my wife and daughter finished

Wow that is a clickbait title if I have ever heard one. But it doesn't mean that it is not true. Although maybe it would be a little less biased to call it "The day that changed professional sports

I have mentioned before that Survivor is one of my guilty pleasures... actually it's just a pleasure. I'm not guilty about it at all. I have watched every season "live". I still love the damn