While I procrastinate editing my latest book, When Nobody Cares I started reading through some of my blog entries. There was one where I mentioned a wrestling coach. I guess with the beginning of wrestling season it is a good time to tell the tale. I was a wrestling referee for more than 30 yearsContinue reading “Wrestling season is here, the best time of the year. My fond memory.”
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Re-Thinking Social Media
I think I need to take a break from social media. I was going back and forth with a person about the election. Each time I would present a fact they would come back with what they heard on their chosen cable news show. The subject turned to Covid and when I bested them onContinue reading “Re-Thinking Social Media”
Election Sarcasm
The electoral college system was enacted to appease the south with the three-fifths compromise. In 1787 about 40% of the south were enslaved people who did not have the right to vote. The south wanted those pesky slaves to count as a person, except when it came to voting. With all the numbers from theContinue reading “Election Sarcasm”
Granada Street Gym
I miss my old gym, the Granada Street Gym. Now I go to my local Planet Fitness and it is a nice place. There are plenty of treadmills and elliptical machines. You go in and you work out and rarely speak to each other. Most times the people who use the different weight machines doContinue reading “Granada Street Gym”
The Last Gym Class Fist Fight
After writing my las blog I started thinking about how much norms have changed since I graduated high school in 1977. We had a gym teacher who was an ex-college football player and in general a tough guy. He later quit teaching and became a State Trooper. His philosophy, and I can understand the logic,Continue reading “The Last Gym Class Fist Fight”
Why I never gamble, you want to read it. It’s interesting :)
When I was young, I didn’t notice it, and as I got older, I realized my mind works differently than those around me. I will be sixty-four in June which started my thoughts towards retiring. I will soon get hip replacement surgery and my hope is that the lack of pain will release my mindContinue reading “Why I never gamble, you want to read it. It’s interesting :)”
Dream On
When you stop dreaming you die. Your heart may beat because it is too stubborn to stop. When you stop reaching for the brass ring what is the point of getting on the carousel.
Milford Pittman, memories of a legend
Maybe it is because I work from home, you lose track of time. I know, you’re thinking I’m talking about Christmas. No, I’m talking about Wrestling. I was a wrestling official (referee) for thirty-one years. I retired a few years ago, but I work with the District Committee to help with the evaluations of officials,Continue reading “Milford Pittman, memories of a legend”
Sunday Church
Yesterday I noticed that there were more little kids than usual. I think kids in church are great, dressed in their Sunday best and crawling all over the pews. Sometimes, I watch exasperated parents trying to keep their sanity and the child under control. A tip for anyone reading this blog. When my daughters wereContinue reading “Sunday Church”
Thanksgiving
This morning I looked out of my back door and saw these guys acting pretty bold. It reminded me how quickly Thanksgiving is coming, they won’t be so brazen then.
Mike Settino 