As a kid in the ‘80s, going to the mall was a huge deal. We’d save money to play video games in the arcade, buy pizza in the food court, and even throwing stars from the martial arts kiosk. If we had extra money from a birthday or Christmas, maybe we’d buy something extra special, […]
Legendary coach Bill Belichick made headlines when he retired from the New England Patriots after winning six Super Bowls with the team (and two as defensive coordinator with the New York Giants). He made a splash again after announcing he was returning to coaching by taking the helm of the University of North Carolina. But […]
Kimberly has hosted the International Softball Congress World Tournament eleven times, second only to the Quad Cities in Illinois. As a kid, I worked at the tournament by selling Pepsi products to parched fans. In addition to literally seeing the world’s best softball, I also got a free soda and hot dog each shift. So, […]
In 2004, I bought ‘Halo 2’ for my Xbox. It was the first game I ever played against an opponent online. While commonplace today, the concept of playing a video game against someone on the other side of the planet was almost inconceivable. As technology has advanced over the last 20 years, online gaming has […]
Last week, I watched the Netflix documentary “Poop Cruise.” It chronicles a 2013 journey of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph, which was scheduled to sail from Galveston, Texas, to Cozumel, Mexico. On the way back, though, a fire in the engine room disabled all the ship’s power, leaving it dead and adrift at sea for […]
When I hear the phrase ‘High Noon,’ it evokes images of the old west, where two gunslingers face off in a deserted street with the townsfolk peering at the action from storefront windows. It feels like it has a hint of danger. Apparently, some High Noon canned beverages may have a hint of danger as […]
Baseball probably has tons of unwritten rules. Don’t bunt to break up a no-hitter. Don’t stand and admire a home run and then slowly stroll around the bases. Don’t steal a base when your team has a big lead. Breaking these unwritten rules is perceived as disrespectful to your opponent or worse, disrespectful to the […]
On July 19, the band Coldplay performed a sold-out show at Madison’s Camp Randall Stadium as part of their “Music of The Spheres World Tour.” While making headlines in Wisconsin for being one of the first concerts in Camp Randall in almost 30 years, it certainly wasn’t the band’s most memorable tour stop. On July16, […]
Shortly before Christmas I stopped into our credit union to cash a check (and get a free bag of hot popcorn!). While there, a personal banker informed me that I should change our money market account into a platinum account so we would get significantly more interest. I greatly appreciated the advice, and he helped […]
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the discount grocery chain Aldi making cookies that look and taste exactly like Girl Scout cookies. I also wrote about how the store’s mimicking of other products caused them to get sued by Mondelēz, Nabisco’s parent company, for allegedly copying the packaging of their cookies and crackers. Now, […]