Major League Baseball has been struggling for years. The game that we called America’s pastime has become less relevant. Young people say it’s too long and it’s boring. So the MLB has been making changes. This year, they hope to shorten the games and increase scoring. Two weeks into the season, the new changes are…
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A once proud American company may be shutting down thanks to a pending bankruptcy. Tupperware, the legendary company famous for its plastic storage systems, may have burped its last lid. For decades, people attended home parties to buy their kitchen containers. And that may be part of the reason they have to say goodbye…
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For many Baby Boomers, Mad Magazine played a significant role in their life. It’s where many of us first learned about satire and politics. One of the primary components of the magazine, Al Jaffee, passed away the other day. He was 102. Jaffee is best known for creating the fold-in on the inside back cover….
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Usually, when you greet people on Monday morning, you ask them what they did over the weekend. You might even ask them if they watched the big game. But in our office, we usually ask how are you feeling? Most of us suffer from allergies. And this time of year, many of us are suffering….
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For many people, including myself, deviled eggs were always a part of the big Easter meal. It makes sense. Since the eggs we searched for on Easter morning were hard-boiled, we had to consume them quickly. I always thought it was odd the ‘deviled’ eggs were a big part of a church holiday. Of course,…
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Some words paint pictures in our minds. One of those words, in my opinion, is cute. But the one thing I’ve always thought is that it paints a unique picture for each one of us. What I visualize when I think cute isn’t the same thing you see. And even though we envision something different,…
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Don’t worry; we aren’t going to discuss the nuances of wine tasting. And we have no intention of debating which is the best beer. We’re talking about an idiom that I’ve heard pop up recently. The phrase drinking from a fire hose has popped up a lot lately. I can’t remember the first time I…
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While Nashville remains one of the fastest-growing cities in America, we’re experiencing many growing pains. We have your typical issues, like traffic congestion. And our crime rate continues to rise at a rapid pace. But we’re also dealing with an issue I haven’t heard about in other cities. We have a street racing problem…
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Recently, one of my favorite TV channels changed its name. Decades is now known as Catchy Comedy. Now Decades wasn’t well known, so perhaps that’s why they changed. One of their most popular programs was the classic Ed Sullivan Show. And while the new name doesn’t bother me, I find it rather strange…
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