Archive for June, 2010
Eye on Monday: The Carousel
Last week I had the opportunity to go down to Wahpeton, North Dakota and visit the Chahinkapa Zoo. Directly across from the zoo sits the Prairie Rose Carousel. Built in 1926, it is one of the original 150 wooden horse carousels that still operate throughout the United States. One ride on it, with my younger [...]
Soccer Deserves Attention from Americans
We are a funny country when it comes to sports. We love our baseball and football, enjoy basketball and certainly the cities that have NHL franchises follow hockey with a passion. We’ll watch tennis, golf and turn out in huge numbers to watch NASCAR. And then there’s soccer. We don’t love soccer. We don’t even seem [...]
A Sign for the Times We Live In
A topic on my program today dealt with the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota and their desire to have $30 fines for anyone caught texting while driving. Were it up to me, the fine would be no less than $500. It’s time to stop treating this with kid gloves. A new law and fine [...]
The Cup Returns to Chicago… Finally
One by one they fell. The Predators, the Canucks, the Sharks. For Chicago Blackhawks fans, it began to feel like destiny. Finally, after 49 years, this would be The Year to solidify the rebirth of hockey in Chicago. This was about to be Chicago’s Moment. Standing in their way: The Philadelphia Flyers. In a most improbable playoff [...]
Disallowed USA Goal in World Cup (video)
Although this doesn’t quite rank with the 1972 Olympic gold medal basketball final between the Soviet Union and the United States – one of the most pathetic injustices in the history of sports where the referees gave the Soviets three tries to beat the U.S…. and on the third try, they finally did it – [...]
Backup Dancers or Low Impact Aerobics? (video)
The Ronettes are one of my all-time favorite groups. Their hit, Be My Baby, is a classic. But this video of the song - check out the backup “dancers” up on the risers. It looks like they’re doing old Up with People choreography. photo credit for Ronettes on home page featured post: The Best of the [...]
Can an Ad for Diapers Be Offensive? (video)
Is the controversy with this ad, highlighted by both the New York Times and Newsweek, much ado about nothing? You make the call:
