A few milestones in my writing career
It’s been just about a year since I started writing for Examiner.com –on a complete whim-- because I was a stay at home dad, and it has been a total whirlwind ever since: Having picked up numerous other writing assignments, both one-time gigs and weekly assignments, to the point where I have to turn down opportunities because I don’t have the time to take them on.I’ve worked really hard to improve my writing in that time –considering I was the run-on sentence king, and couldn’t figure out what a comma was for-- and have been pretty pleased with the results so far. I’m looking forward to another year of improving as a writer, and hopefully more success.R

Why Boston is the best sports-town PERIOD!
My reasoning for picking my hometown has nothing to do with championships –although we have our fair share in every major sport—it has to do with love and hate. You see, fans of the Boston sports teams are not casual observers, there are very few bandwagons in New England, every single one of us is a head coach, a GM, and an owner: We care what is g

Why Sarah Palin will not run for President in 2012
In order to understand why Palin will not be the Republican nominee for President in 2012 you need to understand a fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats: Republicans will not put on “Kid Gloves” when dealing with Palin in a primary. She will be an opponent –an obstacle that must be overcome—that they will deal

Patriots Colts game has many parallels to poker
When Tom Brady and the offense trotted back on to the field with just over 2 minutes to go in last night’s game most fans –on both sides—were having a head scratching moment. And after the result most fans and analysts were decrying the call.Well, my poker playing readers will know this term very well: Re

Should ESPN add a third person to the WSOP broadcast team?
This topic came up in a FaceBook conversation, and I have to say; the more I think about it, the more it seems the right thing to do.This isn’t a knock on Norman Chad or Lon McEachern –I think they both do a good job of describing the action and injecting some humor—but there are a couple pieces of the puzzle missing: Strategic thinking, and inside knowledge.The telecast is lacking in “poker mindset”, what I mean by this is that they do a good job of explaining what the action is, but not the ‘why’. Someone who can explain why a push is correct based on the situation, or explain "