The Mediterranean Sea is the most polluted sea in the world, the Spanish newspaper “El País” wrote on Monday, referring to the main scientists and organizations that defend nature. “The waters of the Mediterranean Sea are contaminated with petrochemicals and other waters, especially in the area near the huge port cities. It becomes dangerous for human health” – quotes a […]
List of baseball players with three names
The stars known by three names represented all the responses in a category from a popular game show last week, and I correctly identified three of them. Van Halen’s David Lee Roth was the musical answer, while Billy Bob Thornton and Joe Don Baker were the two actors I recognized. For whatever reason, I had anticipated that the category would […]
Ness Notes for August 8
The Dodgers continued to maintain the proverbial “full pedal” last night, winning their 10th straight game with a 7-2 victory over the Rockies. MLB’s longest active winning streak is also the Dodgers’ first 10-game winning streak since May 2003. Jeff Kent returned after missing 18 games and had one HR and three RBIs. My free game for Tuesday is the […]
The Most Overrated Fantasy Soccer Players of 2015
Overrated fantasy football players aren’t necessarily struggling players this season. They are players who are being drafted too high compared to their expected production versus players in the same position who are being drafted much lower. Successful fantasy football team owners are owners who recognize value in each round and select accordingly. There is no established methodology on which position […]
Chia mascot history
Chia seed has received a lot of attention since its labeling as a ‘super food’. Author Christopher McDougall is probably the man most responsible for popularizing the nutritional benefits of chia seed. In his book “Born to Run,” he recounted his introduction to chia by the Tarahumara Indians in the isolated Copper Canyon of Mexico. The Tarahumara gave McDougall chia […]
Retro Basketball Update – Shooting Hook Returns
At its peak, the hook shot was a beautiful thing to watch. When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the ball, everyone, including his defender, knew that his famous hook shot would follow. As his long arms lifted the ball skyward, the ball apparently fell from the sky into the basket. Many pole players of that era followed their own style of hook […]
Fumblitis
You won’t find “Fumblitis” in any medical journal, but it is an unfortunate ailment. It occurs in the fall along with the onset of winter, as do colds and flu. It is also a very serious affliction, which will bring migraine headaches to offensive coaches and coordinators. Sometimes fumblitis can be fatal, like an offense. It will also turn wins […]
Baseball Players of Latino Origin in the Hall of Fame
Latino players have had a great impact on baseball. The first Latino player in the Major Leagues was Luis Castro, who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902. Castro was born in Medellín, Colombia. Since then, many Latino players have played Major League Baseball. There are currently approximately 150 Latino players in the Major Leagues. And many of them are […]
Tax Cuts for the Rich Through Indexing
Recently, a discussion has been brewing about additional tax cuts that would benefit, for the most part, the richest top 1%. According to various news sources, the Trump administration is mulling whether an additional $ 100 billion tax cut, through capital gains indexation, could be implemented without congressional approval. While additional tax cuts can be wonderful for the wealthy, the […]
Ralph Earnhardt biography
Ralph Lee Earnhardt was born on February 23, 1928, in Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, the youngest of four children, to John Henderson and Effie Mae Earnhardt. The family was part of the farming community, and upon leaving school Ralph worked in one of the cotton mills for several years. Wages and conditions were bad and one of the ways […]