The autobiography of army General Colin Powell (retired), the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Security Advisor, and Secretary of State, has been without a doubt one of the best books I’ve picked up this year. I believe it will in the coming years be one of this country’s greatest annals, an [...]

Every year in March, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of college basketball fans (from die hards to fairweathers to total ignoramuses) fill out brackets for the year’s national tournament. The quest: to select the winners of every game right down to the Championship, and, if entered in the right contests, win exorbitant amounts of [...]

Hard to believe that it’s been braking 50 recently: it’s been a long time since I’ve felt unhunted by the arctic beast that haunts these parts in winter. I found myself speeding down highway 53, with the windows down and good old Tom and Ray Magliozzi cackling through my speakers (podcast – brilliant). It was [...]