Beyond the Rhetoric

After a couple of good weeks, it seems that my NFL football picking accuracy has taken a bit of a dip in Week 12. It’s still not quite as abysmal as some earlier weeks in the season, but I am doing slightly worse than chance. Needless to say, it’s not a pleasant feeling getting beat [...]

There are certain words in the English language that are not only spelled similarly, but also have similar meanings. Understandably, a number of people would get these word pairs confused, using the incorrect term at the incorrect time. One such example of this is the “exercise regime.” It’s not an exercise regime that you have [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog post explaining that you are what you read. The written word has tremendous influence on our personalities and our behaviors, but your predispositions and interests also lead you to pick up certain books, magazines, and online articles. In this way, you can get a pretty good [...]

Please pardon my temporary immaturity for a moment, but I really couldn’t help myself. As I noted a couple of months ago, I am the proud owner of an Xbox 360. Along the way, I’ve picked up a small handful of titles, but I have yet to fully immerse myself in the Xbox Live experience. [...]

We’re getting that much closer to the NFL playoffs, so each and every game is more important than ever. I’ve started to enjoy a little more success with some of my football picks lately, so hopefully I’ll be able to keep up that accuracy going into Week 12. The point spreads for this week in [...]