After sixteen weeks of hard-fought action, the final week of the NFL season is here, and fans should be pleased to know that many teams are still alive in the playoff race, and there are even a couple games that the winner makes the playoffs, and the loser goes home. That makes...

I'll start by saying I apologize to anyone who checks here for their NFL picks directly before the 1 P.M. kickoff, a storm took our power out at home, leaving me with no internet or way to get to an access point until just about a half hour ago. On the positive side, this also...

This week's version of "NFL Picks" will be a quick hits version. Last week was 10-6, good enough to keep me firmly entrenched in last place with a 122-85 record. Foregoing a typical introduction, I just urge everybody to remain safe on the roads as severe winter storms hit back...

I need to take a moment and discuss something with everyone. Those who personally know me know how much I love sports, particularly certain areas of them. An example of this is hockey, where I admittedly enjoy the grinders, fights, and physical play. But an event last night went...

Now that Thanksgiving is over and we are nice and bloated, it is time to prepare for Christmas. Given the economy though, it seems fitting that cutbacks be made. Don't buy as much as you normally would for friends and family, and donate what money you saved to a charity or calling...

In recent posts, I have used advice for the Thanksgiving holiday and the meal itself as introduction paragraphs. Now that the big day is here, I would like to stress that while the food is good and abundant, and the football games are entertaining, family is the real meaning...

With the holiday coming up, and myself and many others on Thanksgiving break, there is little more to do than sit back, watch TV, and eat. Thanksgiving is a holiday of eating, after all. Now what makes the "meal of all meals" so spectacular? It all comes back to preparation,...