Our cousin, Keith Donoff, passed away on Sunday from cancer at the age of 54. Keith was an avid tennis player, competing on the senior tour and playing most winters in Florida. As shown below, Keith was ranked first in the Midwest for Men’s
Great Tennis Backhand
If you want to see a masterful one-handed tennis backhand, check this out: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMOFEofxi30[/youtube] 2 min 42 sec
Economic Challenges in Ohio
I wonder how my friends over at the Dayton Development Coalition respond to this editorial in the Wall Street Journal, which compares the economic development in Ohio versus that in Texas. It’s a fairly strong indictment against the failed policies of
Example SAT Questions & Answers
More goodies from StrangeCosmos… The following questions and answers were actually collected from SAT tests given in Springdale, Arkansas in 2000 to 16-year-old students! (Don’t laugh too hard. One of these kids may be the President someday.) Q: Name the
Top 10 Favorite Musicians/Bands
When Erol and I take a road trip toward Pittsburgh on business, we invariably get into a, “Name-that-Tune” contest. He has a remarkable recall for music and can identify the artist and song in no time (except the rap music, of
Dan Rather, Katie Couric, and the Soldier
Dan Rather, Katie Couric, and an Israeli soldier were captured by terrorists in Iraq. The leader of the terrorists told them that he would grant them each one last request before they were beheaded. Dan Rather said, “Well, I’m a
Global Warming and the Right Wing
Another cute comic strip from Mallard Filmore…
Is Islam Just Another Religion?
I’ve mentioned to just about anyone who would listen that Islam is based on basic precepts that are very different from Christianity or Judaism… An interesting article in American Thinker entitled “The Fallacy of Shared Values”. A quick excerpt of some
The Value of a Committee
A committee is a group that keeps the minutes and loses hours. – Milton Berle A committee takes hours to put into minutes what can be done in seconds. – Judy Castrina A committee is a group of people who
Greatest Hockey Game Ever
Of course, I’m talking about the 1980 Olympics when the USA beat the Soviets… It’s hard to believe that it was 28 years ago… I remember watching the game on my television in the Sammy frat house at OSU. I still get