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Gossip Boy
Sunday, February 5th, 2012
Gossip, gossip, gossip. It’s what girls do, right? Wrong. Just like the inaccurate “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” (remember which gender usually says “If I can’t have her, nobody will”), there is the equally inaccurate “gossip like an old lady”. Who gossips more than anyone? Men do. But they call it “sports talk”. (more…)
Tags: men and sports, men over 40, Sports, sports commentators, sports radio, Super Bowl, why do men talk sports, women over 40
Posted in Socializing, Sports | 1 Comment »
Cultural Differences
Friday, January 20th, 2012
I don’t hate sports. Yes, I know many of my readers think I do, because I’ve railed against the high cost of college athletics, the public financing of sports arenas and so on. But I really like some sports. In fact, I spent Sunday afternoon watching the movie “Eddie” where Whoppie Goldberg – a rabid Knicks fan – gets the job as their head coach. Okay; not the same as watching a game, but the point is, I really enjoyed the basketball scenes and it made me remember all the bball games I’ve attended – and loved. Hey, I was a cheerleader for about 100 years. So, what’s my problem with sports? I don’t have one. My problem is with the culture of sports. And that is a whole ‘nother story. (more…)
Tags: athletes as heros, men over 40, Sports, the culture of sports, violence in sports, women, women over 40
Posted in Sports | 5 Comments »
Stop Spending My Money on Sports
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
You think colleges are for providing higher education? Grow up. These days, their real job is to provide entertainment for the masses of sports fanatics and spend billions of dollars on coaches, stadiums and players. . . who, quite often, don’t graduate (or “pass” without ever having to go to class).
The numbers are ridiculous. Hundreds of millions are spent on new stadiums. The football coach at U.S.C. makes over $4 million a year while (more…)
Tags: athletics, college athletics, high school, how much does Rutgers spend on athletics, men over 40, professional sports, Sports, stadiums, tax money for building stadiums, the cost of college sports programs, women over 40
Posted in My Pet Peeves, Sports | 2 Comments »
Hell Yes to a Free Market
Tuesday, November 9th, 2010
For those who know me (or are familiar with my former blog, Political Doodle), you are well aware that I am a pablum puking liberal. That said, I have to admit that I have begun to believe in the “free market” – a market that is unfettered by laws and regulations where there is no intervention by the state.
I say HELL YES to a free market. . . in sports. If only the free market ruled, we’d have so much more time for relationships. (more…)
Tags: baseball, billionaires, football, Free market, government subsidies, intervention by the state, laws, political doodle, referee, regulations, Relationships, self policing, Sports, sports arenas, umpire
Posted in Sports | 5 Comments »
