Hydrogeologist. Statistician. Writer. Cat lover. But mostly, Retired.
Since I watched my first science-fiction movie in the 1950s, I knew I was going to grow up to be a scientist. I loved biology in high school but knew I didn’t have the mindset of a biologist. A few years later, in fact, I became a vegetarian. I started…
Coaches and players create winning seasons. Owners and managers create dynasties.
A dynasty in sports is a franchise that has a prolonged run of successful seasons. They may wax and wane from season to season, and usually do. But, over decades, you can be sure they’ll be among the most competitive and most successful of teams.
Like political dynasties, there may…
Good list. IMO, the 2008 election of Barack Obama was a monumental event for reasons too numerous to mention. It will be remembered in history books long after all those other events are forgotten.
Some fans complain that the owners of their favorite teams are the worst in the league. Everybody can’t be right but two groups, the Score and Bonusfinder, did independently rank the owners.
Bonusfinder ( https://www.bonusfinder.com/best-and-worst-nfl-owners/) scored the owners based on several metrics: 5-Year Growth; 5-Star Reviews; Average Active Cash (millions…
No holiday stimulates our imaginations more than Halloween.
It has been said that Halloween is for the young. But, it’s really not. It’s for anyone who can expand their imaginations to the limits of the infinite. Halloween isn’t just about candy. It’s about decorations and activities, and most of all, costumes.
Terror, like beauty, is in the eye of the Beholder.
People find different things to be scary. For some, it’s talking politics or paying bills. But, for aficionados of Halloween, it’s monsters.
Some people ignore Halloween and some people celebrate it all year long.
No season inspires thoughtful reflection like autumn, the season of harvest, and no day of the season evokes creativity and the imagination like Halloween. It isn’t a religious or a governmental holiday but it garners more attention than many days that are.
Why it’s such a big deal in the NFL.
Remember when you were back in school and you had to pick players for a team sport? It could be an emotional and consequential decision process. In the National Football League (NFL) it is the prelude to the season. It has to be done every year for the league to…
Reported sightings go back 1,000 years but things have changed since then.
We all have heard about UFOs, what the U.S. government now calls UAPs, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. They are mentioned in the news, in books, in movies, on tv, on radio talk shows, and in classified government reports. You may even have seen one yourself.
UFOs are not a recent phenomenon…
I gave up on publications even before they fired all the editors.
Here's the search engine I wish Mediun had so we could find articles that Medium never recommends.
https://charliekufs.medium.com/a-medium-distribution-fantasy-d7cc2ff4a00e
Let readers find their own articles to read instead of telling us what you think we'll like.
