Man About Town: Siomai and Friends Fries [chapter 10]

“Go back to your country.” At least once a day, some random male voice called out a smart aleck comment or slur to either me or my wife. There were times I knew something wicked had been spoken, but since it was said in Cebuano, I didn’t know just what. The controlled look on wifey’s…

High Beams are Bright Lights: Check Your Tandems

Rolling westbound on a major highway at night, with my high beams on. I was passed by a state trooper. Normally, I flick off the high beams when I’m overtaken at night. This time I didn’t, forgetting that they were on. The trooper hit his blues, brake lights flaring. The trooper pulled me over. His…

“First to ever do it!”: Stat Padding, Analytics Nerds, Distracted Fanatics

What is the big deal with sports statistics? You’re obsessed with these numbers. At times, you are more impressed with stats than the actual games and athletes. Some fans grow weary of seeing those memes and TV graphics which inform us of “the first so-and-so to do such-and-such.” When someone who simply wants to watch…

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Old Man at Thirty: The Reality of Sports and Life

  One talking head sports media personality said that Tom Brady’s brand is age defiance. We will see how well that works when Brady dies, like the rest of us. “Tom vs. Time.” I wonder who’s going to win that battle? Click Here! In real life, being in your mid-thirties means you are still a…

NBA: Iconic Hair-dids

Which NBA player in history had the most memorable and/or iconic hairstyle? We rank the ‘dos, from worst to first:   #8. Manu Ginobili. Click here #7. LeBron James. Vince v. Kobe Dissing MJ #6. Elfrid Payton. #5. “Birdman” Andersen. #4. Julius “Dr. J” Erving. #3.   Michael Jordan. #2. Dennis Rodman. [democracy id=”7″] #1….