RICH & FAMOUS NEED TO GIVE MORE
I am an unrepentant capitalist. In theory I believe that people are allowed to do whatever they want with their money. If you are Johnny Depp and you want to buy 14 homes and spend $5 million dollars to shoot Hunter Thompson’s ashes out of a cannon or you are Floyd “Money” Mayweather and you […]
RAY ALLEN
I just ate a bowl of loyalty for breakfast. It has been a creed I have lived by nearly my entire life. I played sports, and while not on a professional level, feel like I understand the locker rooms codes and relationships that are formed and abided by beyond just the regular existence of “Man […]
DEPRESSING NEWS VS. STAYING INFORMED
Terrorism, Fake news, lies, death, destruction, plague, natural disasters, Trump, politicians in general, mass shootings, racism disguised as populism or nationalism, pre-existing conditions, another Kardashian story… The news is beyond depressing… Anyone of us would be justified in completely shutting the world out in a pursuit of peace and sanity. Yet, how do you avoid […]
LONZO BALL-ZO2
I know that people have jokes about the new shoe Big Baller Brand introduced for soon to be NBA draftee Lonzo Ball (The ZO2). Big Baller Brand is the line that Lavar Ball started and is trying to indoctrinate to the rest of the world as the next big thing. That all remains to be […]
PHILLY FANS
The NFL draft was held in Philadelphia and over 70,000 fans booed NFL Comissoner Roger Godell early loudly and often. This should hardly come as a surprise since Goddell is often booed in public, but Philly Fans have a special relationship with bad behavior. When it comes to who has the worst behaving fans in […]
APATHY
“Apathy is a trait shared by people who can never figure out why their lives are always in the same stalled position.” Richard Ray Politics is not a fun topic. Trust me I get it. As someone that felt absolutely disenfranchised by the process, I understand not feeling as if there was anyone out there […]
FAITH
By Richard Ray Anyone that knows me, is aware of my feelings regarding organized religion… I am not a big fan. Do not confuse this with me having any type of disdain for people’s beliefs in whatever god they worship or a diminishing in the importance that religion may have to various people and […]
HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING IS BACK
A great heavyweight championship boxing match took place this weekend, and most Americans, missed out on what could possibly be the sports re-awakening. Wladimir Klitschko dominated the heavyweight division, for nearly a decade. However, his historic run was more notable for how uninspiring it was until his loss in 2015 to the unlikely Tyson Fury. […]
BYE FELICIA
Any fan of the cult classic “Friday” remembers the dismissal of the pretty crackhead played by Angela Means. “Bye Felicia” became a tagline for dismissal and unfortunately the draft fortunes of her son Brad Kaaya have reverted to being worthy of the irony and cruelty that the Internet lends when such easy dots are connected […]
FRENEMIES
Two women walk into a restaurant. Their enthusiastic greetings make it clear that the two share a strong bond and probably have not seen in each other in a while. They order wine and Carpaccio to start and while waiting on the main course they talk…and talk…and talk… A bottle of wine and 2 hours later, they hug […]
