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Imagine processing 10,000 bits of data almost instantly. Sure, if we were hard wired with a computer chip. Yet our subconscious mind thrives at this velocity. Consciously however, we could probably name roughly 100 items we are...

Last week’s Carolina Panthers season opener at Denver was a stark reminder that the NFL has a long way to go in protecting players from the ramifications of concussions. The league can talk all they want about the protocol in...

Parity is a bi-product of the NFL these days. Things can change rapidly for a franchise. The Carolina Panthers are attempting to buck the trend by putting together a stretch of winning seasons. Parity in the league is primarily...

It is safe to surmise that, at some point, you have seen a movie where the lead character’s birthday is being celebrated. There’s a big cake, delicious looking buffet table, waiters with silver trays full of champagne glasses...

Briiinngg!!! Hey there empty-nesters the 50’s called. Now Don’t Get Bent but they want their Brylcream and Saddle Shoes back. Dang, remember the night you wore the Coonskin Cap and played Backseat Bingo at the Car Hop? It was...

Before we begin a bit of clarification seems in order. This week’s title in no way bears reference, positive or negative, towards the homosexual community. So to be clear it is not mentioned here as a symbolic reference to...

Would you rather be immortal or live forever? You initially register this as a choice bearing the same outcome. Doesn’t being immortal imply living forever and vice versa? Notwithstanding comic book and film lore or religious...

Once upon a time, there was a creature, and…and that seems rather vague and nondescript. As defined by Merriam-Webster a “creature” can be any type of animal. If this were a children’s book, (as opposed to a newspaper...

Alex Rodriguez’s controversial major league baseball career came to a close last Friday. And it was quite anti-climatic. I know most will say that the legacy of Rodriguez is that he cheated and that he lied. That is a given. I...

I spoke last week about where the money goes from current and past Olympic Games. I stumbled across this last week. Actually, this was a topic I wrote of in the past. Most would call it an injustice which is why it looked like...

As you may have heard this summer, the Summer Olympics in Rio is fully immersed on controversy. It is clear that the city is not fully ready for the Games to begin. They will go on of course. But promises made by the city and...

For reasons unknown, a compulsion to make and take a brief pause before we begin. In order to offer a respectful respite, to a fallen former friend, John Clifford Hicks circa July 21, 1973 – July 20, 2016. Though it has...

As threatened, the NBA has pulled the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte in protest of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 (HB2), otherwise known as the “bathroom bill,” the league announced last week. The controversial law, which...

The box-fan idles on its medium setting, slowly vibrating itself across the coffee table’s polished wooden surface. Every so often it must be reset into place or it will throw itself into a buzzing tantrum on the living room...

I saw that 156 players began the British Open. Eighty-one made the cut and got to play Royal Troon in Scotland over the weekend. But, at it turns out, only two players had a shot at winning. Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson...

Tim Duncan, who most feel is the best power forward to ever step on a basketball court, decided to retire on Monday after 19 seasons in the league. Duncan is also likely the most under-appreciated star any sport has ever seen....

“I’m gonna raise a fuss, I’m gonna raise a holler. About a workin’ all summer just to try to earn a dollar. Every time I call my baby, and try to get a date, my boss says, “No dice son, you gotta work late!” Sometimes I...

The NBA free agent season begins tomorrow and this is a very important season this year for the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte returned to the playoffs last season and appear to be a franchise on the rise. However the Hornets have...

Exclaiming that “It’s HOT” would not only be stating the obvious, but at this point, probably somewhat redundant. Because if you haven’t heard it an up-teen dozen times, you’ve most likely been saying it yourself. Hopefully not...

A child’s interest changes more often than the tide and is unpredictable as the wind. Case in point, a few weeks ago, due to a day care show and tell incident, the Tot (that’s the live-in grand-saw) suddenly took an obsessive...

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While spending time reading sports sections this week, I noticed that both the NFL and the NHL may be looking to put franchises in Las Vegas. Though I think the NHL may end up in Vegas first, I am going to spend some time...

“And even though we ain’t got money, I’m so in love with you honey. Everything will bring a chain of love. And in the morning when I rise, bring a tear of joy to my eyes. And tell me everything’s gonna be all right.”- (excerpted...

As I write this, the Cleveland Cavaliers are down 0-2 to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals and LeBron James’ critics are already making noise. Questions and statements about James’ having a dismal record in NBA Finals....

Well my friends, it’s that time of year again when I must, due to other obligations, take a short break from meeting you between the pages of FOCUS. It will pain me to not be here with you each week yet by some colossal cosmic...

I spoke briefly last week about the Atlanta Braves. About the classless way they let their manager go. Well, things are not getting any better down in Atlanta. There is some talk nationally that the Braves may end up as the...

Everything was changing. This much he understood. As far as to the how and why, he had some conception that it had to do with a coming of age and passage of time. The connection between the two was completely lost on him. At...

Metaphorically speaking, if you opened your closet door would a skeleton or two fall out? If we’d admit the truth the answer would probably lie somewhere between “Maybe” and a tart “Who wants to know?” Dirty laundry isn’t...

The relatively little guard from Davidson College did it again. Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors repeated as MVP in the NBA. And he made history as Curry is the first unanimous MVP in league history. Curry gave Golden...

Do you Facebook? The majority of you probably answered yes. In that case, whether you’re a daily user or sporadic like me, you’ve realized certain posts make repeated appearances. Therefore, you’ve probably seen the post about...

It would be remiss (not to mention a total a-hole thing to do) not to acknowledge and express gratitude towards positive praise. That said, we’ll take a moment here to extend a sincere thanks to the outpouring of appreciation...

Last week I spent time in these pages discussing the needs of the Carolina Panthers. I spoke of how the Panthers would likely address newfound needs in the defensive secondary. I thought Carolina would also look for some help at...

Walk about much? Crocodile Dundee was well known for going on a walkabout; some lasting years. Of course, wandering in the Australian outback poses a unique set of predatory precautions such as…deadly spiders, killer birds and...

News came out this week that former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel has lost his endorsement deal with Nike. The move from his biggest sponsor is the latest in an ongoing collapse of professional support for the...