Autographed Baseballs – Creating a Collection

Autographed baseballs are among the most popular types of sports memorabilia, with a history stretching back decades. Teams have been writing about them since the early days of the game when teams, score, and other details of a game were written on the ball, which was then preserved as a “trophy.” Signing or signing a dance did not become popular […]

Top 10 Survival TV Shows and Reality Shows

I love survival shows and reality shows, and I want to share some of my favorites with you. Reality and survival TV shows are instructive, a re-enactment of a true story, dangerous occupation, or adventure, and they make us feel like we’ve experienced the tough fight alongside the people featured. We’ve all seen survival in the wild, urban survival, crabbing […]

Advice to directors

This site is dedicated to the memory of Fred Caruolo, former principal of Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York, who died by suicide while he was principal. At the time, the School Board members had decided that principals were too lenient in their evaluations of teachers. They wanted to see direct, honest and realistic evaluations, especially from poor teachers, […]

Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that is distinguished from classical or artistic music and folk music. The term indicates specific stylistic traits, but the genre also includes artists working in many styles such as rock, hip hop, rhythm and blues (R&B), and country, making it a flexible category. The term “pop music” can also be used to […]

Create good luck in your job search

What does luck have to do with job hunting? Apparently a lot! Richard Wiseman, author of “The Luck Factor,” says that some people really have all the luck, while others are a magnet for bad luck. Luck is not a magical ability or a gift from the gods, but a way of thinking and behaving. Do you consider yourself lucky, […]

A culture of Benidorm

Mention Benidorm and with it, implicitly, the concepts of package tourism, hotel buffets, British bars with a euro a pint lager, the Northern English Working Men’s Club tour imitating something that neither themselves nor their audience have ever been, impersonating by lobster-burned. bathers and fried English breakfasts with the bacon already drenched in tomato sauce, and I would bet very […]

Why is music so bad today?

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” ~ Charles H. Duell, Commissioner of the United States Patent Office in 1899. “Today’s children are tyrants. They contradict their parents, they devour their food and they tyrannize their teachers.” ~ Socrates Why is popular music so bad today? I mean, I’m not that old, but God, today’s music, with just a […]

Home Staging is like dancing with the stars

One of my favorite shows is “Dancing with the Stars.” While watching last week’s episode, I realized that the challenges some of the stars have in learning their dances are similar to the challenges Home Stagers, Realtors, and Home Sellers face when hosting a property. The judge’s criticism of Ty Murray’s dance was that: “He got all the steps, they […]