Pros and Cons

It’s no wonder why I enjoy amateur sports more than professional sports these days. It’s not that athletes make too much money, although that is also true. It’s the attitude that they have developed that it’s all about them. They forget why they started playing the game (for the love of the [...]

My E-mail to the Mayor

Politics has always been an interest of mine. It’s not the concept of power that attracted me to it, but rather how governments set priorities for the population and try to make and enforce laws for them. It combines some of my favourite elements: economics, history, law, religion etc. Even though I [...]

Hockey Night in Las Vegas?

Today the free agent frenzy begins for the NHL. This is the time of year that the players show their true loyalty: to the almighty dollar and not to the fans of their respective cities who have paid their salaries for the previous season(s).
There are a few players who have been loyal to one [...]

On Common Courtesy and Good Sportsmanship

I attended minor lacrosse last night as I do several times a week. The visiting teams were all from Six Nations and there were several altercations during the games, which, unfortunately, is not unusual when they come to town. At the conclusion of the one Peewee game (that would be kids aged 11 [...]