On Monday, longtime big-league first baseman Bill Buckner died due to complications from dementia. Buckner spent part of 22 seasons in the majors, including a memorable stint with the Chicago Cubs.
Sporting events, fearing that fans who've paid top dollar to see their favorite team will grow bored and go home, like to fill every moment of downtime with something to keep the aforementioned fans riveted.
To be fair, some of the activities are fun to watch, especially the half-court shot contests at basketball games where fans have hit the shot and won $1 million, $500K, $250K, 50K, a new car,
After viewing the video below, my first thought was, "I'd pretty much react the same way this dude did." Which is to say I'd be highly enthusiastic, but maybe not quite this much.
To set the scene, a couple of guys, Tony Flanders and Brad Rich, were off the coast of Alaska hoping to spot some migrating humpback whales...
I remember my wife, Amy, coming into our kitchen, smiling excitedly, and waving a little plastic stick. The conversation began with "Guess what?" and ended with the two of us jumping up and down with joy at the prospect of impending parenthood...
I don't know where the idea came from, but I love it.
French photographer Xavier Hubert-Brierre travelled to Gabon with his wife and set up a mirror in several locations in the wilderness to see how wild animals would react to seeing their reflections...
It's happened to all of us at one time or another. If it hasn't happened to you, it will.
You're enjoying being barefoot on a beautiful warm day, you're walking around on the lush grass of your lawn, when suddenly, you step in...you know...
My friend Justin, a native Australian, loves going to Outback Steakhouse.
I asked him if it made him feel like he was back home in The Land Down Under, and he responded by cracking up laughing. Loudly.
"Oh, God, no!" he managed to get out during between guffaws, "We don't have anything like this place at home...