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WRITER’S EYE TREATMENT FOR LEBRON JAMES

June 8, 2016 by

It’s not pink eye, it’s writer’s eye, and LeBron James lives it everyday. There’s a story about Mark Twain cussing so much that his wife finally took it up. She cussed and cussed to show him what it sounded like, trying to shame him into cleaning up his mouth. Apparently it didn’t work, and he […]

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STEPH YOUR GAME UP

January 26, 2016 by

Anything is possible when you Steph Your Game Up. Step back a moment and consider the history of the long range bomber in basketball. Baby boomers had Pistol Pete Maravich in his baggy gray socks launching forty footers. They went in often enough for Pete to avoid the tag of, “afraid of the paint,” which […]

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PORTLAND BOOMER’S NBA BURDEN

May 20, 2015 by

Notes On A Bitter Blazer Fan’s NBA Burden. Sport’s fans watch. Maybe they have some game. Maybe they used to have some game. Either way they mostly watch. And yell. Maybe drink a beer. After enough beer they compare their game to the players they see on TV. Most sports fans compare themselves favorably, the […]

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THE NBA EDUCATION OF DAMIAN LILLARD

March 5, 2015 by

In the era of One And Done college players, Damian Lillard went the distance. With no other reason but a promise to his mom and himself, Lillard finished his college education. How hard is it to earn a college degree? People with a Masters or PhD act like a Bachelor’s degree was nothing, like they […]

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1080 THE FAN GOES ON A HOST HUNT

January 19, 2015 by

Admit it, you’ve been in someone’s car with sports talk radio on and thought, “Please just shut up.” But they don’t turn it down. The driver won’t change the station. You don’t ask. The radio hosts keep repeating things three times. You wonder who the last two are for since you heard it the first […]

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LeBRON JAMES, THE NEW BOSS

November 4, 2014 by

Move It On Over Bruce. After all the noise about LeBron’s move from Cleveland to Miami with his prediction of, “Not one, not two, not three…” he learned what it takes to win one NBA title, then another. He took his talents to the Sunshine State and won fifty percent of the finals he played […]

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ONE BABY BOOMER’S MOUNT RUSHMORE

March 8, 2014 by

Greats, Near Great, And Who Was That?   The traditional list for Mt. Rushmore singles out the best of an era. The baby boom era is 1946-1964. Lot’s to choose from. Steven Spielberg makes most lists. So does Tom Hanks and Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is easy to find. Most recently NBA basketball players came out with […]

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