My recent article on the infamous Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas exchange motivated me to share my thoughts about some of the silly rules in the game of golf. Stroke and Distance Penalties Imagine a straight golf hole. Standing on the tee, you can see the flag straight ahead in the distance about 360 yards…
Continue ReadingTiger’s latest mistake – It’s not what you think
Tiger Woods has a very interesting and colorful history. Besides being arguably the greatest golfer of all time, he’s also had incidents off the course that have kept him in the headlines. The most notable of them was in 2009 when his wife at the time reportedly attacked him with a golf club, smashing items…
Continue ReadingLocus of Control and the Power of Words
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Humans have always used words maliciously. Even the classic bar fight is usually preceded by verbal sparring and insults. Before the printing press, malicious words had to be aimed at individuals from close range, which sometimes invited a physical response. In the…
Continue ReadingSome Thoughts on Gun Control
In a recent blog I discussed the degree to which dialogue surrounding the processes of societal change can be blamed for individual acts of violence. During that article I referenced an author who favors strict gun control, but I didn’t address that issue in that piece. So I thought I would share my thoughts now….
Continue ReadingCollege Sports and NIL
I’ve been a fan of college sports, particularly football and men’s basketball, for most of my life. I have always loved bowl season and March madness. Like most fans, I have teams and conferences that I follow and support. However, the landscape of college sports has been changing rapidly over the past decade and these…
Continue ReadingIs Society to Blame?
I just finished reading A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny. If you haven’t yet read it, don’t worry, there are no spoilers in this article. I am a big fan of Louise Penny’s writing. I love the fictional village of Three Pines located in the Eastern Townships of Ontario, Canada, and the characters she…
Continue ReadingWhy Some Poor People Stay Poor
Readers of More Spock know that income inequality is one of my pet topics. I struggle with how a society can generate such huge amounts of wealth using capitalism as its foundation, but can’t figure out how to ensure more people benefit. The only solutions offered by the “champions of the people” are to have…
Continue ReadingMidterms Post-Mortem
Everyone seemed to expect a red wave in the 2022 mid-term elections, but Republicans didn’t take the Senate and at the time of this writing, it’s still unclear if they’ll even control the House when the votes are all tallied. The pundits on Fox News and on CNN/MSNBC were equally stunned as the outcome became…
Continue ReadingNeanderthal Lives Mattered
The oldest known Neanderthal bones date to about 430,000 years ago, but most date from between 130,000 and 40,000 years ago. There are many theories about what caused the ultimate demise of Neanderthal, but one thing is for certain – Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens (modern humans) often encountered one another. The population of Homo Sapiens…
Continue ReadingLogic and the Paul Pelosi Attack
The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked in their San Franciso home recently as has been well documented. A canvasser in south Florida was viciously attacked for representing the Rubio campaign by some thugs who took offense to his presence. Abortion clinics as well as pro-life churches and organizations have been targeted with…
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