Mazeroski, Pittsburgh, and the 1960 World Series

At 3:37 p.m. on October 14, 1960, Bill Mazeroski became a blue-collar legend.  A stellar second baseman with eight Gold Gloves, Mazeroski played his entire 17-year career in a Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, never more prominent than in the moment he slammed a Ralph Terry...

Man of a Thousand Voices

One of television’s greatest stars would probably be unrecognizable to most people, but his voice is burned in our collective memory.  Mel Blanc.  In fact, he had many voices. Mel Blanc’s vocal roster of characters includes Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, and...

How To Use Empathy Effectively In Letter Writing

A letter states a request in a straightforward manner, yet the recipient denies the request. Why? Because the letter lacks empathy for the recipient. Of course, the letter writer presumes empathy belongs on his or her side. After all, the writer wants something from...

Audit By Copyright or Learn Your ABCs

You Tube is more than an Internet warehouse of wacky home videos featuring a drugged seven year-old boy wondering if he is existing in real-life after a dental procedure, a one year-old biting a finger of his three year-old brother with the older brother giving a...