The Oakland Raiders have been officially renamed the Las Vegas Raiders. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak unveiled the Raiders’ new name alongside owner Mark Davis at a news conference Wednesday at Allegiant Stadium. Sisolak read a proclamation at the announcement, officially calling Jan. 22 “Las Vegas Raiders Day” in the state of Nevada. “The Raiders were born in Oakland … [Read more...]
Know Your Limits, Then Reach for the Skies
A little to the left, a little to the right – the good life is found through balance. Work matters. Human beings are happy when they are productive, creative and engaged in life. We have a need to contribute. To participate. To feel accomplished. Not to mention that we have to pay the bills. I spent all day yesterday climbing up and down a 20’ extension ladder, painting. … [Read more...]
We Don’t Need No Education
Have you noticed how vehicle traffic has reached almost suffocating volumes in these parts? We just won’t learn. People have been drawn here just like the casino boom of the late 1970s when gambling employees camped on the banks of the mucky Truckee because housing was tighter than Ebenezer Scrooge at Christmastime. This week came the troubling but not surprising news of … [Read more...]
Cheering for cheating when jockocracy rules
Does a defensive back admit to holding and demand a penalty? Have you ever seen a baseball player ask an umpire to reverse calling him safe? In the post-Michael Jordan era, traveling is almost never called because scoring titillates. Sport shares the ethics of crime and politics: Cheating only matters if you get caught. The only game with a remaining shard of honor is one … [Read more...]