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Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler: First Black Female Doctor
Dr. Benjamin Spock published his famous "Baby and Child Care" in 1946, eventually outselling all other nonfiction books other than the Bible. However, in 1883, 63 years before Spock’s book, America’s first African-American woman medical...
America still holds the torch with the NBA
Recent times have seen many people decry the loss of prestige that America has suffered by way of the war in Iraq, Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo and other fiascoes. But I can point to a story...
The Care & Maintenance of the After-50 Athlete
People in their 20s and 30s mostly work out to train for a specific sport or to look good in a bathing suit. People in their 40s mostly work out to stave off admitting they're...
Jazz Lives
I recently had the pleasure of catching a performance of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, which is now touring, under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. They played at the Pepperdine University Performing Arts Center in...
Answering Fan Mail II
I wanted to add an answer to one more question that didn't make it onto the previous video. I received a great question/response on my Slice ‘Em blog from Robert Sommers, and I would like...
Star Wars, NBA-Style II
The Lakers stepped up and delivered in a major way in last week's victory over Phoenix. It was a statement of the first order. The Suns' acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal was an attempt to put...
Linking Up with the NCAA
I had a great time with the NCAA Double-A Zone. We talked about blogging, my audio book, fans, sports, writing and many other topics. Please join me in this really interesting conversation with the National...