Weekend Words: The 80-20 Rule, Redux It’s been said that in (good) relationships we typically like 80% of the things about a person, and dislike... Read More →
Weekend Words – “Everybody Plays the Fool Sometime (No Exception to the Rule)” Here I go again, going “old school,” referencing another Motown mega-hit. This time it is “Everybody Plays the Fool”... Read More →
Weekend Words – You Can’t Keep Talent Down I had a teammate at Virginia Tech who seemed destined for big things. He played football for four years... Read More →
Weekend Words – Do the Right Thing Back in my days as a college football coach we taught players the difference between right and wrong and... Read More →
Weekend Words – “It Ain’t Nothing But a Thang” One night during my sophomore year in high school, my junior varsity football team lost a close game. The... Read More →
Weekend Words – The Price of Admission My mother once told me that the most pain you could feel as a parent was when your child... Read More →
Weekend Words – Old School I watched one of this season’s NFL playoff games at a local bar. I struck up a conversation with... Read More →
Weekend Words – Tough Game It has been said many times that the “game of life” is a really tough game. The longer I... Read More →
Weekend Words – Standing Ovation Many of us have dreamed of performing so well at something that we get a standing ovation from a... Read More →
Weekend Words: Hokie Nation, Read This and Gobble Proudly Many of the Virginia Tech faithful are feeling down after our close overtime loss to Michigan in the BCS... Read More →