John Gardner - On Life and Everything Else (Page 3)

A Look Behind the NFL Curtain

Written by Eben Britton, a former right tackle in the NFL, on what it took him to stay in the league as long as he did. Continue to full article

Politics

If We Want To Stop Terrorism, We Should Stop Supporting Terrorists

In the wake of the barbaric Paris terror attacks, everyone is arguing over what we should do to stop further terrorism. Some say we need more war against Islamic countries … or more spying … or more crackdowns on our liberties. In reality – despite what the talking heads may say – the methods

Sports

Mizzou Protest a Sham

I never followed the recent protests at the University of Missouri all that closely but to force the resignation of a school President (basically via extortion), I thought whatever caused it must have been a big deal. And then I read a piece on Fox Sports by Clay Travis and

Politics

Snowden Vindicated in Court Decision

In the most forceful of ways D.C. District Court Judge Richard Leon smacked down the NSA's bulk metadata collection as violating the 4th Amendment and issued an injunction, ordering the NSA to immediately cease collecting information on the plantiffs. This ruling brings 2 questions to mind: We know the

Politics

Online Fantasy Football Banned in New York

It is clear that DraftKings and FanDuel are the leaders of a massive, multibillion-dollar scheme intended to evade the law and fleece sports fans across the country. Today we have sent a clear message: not in New York, and not on my watch. ~ Eric SchneidermanOnline Fantasy Football is now banned

Sports

Military Tributes at Sporting Events

Evidently the Dept of Defense has paid the NFL more than $6MM over the last 4 years to honor military servicemen during games. I, like most people I suspect, believed these displays were organic in nature, not advertisements. That's not to say I believe these sports teams necessarily did the

Politics

A Tax I Can Support

Believe it or not, but there is a tax that I could support as libertarian. In fact, it's a tax I even would want to see. Because it fixes the problem of underfinanced government budgets and it also aligns the voting populace with the risk of "investing" in government.I

Pop Culture

The End of an Era

After 248 episodes and 2,950 experiments, Mythbusters will be airing its 14th and final season in 2016. I had a feeling the end was near when it was announced last year co-stars Kari, Tori and Grant were leaving the show, but to hear the show itself is actually ending

Pop Culture

December 18th 2015

This will be released: My son cannot wait for me to take him

Politics

Gun Ownership and Violent Crime

I'm sick of people calling for more gun control laws in response to mass shootings. There is simply no correlation between gun ownership, mass shootings and murder rates. I'm also sick of the selective coverage of gun violence. If a bunch of white people in middle America get shot, or

Sports

No, Fantasy Sports Do Not Need Additional Regulation

The best regulation for daily fantasy sports will come from customers, not from the government. It recently came out that an employee of DraftKings played on FanDuel and won $350,000 possibly using insider information. Since then there have been numerous calls for Congress to get involved; even the headline

Politics

Edward Snowden: They've said they won't torture me

If you think our system of justice has even a shred of decency left, I present to you Edward Snowden. In a recent interview with the BBC, Snowden explained that he has offered many times to return to the US to face trial and, if necessary, go to prison. What

Technology

Fixing Twitter

I've been on Twitter since 2009, and while I like using it more than Facebook, it's not perfect by any stretch. Dustin Curtis perfectly outlines the problems Twitter has and how to fix them.

Pop Culture

OMG Deadpool!!!!

Ryan Reynolds was a perfect cast for this role

Sports

DeflateGate Vendetta?

I have to wonder, why is NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell seemingly so hell-bent on dragging Tom Brady's name through the mud? The league leaked the initial report to ESPN (and then never corrected it) claiming 11 of 12 footballs were 2psi under the limit which points the finger at the

Pop Culture

The Oatmeal Explains America

As only The Oatmeal can: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/america

Politics

Freedom and Gay Marriage

I celebrate the reality that the US Government must now recognize marriages by homosexual couples under the 14th Amendment. It's a topic I've written about previously but this ruling is not all rainbow flags and unicorns. I saw a few comments like this on different websites and it really struck

Pop Culture

Society

It's bad enough this 2 ladies fight but it's the young boy that really showcases how far we have fallen.

Sports

Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan, not Kobe, not Shaq, not even LeBron, is the best player since Michael Jordan. And to think how close he was to wearing Celtic green.

Pop Culture

Ryu vs Green Ranger

These are fun little videos

Sports

DeflateGate

Let's get one thing straight right off the bat -- the NFL couldn't have cared less about air pressure in footballs before a Colts beat writer reported about underinflated footballs being used in the first half of the AFC Championship game, a game in which the Colts were destroyed 45-7.

Politics

Government Blows me Away Again

Nothing in government should surprise me at this point, but here we are. Craig Patty's attorney had the following to say after he sued the DEA and lost looking for them to pay to repair his truck that federal agents used in a drug raid that went sideways: A federally

Politics

Motel 6 Handing Nightly Guest List to Police

This I can't believe. If you stay at the Motel 6 on Jefferson Blvd in Warwick, they are voluntarily sending your information (along with all other guests) each night to the Warwick PD. The Police are then running that information to see if there's any outstanding warrants (along with anything

Business

Remote Hiring

As my responsibilities at Custom Built have grown, especially over the last year, evaluating and hiring people has grown as a priority. I'm always on the lookout for insight into how other companies do their hiring and articles like the one Dave Martin posted over on his blog outlining how

Business

Powerful Customer Service Survey Question

Would you hire the last Delta representative you spoke with if you owned a customer service company?That's the first question in the Delta Airlines customer service follow-up survey. Really gets to the heart of the experience right away, doesn't it?