This Week in Sports History – January 12, 2021

  January 12 In 1997, American professional golfer Tiger Woods secured a win at the Mercedes Championship, which was the third win of his career.   January 13 On this day, in 1994, American figure skater Tonya Harding’s bodyguard and an accomplice were charged with conspiracy to attack figure skater Nancy Kerrigan before the U.S. […]

Water Your Thoughts – Living to work

We need to talk about how Americans are working their lives away. It’s hard to place when this happened, but at some point, we shifted to be almost entirely work-centered society.    Working-class Americans are stuck in a rut.    There’s this cycle that we go through. This monotonous routine to life is found throughout […]

Waves of the week: Sweet singalongs

Here’s 10 of the best songs for a karaoke night with friends. This playlist features a good mix of genres and types of songs, including solos, duets, ballads and ensembles.    “Wannabe” by Spice Girls  “Barbie Girl” by Aqua  “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tami Terrell  “Just Wanna Be With You” […]

Columbus Day under a microscope

With Columbus Day fast approaching, many people are taking this opportunity to reexamine the holiday. Columbus Day has been acknowledged as a federal holiday since 1937. It is occasionally celebrated with parades, but is most often recognized as a day off in schools and in some workplaces.    How is Columbus Day adapting  Over the […]