I was watching television the other night and was jolted from the commentary, which incidentally was on the World Athletics Championships in Paris, by a series of rather ill-timed commercial interruptions. It was really amazing how one minute I'd be totally engrossed by the one hundred m ...

Everybody knows that the Olympic Games are due to be held in Athens in 2004. Apart from the accepted consequences, positive and negative, for the city of Athens and Greece in general this sporting extravaganza will seriously affect the yachting fraternity from mid-July to mid-September. ...

Equine Cushings disease is caused by a tumor in the pituitary gland, which is responsible for the production and regulation of hormones. Symptoms include a long, shaggy coat that does not shed, excessive drinking and urination, laminitis, a tendency for recurring infections in the hoof ( ...

Author Interview with Ryan Thomson, seacoast New Hampshire resident, and author of a new book advocating left handed violin playing by lefties. - Playing Violin and Fiddle Left Handed. This piece started out as an actual interview for an internet website article, but the author has expa ...

Digital photography promises much. Store your photographs on your computer, print them when you want, email them to friends and family share them to your hearts content. Couldnt be easier, could it So how come that for most of us storing and sharing our photographs is a bit of a nightma ...

How can a fan go from ecstasy to sheer agony in a split second It's not just when your Cubs give up 8 runs in the eighth inning to give the Florida Marlins an 8-3 lead - it's when you're the one that silences a roaring crowd and opens the door for a Marlins comeback. Can you imagine ...

A friend just recently asked me why no one on the site staff has done an article about the Keyshawn Johnson issue. For those of you who don't know, Keyshawn made remarks saying he didn't like how much he was getting the ball and wanted to leave after this season was over. The Bucs respon ...

HIT Progress Reports Hello HIT'ers, This week I'd like to discuss the topic of over-training. One of my new clients had the pleasure of increasing his strength some 40% - since his last Chest (upper-body) workout. Note, his last chest workout was about 10 days ago!! My client is new ...

In Northern Australia the Didjeridu is seen as a phallic symbol and therefore a male instrument. Women are prohibited from playing. Stories of the Didjeridu vary from place to place among the different language-speaking groups in this large continent. In the beginning, in the North of ...

There, you have just got a boat. A nice new hobby for the weekend and it is time to stock it out. It is time to get all that equipment and gear that you have read about in all the magazines and that you have dreamt about for so long. Time to fill that boat up with all the latest goodies ...

(A) Popularise cricket! 1. Restructure Current test teams. For Cricket to improve first the quality of the current test teams should be improved. Teams like England and West Indies need to be more competitive. Here are some suggestions: Introduce cricket in schools and colleges. Mor ...

It's the middle of the second quarter, inside the opposing teams 20 yard line. Aaron Brooks throws a strike to Joe Horn for his second touchdown of the game. But instead of giving the ball to the ref and running back to the sideline, Joe runs over to the goal post, lifts up the pad and p ...

If you watched the Super Bowl, you know that Janet Jackson revealed one of two things. She revealed how silly and paranoid otherwise normal human beings can get. Unfortunately, she did not reveal how bored we have become with run-of-the-mill celebrity nudity. Had she revealed both ...

A fictional overheard conversation at a Thelmas Fine Dining. Hi, Im your waitress, Flo. How are you two doing tonight Just come from the gym Whew, one of you needs a shower. Heres our menu. Our specials include a 3lb cheeseburger with mega fries, a foot long chili dog that is deep-fried ...

Going to the movies may not seem like a novel way for little kids to spend an afternoon. But have you ever brought your child to see a Disney flick and ended up viewing trailers for Jeepers Creepers 2 or Freddie vs. Jason When this happened in a Birmingham, Alabama cinema last year, pare ...

It is obvious who ought to take the first snap for the Washington Redskins next fall. The answer is so clear, anybody that thinks otherwise needs to have their brain examined. Maybe new head coach Joe Gibbs should order Patrick Ramsey get a CAT scan before mini-camp takes place. Mar ...

Read through this checklist and save yourself time and aggravation. A bit of due diligence will help you avoid eBay scams. Only buy items with photos. The photograph is a good way to insure the seller actually has the item. No photo is a good indicator of a scam. Check the photo again ...

The policeman drops his paycheck on the kitchen table so his wife can go shopping and pay their bills. They are able to do this because somewhere down the line someone killed, raped, or robbed someone. An unnamed X (rated) President of the United States can have pizza and frollick with a ...

With spring in the air, flowers and baseball are in full bloom. As the father of a nine-year old son, each day is spent perfecting the art of baseball. This includes making that perfect pitch to first base, snagging those ground balls and driving those hits when were in the batters box. ...

When you look at a river, what do you see A few flies on top A fish or two Look closer. Lay down on your chest at the side of the river and stare down into it. Look at a rock or a stick. Not very interesting Keep looking. Soon, you begin to notice things that don't seem to belo ...