Celebs Cool Enough To Play Dungeons & Dragons

I am not ashamed to admit it: I love Dungeons and Dragons, the tabletop fantasy game that became popular in the late 1970s and 80s where people take on the persona of a fighter, wizard, or thief and play out adventures using paper and dice.  Players of the game were typically considered "geeks" or "nerds" for using their imaginations.  These people typically gather once a week (or more) to play an ongoing game that can last for years. It's a great game that teaches analytical skills, tactics, and how to use your imagination.  Even now, in my mid-forties, I enjoy playing the game. Does it make me a geek? Yes. Proudly. And I am not alone.  Here are five cool celebrities that play Dungeons and Dragons and who are also not afraid to admit it! Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - January 26, 2012 at 3:27 pm

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5 Infamous People Who Worked As Candy-Makers

Candy is something innocent from our childhood.  When we think back upon candy makers, many of us have the image of Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp playing the role of Willie Wonka, the magical factory owner who saved the Oompa-Loompas. However, all candy makers are not as benevolent as we'd imagine them to be.  While people like Milton Hershey, Frank C. Mars, or Harry Reese (look them up if you don't know who they are). The people on this list have a more sinister past.  Learn some of the bad things they have done in their lifetimes... Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - January 25, 2012 at 5:22 pm

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Five Greatest College Football Coaches. Ever.

With the passing of Joe Paterno from Penn State this Sunday, college has lost another of its greatest football coaches.  Joe Paterno will go down in history as being one of the ten best coaches of all time.  His 406-136-3 record (74%) over a 46 year career at Penn State holds the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division coach. " JoePa", as he was nicknamed, led five undefeated teams to championships in his career and was one of only three coaches to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.  He will be sorely missed.  While Joe Paterno was certainly a great coach, who were the five best college football coaches of all time? This list is merely an opinion and not based on just statistics, but here's who I would consider "the best". Who would you add? Am I full of it? I'd love to hear your opinion. Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - January 22, 2012 at 1:28 pm

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Facts About Martin Luther King Day

Monday is Martin Luther King Day in the United States.  The federal holiday is in remembrance of the civil rights leader who was assassinated on April 4, 1968. One of the newest federal holidays, Martin Luther King Day is held on the third Monday in January and is often commemorated to promote racial equality amongst all Americans.  Here are five facts that you may not have known about this holiday. Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - January 15, 2012 at 12:26 pm

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Odd Methods Of Snow Removal

Winter is here and that means that it is time to start thinking about snow removal. I hate shoveling snow, so I thought I'd find how people got rid of snow in the old days. There had to be an easier way of getting rid of that freezing white stuff than using a back-breaking shovel or snow blower.  While doing the research on this, I found some very interesting methods of removing snow.  Most of these techniques you can still do yourself, although you might have to be careful if you try to decide the last one on the list... Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - January 14, 2012 at 11:45 pm

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Five Presidential Lies That Led Us To War

Throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries governments have used lies to get their people to enter into war. For some reason, it is often hard to get young men to give up the lives they know, drop everything and enter what is basically Hell.  It is important for leaders to spin a story and build a strong esprit de corps amongst a nation's youth.  While this is not always the case, it did happen quite a bit during the last century.  Here are five lies that leaders used to lead nations to war. Read more...

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Posted by Jimm - January 12, 2012 at 11:12 pm

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