Slave. Freedman. Spy. The untold story of a national hero. — History — particularly military history — is written by the winning side. As such, there are many details that are deliberately excluded from the records. These bits of historical information eventually slip into the endless abyss of lost knowledge, never to be seen or heard again, forever skewing our version…

FDR’s Right Hand, a progressive who led us out of the Great Depression and shaped the future for Americans — Henry A. Wallace was the shining knight in America’s darkest hours, but his light has faded into obscurity due to the unforgiving passing of time and a corrupt group of leaders who did everything to silence him and his work. Wallace was FDR’s right hand as a Vice President and…

How Super Mario remained relevant by staying the same. — The World’s Most Popular Plumber Mario is one of the most popular fictional characters in video game culture — and perhaps all media — of the last century. The mere sight of a red cap with a big mustache under it has become as much of a symbol as the Mickey Mouse silhouette. Mario has…

After about 7 years of writing every single day in various formats (a few novels, thousands of poems, hundreds of articles and essays) and still being unable to make a living from it, I spent the last year or so taking a break from writing. Now, I’m back, and here…

A Rough Start — “You’re going to hate it,” Jose said. Jose was the assistant manage. He had just shared the unfortunate news that I would need to work at a different location today. “It’s gross over there. Sloppy, grimy…. nobody likes the location.” He apologized, said the usual “it’s not my choice” nonsense…

The Dwindling Power of the Employee — Does this sound familiar? You interview for a job. The hiring manager tells you how much you will work, how much you will get paid, and what your responsibilities are. …

A great game from two “underdog” teams Kickoff for the Danes against the Czechs. I’ll be writing this as I watch. I love these kinds of games, where two teams that are fairly talented with a couple of well-known players go up against each other. It’s a refreshing break from all of the teams like England and…

Scrolling through Twitter looking at activity from the Cooligans and Men In Blazers when I realize, by god! Its already past noon! I’ve missed the kick off for the game! …

Being a soccer fan in America is miserable. First of all, while I’m proud to be an American, I’m generally ashamed of most things related to American Soccer. We lose our world cup qualifying matches to teams like Trinidad & Tobago. We sat by and let legends like Landon Donavon…