Unfiltered Forever

Starting with today's blog I am going to write a little bit of a tribute to my family members who are so very dear to me. Each day I will focus on one member of my family and point out why they are not only so special to me, but a value to the world we live in today. Today I am going to write a little bit about my sister, Alicia Stinson (Fink). Alicia is a truly wonderful woman. She is a registered nurse who works with terminally ill patients at a hospital in Louisville KY. She is a two time graduate of the University of Louisville with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration being her first and her nursing degree being her second.   She is a remarkably intelligent and passionate woman and gives all of her heart and soul to each and every challenge she encounters in life. She is married to a wonderful man who I am proud to call my Brother in Law, Blake Stinson. I will not go into detail on him because his time will come as well... She is very opinionated but highly educat...

I want to talk about the atrocious salaries that NFL players make today and all the changes that the league makes each year to promote player safety. First let me start with an example of appropriate salary for a specific "dangerous" job The fisherman who go out each season in Alaska's Bering Strait   and fish for crab and other sea life are among the highest paid in their field. Captains can bring home up to $150,000 per season while deckhands can earn up to $80,000 per season. This salary is appropriate because of the high amount of risk involved with crab fishing in this area. Crab fisherman face a 141.7 per 100,000 fatality rate, the highest among all occupations. That is 75 percent higher than pilots, flight engineers, and loggers; the next highest jobs on the list. Bering Strait fishermen face a 90 percent higher fatality rate than the average American employee. They deserve the high salary that they receive because they go out and work, basically unprotect...

I have recently completely boycotted Wal-Mart and I am passing along my experiences there in hopes that this country will follow suit and put this greedy corporation who is famous for poor customer service and failure to address consumer complaints out of business...for good. I remember when Wal-Mart began to spring up all over the United States in the 80's. They didn't start out as much. They were just another nationwide department store that had good selection and good prices. They were customer oriented at that point and prospered because of that quality along with their product selection and quality. As time went on they grew rapidly and moved into the grocery store business as well. They added other such convenience features to their "Supercenters" such as banking, hair salons, tire and lube service, and even franchise restaurants INSIDE so that you could grab a bite to eat while you shopped. They flourished while cornering the market on convenience. (I am st...

I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Holiday season but now it is time to get back to business and do some writing... Today I am going to bring to your attention something that has been going on in the NFL for quite some time now. Teams who have clinched playoff berths benching starting players, regardless of injury, just too basically "rest" them for their upcoming run in the playoffs. I want to voice an opinion and I know not everyone will agree with me but here it goes anyway... What these teams and coaches are doing by sitting their starters is essentially compromising the integrity of the game. It basically boils down to throwing games which is strictly prohibited in the NFL bylaws and rules. Roger Goodell was seen on CBS today during the broadcast of the Steelers/Dolphins matchup and talked to Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf about some options the league is looking into that would provide "incentives" to teams that choose to play their starters for the dura...