It’s forty minutes past the kids’ bedtime and it’s too dark to see how many shots of tiny boxes of Nerds they’ve knocked back in the last half hour. Their little hearts are pumping a mixture of Smarties, M&Ms and Kit Kats. They go from walking very slowly with their heads in their Halloween bags […]
For Whom the Barbell Tolls
Doorbells ring. Cowbells ring. Sleigh bells, dinner bells and church bells ring. Harry Belafonte doesn’t ring, but he can sing. “Jingle Bells” rings during the holidays. Farm bells ring during workdays. Bellhops ring handbells, and bell-bottoms rang in the ’70s. LL Cool J rocked the bells and AC/DC wrote “Hells Bells.” Even The Bell Jar […]
Defending My College Football Ballot
Every week I vote in the National Football Foundation and Football Writers Association of America college football poll. My poll, AKA, the People’s Ballot, is always the most unique ballot because of my voting strategy. Joined Rick Tittle to explain my philosophy: SIGN UP FOR FINKEL’S FAST FIVE NEWSLETTER RIGHT HERE