Author Archives: BBRiley

This may be hard to believe but I was a bit of a sports writer in my past life. I used to write articles on local football, basketball, baseball and golf. Just picture a guy with the stub of a cigar hanging out the corner of his mouth, a beat-up old fedora with a pressContinue reading “Sports Extravaganza”

I am fed up. Just a couple of articles ago I wrote about how important it is to wear a mask. I was nice and added some humor but after today, no more Mr. Nice Guy.  I work out almost every day at home. I am doing so well at it, I’m thinking about droppingContinue reading “Enough Is Enough”

Nobody likes when other people tell you how to raise your child, but I’m going to do it anyway. The reason I can is because I have three generations of child rearing to refer to. I grew up in a family with eight children, I had three boys myself and I can look at myContinue reading “Child Rearing”

Unfortunately I have contracted a dreaded malady. No it’s not the Covid-19. I’ve been held up in my bunker now for months, avoiding all human contact…except for that time I went out with the guys for a beer, or when I went to the beach…uh, never mind. It’s an affliction that affects all writers atContinue reading “Writer’s Block”

Ok, for all you loonies on the left and wing nuts on the right, I’m going to express my opinion in this article. I’m sure you will all rush to social media to blast me in some way but hey, it’s attention. Someone once said “There is no such thing as bad publicity.” I alsoContinue reading “Science”

Today I want to talk about genes. No, not the blue ones with the rivets, the ones in your DNA. We’ll save the discussion about denim for another time…even though I think my genes make it hard for me to fit into my jeans…clever, eh. Back to science. According to my deep research into theContinue reading “Genetics”