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There are just four shopping days left till Christmas including the madhouse that you will find out there this weekend.  However, if you are in the marketfor a new head coach in the NFL, Black Monday is fast approaching as well.  It’s a madhouse too.  Black Monday is the day several coaches will get their …

There are just five shopping days left till Christmas.   However, if you are in the market, or soon will be, for a new head coach in the NFL Black Monday is fast approaching as well.  Black Monday is the day several coaches will get their pink slips.  This year it falls on New Year’s Eve.  …

Hurry, there are only six shopping days left till Christmas.   If you are in the market, or soon will be, for a new head coach in the NFL Black Monday is fast approaching as well.  Black Monday is the day several coaches will get their pink slips.  This year it falls on New Year’s Eve.  …

Just seven shopping days are left till Christmas.  Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday have come and gone.  Like the retail industry, the NFL has labels for its events too.  There is Thursday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Super Bowl Sunday, The Scouting Combines, and Pro Workout Day to name but some. But …

Well the weather outside is frightful.  It’s winter time.  It’s cold.  And, that also means it’s time for an endless stream of holiday parties and family gatherings.  At this time of the year well-intentioned people can be both trying and exhausting.  But, that doesn’t mean it’s time to not include anyone or ignore them once …

Cuba.  What do we know about it?  Well, for one, great “stuff” comes from there.  Cuban sandwiches and awesome cigars are but two examples.  Famous people have too.  The high profile list is too long to list actually.  There are many musicians (Pitbull, Gloria Esteban, Xavier Cugat), loads of actors(Andy Garcia, Desi Arnaz, Jr.), and …

That the NFL is a money-making machine is of no surprise.  It’s gross revenues, licensing deals, national and international reach, tv deals, and bottom line profitability make it one of the greatest brands this side of Coca Cola, nike, and Disney.  The reasons are many.  Stadium deals, fan loyalty, merchandise revenues, licenses, and expert marketing …

Surely you have been told that you must tell the truth or you will suffer the consequences?  But did you know that the first tv game show was named Truth or Consequences?  It aired first as a radio show in 1940 and later was on tv and in syndication until the mid 1960’s.  Oh, …

Year one for Abby’s weekly column is now in the dog house till fall.  However, she will certainly show her head for a bowl game or two along the way when something gets her attention. College football picking isn’t easy.   The smart money in Vegas (called the Sharps) focuses on a narrow window of analytics …