At the Deadline, Part 2
As we hit the Major League non-waiver trade deadline today, we also reach the conclusion of our story. Pleased read part one first (see the link in the table of contents at the top of the article).
Buzz immediately grab his phone and called Prescott Williams.
“What now, Bismarck? You trying to get Blanchett for thirty cents [...]
At the deadline
In the spirit of the Major League non-waiver trade deadline on Friday, I am writing a two part story about a GM trying to make a deal so that his team can make a playoff run. You’ll get the first half today, but you’ll have to wait until Friday for the conclusion – just as [...]
→ Read Full ArticleA late summer night’s dream
Next week we will be into the throes of the Month of August. August is an important date on the calendar for a variety of reasons:
Summer is winding down and school is just around the corner
Casual Observer Blog writer Johnny Goodman celebrates another birthday.
College Football fall camp starts
Fantasy Football drafts take place everywhere
Now [...]
→ Read Full ArticleBaseball Preference Rankings
I hit some news stories in Saturday’s article, so I’m taking a bit of a break today, with a fun article.
I am a huge baseball fan. I am a big Rockies fan, of course, but I am also a bit fan of the sport, in general. If I flip a game on, I can always [...]
Canadian Current Events
This week to mix it up, thought I’d present a few of the noteworthy news stories that have taken place in this wonderful and sometimes odd country.
The Lotto Loser
Barry Shell of Brampton, Ontario must have thought he had all the luck when he found out he had won a cool 4.4 million dollars in [...]
Saturday Stew
Necrophilia
In 2006, three young men in Wisconsin attempted to dig up a recently diseased young woman so that one of them could have sex with her body. One of the men had become infatuated with her after seeing her photo in the obituary column. (Maybe it’s just me, but that’s not the first place I [...]
Welcome Back, Bob
Bob Inferapels approached me today with the good news that he is able to resume his weekly entertainment column. Not long ago, Bob had come to me with the sad news that circumstances had resulted in an inability to continue writing for us on a regular basis. I believe the circumstances may have been related [...]
→ Read Full ArticleWhat Really Killed The Dinosaurs
Enjoy dinosaurs? Enter our dinosaur book giveaway.
Dramatic poetic license has been taken with this story. The dinosaurs featured in the story would not have interacted with each other in real life.
General Al Osoris paced the corridor of his military headquarters in a bunker at the base of the canyon. The great general had won many [...]
Giveaway – Dinosaur Books
Now that we have a complete writing staff on board, we’re going to make a push to increase the popularity of The Casual Observer over the course of the next month.
To reward our loyal readers for spreading positive word of mouth, we are happy to announce a giveaway.
We will give away one copy of Eric [...]
Dinosaurs
Like most kids, I was fascinated by dinosaurs when I first learned about them. Unlike most kids, I never really lost the fascination. An entire family of beasts that science could tell us very little about! This left huge gaps for my eager young imagination to fill. In hindsight, this was a foreshadowing [...]
→ Read Full ArticleIrrational Family
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