My Personal Blog

I am thinking about potentially creating a new trivia game called Trivia on Tap. What is Trivia on Tap?  It's a trivia competition with a bar-type setting with a bartender and a waitress.  Four contestants would compete in a general knowledge trivia challenge with a 6-figure top prize to the eventual champion.  Those who want to participate would put their names in a hat and four would be drawn each game. In round one, each contestant takes a turn answering three trivia questions.  Their initial stake is 50 points.  On a monitor, there are the first parts of two trivia questions.  The contestant will select the first half of one of the questions for the host/bartender to finish.  Each of the first two correct answers is worth 50 points.  New questions replace old ones, except for the last question, which the contestant can wager any or all of their points up to that point. In round two, every question is still worth 50 points, but with these diffe...

To the members of the Penn State University Board of Trustees: Since my last post in the style of an open letter to you back in November, what the Penn State Nittany Lions football team has accomplished in the 2024 season has been spectacular. During the past few seasons, I heard so many naysayers say: Coach James Franklin can't win the big games. Coach James Franklin can't beat this opponent, Coach James Franklin can't beat that opponent. Coach James Franklin must go. I call bullshit on these assumptions from the naysayers after what I have observed during this College Football Playoff, even if it does not eventually result in a national championship.  Coach James Franklin can win the big games.  Penn State can be a serious contender for a national championship in football.  This year's team came too far to hear the same assumptions year in and year out.  We won 13 games this season, setting a new program record.  And it is a safe bet that we are going to win y...