By Dom Cioffi I learned at a very young age that a sport coat is a highly necessary life item. After all, you never know when someone is going to die or get married or ask you to interview for […]
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Running on empty
By Dom Cioffi My son’s fifth grade basketball team was just beaten in the first round of the playoffs to officially end their 2014-2015 season. Like all defeats, this one was difficult to swallow. But as any athlete will likely […]
Big Brother is watching you
By Dom Cioffi I was in Copenhagen, Denmark, on business this past week. It’s a bustling city, but not in the way Americans think of bustling cities. First of all, because of the economic system that’s in place in Denmark, […]
The writing on the wall
By Dom Cioffi In the early 1940s, as World War II was raging in Europe, a young man named James J. Kilroy was hired to work as a riveter at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. Kilroy was a […]
Pain’s part of the game
By Dom Cioffi He told me that a lot of people actually fall asleep once the procedure begins, and while I was hopeful that this would happen, somehow I knew it wasn’t going to be the case. “Ok,” I stated. […]
The Movie Diary: A shot in the dark
By Dom Cioffi I did some research recently to see if I could determine whether anyone had discovered what the world’s first sport was. Unfortunately, the answers I found were far from conclusive. Some believe that the Aztecs of ancient […]
The Movie Diary: Gone but not forgotten
By Dom Cioffi Prior to Facebook, a person could easily lose track of a childhood friend or high school romance. Personally, I have reconnected with several individuals who, had it not been for social media, would have likely remained locked […]
The Movie Diary: There is power in numbers
By Dom Cioffi While I’ve spent a good deal of my adult life mulling over the nuances of politics. I’ve never been political in action. Sure, I’ve voted in every election since I was eligible and made it a point […]
The Movie Diary: Bad company
By Dom Cioffi My son has officially discovered social media. While visiting friends over the holidays, my son was introduced to the wonders of texting by one of his buddies. Initially I was happy for him (I figured it could […]
The Movie Diary: Another one bites the dust
By Dom Cioffi So, another year is in the books with its movies, music, political drama, sports highlights, social commentary and countless other unique nuances. I always get melancholy this time a year as I ponder what has transpired in […]