Tag: Shot

The Morean War is a relatively unknown conflict that occurred in the 17th century. It was a continuation of a series of wars that had raged for centuries between the Turks and the Venetians. The continuous fighting between Venice and the Turks is one of the great military rivalries in history and it...

Everyone’s heard of Little John. His real name, according to the legend, was John Little but he was nicknamed Little John by his partner in crime, the quintessential hero-bandit, Robin Hood. Their history is intertwined, their stories undetachable, where Robin went, John followed. So, th...

I was exhausted and in a 99 cent store, when a man decided that the entire store needed to know that he was conservative and that he thought all liberals were oversensitive snowflakes. He was shouting at the lady at the checkout stand as she rung his groceries up about how lazy and entitled he th...

Trigger Warning: This story may contain elements that could be considered unsettling or frightening. Reader discretion is advised. I am an old man, and going to the pharmacy to pick up one refill or another is a way of life. Today was no exception. There was a partial refill waiting, meaning anot...

The jump shot has a handful of fathers, most of whom have been forgotten by all but the hardest-core of hardwood fans. Among these innovators was Joe Fulks, whose life story puts him in a singular category: he’s the only Hall of Fame player — in Springfield, Canton, or Cooperstown &mdash...