Every year, my son and I participate in our annual Father-Son Thanksgiving Football game.  It's a tradition that a bunch of father's and sons started when Zach was around 8 years old.  We get to the field, choose up sides, and have an informal, three-hour round-robin tournament.  No real winners and losers - just fun. Unfortunately, tragedy struck this year when one of the boys in the game, Mikey, was hit by a car and passed away from severe brain trauma.  We'll miss him this year, but we decided to do something about it. My son, Zach, designed a patch in honor...

My son went to see the NY Islanders play the Montreal Canadians last week - and before he went he asked me to borrow my camera - I handed him my current point and shoot - a Panasonic TZ-5, and off he went. Well, the game was about as exciting as it gets - it ended in a shoot-out, which the Islanders ended up loosing on the last shot, when the goalie saved the puck while falling into the net. (A call that was disputed, of course). When Zach came home, he showed me the VIDEO he had...

First of all, I hate the guy that feels that he has to wear his little bluetooth earpiece everywhere he goes. As if he's going to get a  call any minute, and he has to be ready.  There's something about seeing a guy with that little blue light snapped to his ear that just bugs me. OK, now that I got that out of the way, I have to tell you that I've been headset perplexed.  Those little ear pieces just don't do it for me.  They fall off...I can't hear them that well. I struggle to have it sit the...