An article in our March issue of Lake Erie LifeStyle about 98-year-old baseball fan Betty Peebles prompted a local fan to recall that our regiona had its own women’s baseball league much like the movie A League of Their Own. That memorable 1992 movie discussed the real All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which is documented at the Baseball Hall of [...]
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Pigs fashion careers beyond the farm –weee
Posted on February 17, 2012
Pigs have become most fashionable this year. Maxwell, the Geico pig has three commercials. Miss Piggy of The Muppets returned for a new movie and dozens of personal appearances (Moi?), Hamm reappeared in Toy Story 3 last year and Piglet never went out of style as Winnie the Pooh‘s sidekick. Pork is moving closer to home. I [...]
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Puppy cakes didn’t make sharks bite
Posted on February 12, 2012
On the most recent episode of Shark Tank, an entrepreneur was shopping for investors for her Puppy Cakes, a cake mix formulated specifically for dogs. No one bit on it, but my husband and I thought it was extremely clever. And at $6.99 for a peanut butter, carob or banana cake mix. Who wouldn’t bite [...]
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Marketing Monday: Super Bowl 2012
Posted on February 06, 2012
Back when I was in college, the Monday after the Super Bowl meant sitting around in class watching YouTube (and/or whatever came before YouTube) analyzing the best and worst commercials of the Super Bowl. Let’s begin this Monday with the same exercise …
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Three cheers for Her Times!
Posted on February 05, 2012
Check out Her Times in today’s Sunday Times-News. The theme is sparkle, and the great team of cheerleaders from CheerVibe showed us what fun it is to catch the spirit of competitive cheerleading. Read their story here. There’s much more sparkling this month. Jeans, food, drinks, makeup, hair, sparkling snow on cross country skis, CrossFit and [...]
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Lee’s Locks No. 28
Posted on February 03, 2012
Could it be? The last of the Locks for Lee? Time can only tell, but in the meantime, he’s calling the Super Bowl.
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Lee’s Locks No. 27
Posted on January 29, 2012
After correctly picking the Super Bowl match-up, Lee’s back to weigh in a week before the big game.
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Marketing Monday: The Bark Side
Posted on January 23, 2012
Apparently, Volkswagen is feeling pressure as we head toward Super Bowl XLVI to improve upon its top rated ad from last year. Its The Force ad was ranked first by AdWeek.Volkswagen has revealed in the cryptic ad above that its Super Bowl ad f…
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Serena Williams out at Australian Open
Posted on January 23, 2012
Serena Williams, the last of 21 US women and men in the first major tennis tournament of the year, was dismantled by Russian Ekaterina Makarova, 6-2, 6-3 last night and I watched every minute. It was painful to watch Williams, who has come back from innumerable injuries, including a blood clot, foot surgeries and countless [...]
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Lee’s Locks #26
Posted on January 22, 2012
With the conference champions to be determined this week, Lee’s back and making his locks.
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Lee’s Unlocks #25
Posted on January 14, 2012
Lee went 3-1 last week. Now it’s the Divisional Round and Lee’s back with a whole new batch of pieces.
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Lee’s Unlocks #25
Posted on January 14, 2012
Lee went 3-1 last week. Now it’s the Divisional Round and Lee’s back with a whole new batch of pieces.
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Lee’s Locks #24
Posted on January 07, 2012
Posting a 2-4 record last week, Lee’s looking to bounce back from his worst outing to date. Think he can? Check out this week’s lock.
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Lee’s Locks #24
Posted on January 07, 2012
Posting a 2-4 record last week, Lee’s looking to bounce back from his worst outing to date. Think he can? Check out this week’s lock.
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Lee’s Locks #23
Posted on January 01, 2012
A new year, a new Lee? You’ll have to read the locks to find out.
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Lee’s Locks #23
Posted on January 01, 2012
A new year, a new Lee? You’ll have to read the locks to find out.
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Lee’s Locks #22
Posted on December 24, 2011
Look out, Erie: with early weekend games, Lee’s Locks are primed and ready to go!
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Lee’s Locks #21
Posted on December 19, 2011
After going 4-1 last week, Lee’s back for more. And he’s in pursuit of the elusive 5-0. Can he get the locks or is this a week of lumps? Read on to find out.
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testing
Posted on December 17, 2011
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Lee’s Locks #20
Posted on December 11, 2011
Lee posted a 3-2 record last week, and now he’s back with hopes of improving his record. See who he’s locked in this week.
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Street Corner Soapbox: The Case of Bubba Startling and MLB’s New CBA
Posted on December 08, 2011
A good deal for baseball or profiteering at its worst? Jay Stevens takes a crack at Major League Baseball’s new CBA.
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Lee’s Locks #19
Posted on December 04, 2011
Lee’s back for more and he’s talking football. See what he's locking in this week.
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Lee’s Locks #18
Posted on November 27, 2011
Can you believe it? Another 4-1 week for Lee. He just might be on to something. See if he can keep the streak alive in this week’s locks.
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What in the heck is Pickleball?
Posted on November 22, 2011
Not sure if you read about this sport sensation in the Erie Times-News, but I sure did. This tennis, badminton, ping pong hybrid is named after the inventor’s cocker spaniel, Pickles. According to the USA Pickleball website–and yes, there is a website for the USAPA–”Pickleball is a fun game that is played on a badminton [...]
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Lee’s Locks #17
Posted on November 20, 2011
With only one loss last week, Lee posted a 4-1. Think he can do it again? See who he’s picking this week with the Locks.
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You Ought to Know: Greg Garmon
Posted on November 16, 2011
Garmon started attracting attention after a breakout junior campaign.
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Lee’s Locks #16
Posted on November 13, 2011
Lee’s back and he’s talking football. See what he's locking in this week.
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Foto Friday: The House that Joe Built
Posted on November 11, 2011
As a Penn State alumna and employee, I will refrain from expressing my opinions on the scandals that are enveloping my alma mater. But I will leave you with a photo I snapped with my iPhone yesterday, November 10, 2011, outside of Beaver Stadium.I just…
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Random Sports Topic
Posted on November 10, 2011
Wondering what’s wrong with the New England Patriots? So is Lee, and he’s watching the team closely.
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Lee’s Unlocks #15
Posted on November 06, 2011
Lee’s back from vacation and he’s calling more games. See who he likes in this week’s Locks.
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