by Ty Davison | Jun 12, 2014 | Sports
Good luck to Croatia, who most pundits (myself included) think have little prayer of winning this one. Still, a few of us remember the scrappy Croat side that finished 3rd in 1998 and would like nothing better than to see them do well this time around. Good chance for...
by Ty Davison | Jan 20, 2014 | Essays
Never having been to that oasis of sin and decadence called Las Vegas, I determined to go with the help of a Groupon that gave me a “luxury tower” room at the train-themed Palace Station Hotel & Casino for an average nightly price of $36. This could...
by Ty Davison | Mar 14, 2013 | News & Commentary
My home town of Salem, Oregon holds citywide relay races for elementary school kids every spring. For years they were known as the JC Relays. In more recent years, they’ve been sponsored by Countrywide Insurance, so they’ve been rebranded the Countrywide...
by Ty Davison | Feb 28, 2013 | News & Commentary
Hey, guess what happens to your Alaska Air miles if you don’t use them within two years? If you said they boot you out of their mileage program and charge a $75 reinstatement fee, you’re right. (Supposedly they sent warnings, but I never received...
by Ty Davison | Jul 9, 2012 | Apple
At the time of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple’s CEO, it was the funniest story on the Internet: “New Apple CEO Tim Cook: ‘I’m Thinking Printers.'” It so perfectly mocked the fears Apple fans had that Cook would launch Apple off...
