Posts by Scott Barstow

The Miracle Of St Anthony This is an amazing book about Coach Bob Hurley and his basketball dynasty in Jersey City, NJ. More than just a sports story, this book...

I was a huge fan of 80’s hair bands when that was fashionable ( and even when it wasn’t ), and occasionally I feel the need to introduce my kids...

I just finished reading Ben Mezrich’s latest book, The Accidental Billionaires.  I am a big fan of Ben’s and have read most all of his other books.  I picked this...

When I got on the plane to come home yesterday, I happened to get in front of a father and his ~2 year old son sitting right behind me.  Following...

I spent yesterday at my niece’s graduation here in Albany NY.  It was my sister’s youngest daughter graduating, and the third graduation here in four years.I have been to what...

I remember when Kobe Bryant used to call the other people on his team his supporting cast.  I remember him talking after games about how his teammates needed to step...

About a year or so ago I moved all of our personal finances to Mint.com and away from Quicken.  I did it because I liked how dead simple it was,...

In case you have not seen it, there was video released over the weekend of a Congressman from North Carolina collaring a couple of college punks that were trying to...

At the beginning of this year, I put together a list of things that I was looking to change this year.  I called it my ‘More And Less List’ because...

An excerpt from a book I am reading: “Education, like so much else, was a casualty of troubled times.  There was no time for extensive study… Literacy dwindled, and with...

If you are like me, you have at best a passing interest in the World Cup starting this weekend.  Soccer, in spite of it’s massive participation by young kids, has...

It was these four seemingly non-sensical words that set off one of the great events in the history of our house. When our son was growing up, he could not...

There is a story in the Bible about the use of what has been given to you called the Parable of the Talents.  In the well-known story, a master goes...

This is Part 6 in my continuing series, Education Is Horked. Previously I wrote about my thesis on the state of US education, The Myth Of The Career, Questioning Everything,...

I spent last week traveling for work, and as a result, had the opportunity to read a tremendous book about basketball coach Bob Hurley, the legendary coach of St. Anthonys...

Today I would like to celebrate a few things in light of it being the day ( officially ) that all of our taxes are due. It’s a day where...

This is Part 5 in my continuing series, Education Is Horked. Previously I wrote about my thesis on the state of US education, The Myth Of The Career, Questioning Everything,...

This is Part 4 in my continuing series, Education Is Horked. Previously I wrote about my thesis on the state of US education, The Myth Of The Career, and Questioning...