Hobbiton vs Buckland

In the first book Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien makes a very wise observation.  The hero, Frodo was adopted by his uncle Bilbo who lived at Bag End in Hobbiton.  Frodo was from Buckland, on the other side of the river from where most Hobbits lived.  AllContinue reading “Hobbiton vs Buckland”

Throwing a Completed Pass . . .

This may sound like a simple concept, but sometimes that which is most obvious is most overlooked.  In American Football, for a quarterback to throw a successful down field pass he must throw the ball to where the receiver will be, not where the receiver starts running his route. But that concept is hardly recognizableContinue reading “Throwing a Completed Pass . . .”