I AM A CANCER SURVIVOR by Bob Branco March 29, 2024   For those of you who are not aware of this, I am now a cancer survivor. In September of 2023, I was diagnosed with B Cell Lymphoma in the stomach. Upon hearing this news, I suddenly realized that I was faced with [ Continue to post page ]

  Background Noise on Conference Calls Can be very Disruptive By Bob Branco June 21, 2020   Recently, I was at a virtual meeting of a visually impaired persons support group in my city. The meeting was held on a phone conference where many people participated. [ Continue to post page ]

  How I Rank the Four Major Professional Sports Leagues By Bob Branco November 10, 2021   There is no doubt in my mind. Of the four major professional sports leagues in this country, hockey is run the best. Hockey players do not complain about their pay checks. [ Continue to post page ]

Covid Mandates, Civil Disobedience, and where to get the Proper Information By Bob Branco January 9, 2022   While my wife and I were at a Boston Bruins hockey game the other day, we were told by ushers and security officers that we had to produce vaccination cards as well [ Continue to post page ]

Do We Always Have to Say we are Blind? By Bob Branco January 15, 2021   For over three years, I, along with several other sports fans, have been recording a weekly podcast called Sports Round Table. Some of us on the panel are blind, while others are sighted. Obviously, it [ Continue to post page ]

Who is Really Empowering Cancel Culture? By Bob Branco July 24, 2021   I have had several conversations with friends who believe that the more we talk about cancel culture, the more we empower those who want to practice it. In other words, if we bring it up, we give it [ Continue to post page ]

The Hot Dog Eating Contest; Is it Real or is it a Gimmick? By Bob Branco July 9, 2021   Most of you are familiar with the annual hot dog eating contest, which is held on the Fourth of July. In recent years, a man named Joey Chestnut has won the contest by eating the most [ Continue to post page ]

  The Logic of Pandemic Regulations By Bob Branco June 24, 2020   Before I express my feelings about how inconsistent many of these regulations are, let me reassure you that I fully understand the importance of what’s going on. The Coronavirus is serious, and [ Continue to post page ]

The Sighted Guide Technique By Bob Branco February 21, 2019   When a blind person is unfamiliar with his surroundings and needs the help of someone sighted, the method required by orientation and mobility instructors is the sighted guide technique. While walking together, [ Continue to post page ]

Ground Hog Day Means Nothing By Bob Branco   I’m sure most of you are familiar with the significance of Ground Hog Day. As the tradition goes, if the ground hog sees his shadow on the morning of February 2 after he crawls out of his hole, this country will supposedly have 6 [ Continue to post page ]

Common Core, a Threat to Quality Education By Bob Branco January 17, 2019   Several years ago, someone decided that one size should fit all when it comes to education. As a result, Common Core was established. Common Core is a unified educational system designed to educate [ Continue to post page ]

Sexual Harassment; Understanding the Differences between Compliments and Advances By Bob Branco April 4, 2019   Throughout my life, I’ve been complimented many times. People have told me what a sharp dresser I am, how good I smell, how my hair is combed, and how I look [ Continue to post page ]

The Tampa Bay Way By Bob Branco September 3, 2021   Three years ago, the Tampa Bay Rays implemented a new style of baseball which caused much controversy throughout baseball fandom. This concept is known as Bull Pen Day. On numerous occasions, the Rays would use an opening [ Continue to post page ]

Baseball, the Connection between Analytics and Injuries By Bob Branco August 29, 2021   In recent years, the number of injuries in Major league Baseball has risen astronomically. I speculated that a lot of this had to do with the way players conditioned themselves, but I’m [ Continue to post page ]

Modern Baseball Affects Pitching Performance By Bob Branco August 19, 2021   What is it with baseball managers and front offices? They seem to have a fetish about pitchers facing opposing batting orders for the third time during a baseball game. Where is it said that [ Continue to post page ]

Quality Service at the Ball Park By Bob Branco August 13, 2021   I have had numerous discussions with blind people about the quality of services that we need, as well as how certain situations in our lives should be more adaptable. In some cases, we become discouraged when [ Continue to post page ]

  Baseball Commissioner Eliminates Two Controversial Rules By Bob Branco July 15, 2021   Two of the most controversial changes that Major League Baseball instituted last year were double headers with two seven-inning games, and having a runner on second base at the [ Continue to post page ]

How the Business Side of Sports Causes Greed By Bob Branco June 22, 2021   Last week, I had a discussion with several friends about Xander Bogaerts, the shortstop for the Boston Red Sox. He has a clause in his contract which allows him to opt out at the end of next season. [ Continue to post page ]

Will the Fear of the Covid Vaccine Delay the old Normal By Bob Branco May 3, 2021   Would you agree that we will likely go back to normal sooner if more people take the Covid vaccine? I believe it, but there are people out there who are reluctant to get the shot. I’ve [ Continue to post page ]

Will Wearing Masks Become a Fad out of Fear? By Bob Branco May 3, 2021   One of the most popular topics that we discuss on our Sunday night phone chats is the wearing of masks. I am not going to get into the entire concept of why it has to be done, because we all know why. [ Continue to post page ]

Sports Talk Radio Station Slanders a Former New England Patriot By Bob Branco   After staying away from Sports Talk Radio Station WEEI for two weeks, I thought I would listen again in case they reformed their ways. I was wrong. They haven’t changed one bit. During an [ Continue to post page ]

The National Basketball Association Contradicts Itself By Bob Branco January 7, 2021   As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, sports leagues have to be more creative about how to approach their activities. For the most part, they have done a good job managing the [ Continue to post page ]

Sports, Coronavirus, Protests and Fireworks, and How They are All Connected By Bob Branco July 7, 2020   Recently, I had a healthy debate on the telephone with a friend of mine about everything that’s been going on in this country while lots of fireworks were crackling all [ Continue to post page ]