Russell Rhodes Blog

I’m working and then going home. I’m lucky. At least I’m still working and can get out of the house. I miss my friends though. That’s where texting is helping.…

When I was a kid, my mom used to make a big pot of beans when things got rough. A death. A freeze. Any kind of bad news. I guess…

I was thinking today how life has changed in a matter of weeks. Coronavirus presents a new way of looking at things. For now, a new normal. No one kisses…

I’ve learned that I do some of my best thinking doing cardio at the gym. That’s probably an indication that I’m not working out hard enough. That said, I’ve figured…

My good friend Dr. Jean-Francois Rossignol has some interesting thoughts on this coronavirus. First, understand that Jean-Francois is going to be the smartest guy in the room. He just is.…

I’m watching the news of the coronavirus on lots of fronts. At the gym, there are lots of TV’s. Clearly, there is a concern that it could get much worse…

There is a fascinating documentary on HBO right now. “Ali and Cavett: The tale of the tapes.” It is based on the appearances of Muhammad Ali on the Dick Cavett…

Okay, not sure she should have done it… but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did make a point. In case you haven’t heard or seen, at the end of the State…

It’s Super Bowl Sunday. I’ve got no skin in this game. Just don’t care. I’m watching though. After this week, I need mindless sports entertainment… with some very expensive commercials mixed…

We lost one of the greats. Kobe Bryant. I’m not that much of a sports fan, but I feel it. I feel it more deeply than I would have thought.…