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Richard Cummings is a writer, traveler, and web content developer.

Get your copy of his latest book entitled Obvious Conclusions, stories of a Midwestern emigrant influenced and corrupted by many years living in San Francisco and abroad. It just received its first outstanding review "...reminiscent of David Sedaris or Augusten Burroughs" on Amazon UK.

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YouTube TV Review:Is it worth it?Better than cable? - September 29, 2024
The Google Pixel Fold: Why It’s the Star of Google I/O 2023 - May 9, 2023
Book Review:Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - March 6, 2022

Gay Men In Sports: The Real Issue That Is Not Addressed

Several years ago, NBA center Jason Collins announced that he is gay. He is the first active NBA player to come out as gay. And there is one real issue that nobody addresses with gay men in sports: the locker room.

Political correctness informs what so many people are willing–or unwillingly–to say regarding gay men in sports but we cannot hide from this one issue that needs to be addressed.

I applaud Jason Collins for coming out and hope that his actions prevent others from hiding their identities throughout their athletic careers. And, I detest any athlete who refuses to accept a gay athlete as his teammate.

The Bourne Ultimatum: Movie Review

Sarah Silverman sings on You Tube about f*cking Matt Damon. We know why she did this: she had just seen The Bourne Ultimatum.

Seriously, you’d leave Jimmy Kimmel for Matt Damon even before The Bourne Ultimatum. After all, he was also good Will Hunting. But after The Bourne Ultimatum? Funny’s good-go Jimmy Kimmel. But being able to kick anyone’s ass, speak any language, and be an apologetic assassin. It’s a no-brainer.

Summer In Uruguay

If you read about my arrival in Uruguay, you know that I was greeted by warm people and cold weather. This ran counter to all my dim intuition which says travel south, get warmer. Well, thankfully, over time, the weather changes. Even better, the people don’t.

I would not like to be a weatherman. Everybody claims to be an expert in your field. I would not like it if I was an accountant and everybody told me that my credits and debits are in the wrong columns. But if I were an accountant, I would probably be right most of the time. Weatherman are so often wrong. Thus, people are compelled to prognosticate.

The common prognostication was this:

“We had such a long, cold winter that the summer is going to be equally long and very hot.”

Political Conversations: Barack Obama, Jack Bauer…and Vicky’s Father

I first wrote the essay below in 2008. In just reviewing it now 2020, it seems almost more applicable today after our 2016 election and the upcoming 2020 election. Enjoy. Cheers, Richard

“He’ll have you be a Communist before you leave this house,” Vicky’s mother said to me as I entered their house for a weekend stay in Paysandu, Uruguay. She was referring to her husband, who is a member of the Frente Amplio party in Uruguay. He was also tortured.

What Does It Mean To Poke Someone On Facebook

My friend Bob asked me the other day, “What does it mean to poke someone on Facebook?”

Initially, I did not give it much thought and responded, “A poke on Facebook…it’s simply an acknowledgment.”

“But,” Bob doth protested, “do you think sometimes a Poke can be much more than a poke? Do some Facebook pokes have more significance than others?”

Living In Uruguay: Introduction

Hello and welcome to the Living in Uruguay section of my site.

A while back, I decided to take some time away from the corporate workplace and travel to Uruguay, South America. My decision to travel to Uruguay, instead of other South American countries, was as much by chance as anything else (as you can read in my post “Why Choose Uruguay?“.)

Watch the Full Lance Armstrong Oprah Winfrey Interview from 2013

Oprah Interviews Lance Armstrong

On January 17th and 18th of 2013, the much-anticipated interview of Lance Armstrong by Oprah Winfrey took place. It is now available and you can watch the full Lance Armstrong interview below.

In the interview, Lance Armstrong basically admits to everything. I have watched the first segment and was a bit surprised at how candid Lance Armstrong was because, in the buildup to the interview, Oprah insinuates that Lance Armstrong holds back a little.

Ronda Rousey Knocked Out Cold By Holly Holm: Memories of Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman

The Knockout!

I’ve watched every Ronda Rousey fight since the beginning and cannot help but think she is one of the hottest babes on the planet – the perfect exemplar of strength and beauty.

Her lead-up to this fight was uncharacteristic. She manufactured malevolence towards her opponent Holly Holm where none was really warranted. I sensed fear.

Then I watched some of Holly Holm’s fights and saw her leg kick in action and I knew why.

Is My Spouse on Ashley Madison – Here’s How To Find Out!

We just received an email from a concerned spouse wanting to know whether her husband was cheating on her using Ashley Madison. She added, “If I find that he’s there, he’s going to pay big time!”