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Kudos to both the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians for a classic World Series

While I'm not a fan of hyperboles, the World Series this year was incredible! Not only was the series incredible, the deciding game - Game 7 - may have been the best such game I've ever seen in the sport. It featured everything: Comebacks, coaching mistakes, rain delays, clutch homers, soon-to-be retirees making critical plays, exhausted pitchers attempting to give more than their capacity, unheard of players making a difference, and a team winning their first championship in 108 years. I'd like to tip my hat to all the players and coaches involved in this year's World Series. To Joe Maddon, Terry Francona, and the rest of the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, thanks for a classic series. Sporting such young and talented teams, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of this in the future. Best of luck in the offseason and next season, and thanks again. Cubs and Indians fans all over should feel proud.

Was "When Harry Met Sally" right?

There are probably between 5 and 10 films I can't ever get tired of watching (that may be an understatement), and Rob Reiner/Nora Ephron's classic, When Harry Met Sally , is one such film. It is, without question, my favorite romantic comedy of all-time, and every now and again, I feel the urge to watch it again for the umpteenth time. Just recently, for whatever reason, I began thinking about some classic dialogue from the film regarding platonic friendship between men and women. Here are the two back-and-forths from the film about the matter: Harry Burns: "You realize of course that we could never be friends." Sally Albright: "Why not?" Harry Burns: "What I'm saying is - and this is not a come-on in any way, shape or form - is that men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way." Sally Albright: "That's not true. I have a number of men friends and there is no sex involved." Harry Burns...