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In my new NCAA bracket over-rated index, Duke is clear champion

March 19, 2014 Bob Sullivan 1

As you are racing to fill out your tournament brackets today (and remember, don’t fall for the Quicken/Buffett ploy!), I have one piece of iron-clad, scientific advice to give you: Pick Duke to under-perform its tournament seeding. Duke is much more likely to bow out of the tournament early than [Keep reading]

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Yes, the Hudson did freeze — even in NYC

January 10, 2014 Bob Sullivan 0

Wow, it was cold here.  Kinda like Mars.  Lucky enough to get these pictures today. And lucky the ferry was running! Click here to view these pictures larger Subscribe to Bob Sullivan’s newsletter.

Photo stories

My annual calendar — a year in review

December 27, 2013 Bob Sullivan 1

Each year at Christmas, I make a set of photo calendars for my family.  I began doing this 15 years ago when I moved from New Jersey to Seattle, as a way of bragging about how beautiful my new adopted home was.  I was also 3,000 miles away and also [Keep reading]

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In the first week of darkness, a visit to Southwestern light

November 6, 2013 Bob Sullivan 0

There is just nothing like Southwestern light. Lucky enough to spend two quick days in Arizona.  Reminded me of my time in Lake Havasu. A nice reminder that light still exists during this first week of post-daylight-savings-time darkness.  

Dog tales: Lucky and Rusty

‘Safer than real sticks’ – the confusing world of pet safety

October 28, 2013 Bob Sullivan 2

As a consumer reporter, product safety falls into my arena of interests. As a dog owner, so does pet safety. A similar thing can be said for my friend who loves to learn more about dogs at websites similar to pupsters passion to ensure they can take the best possible [Keep reading]

Dog tales: Lucky and Rusty

Pet stores keep ignoring puppy mill laws, but you don’t have to

October 17, 2013 Bob Sullivan 0

Puppy mills have attracted a lot of attention recently, with many states passing high-profile laws designed to make inhumane breeders clean up their act of get out of the business.  But as we all know, passing a law can be a meaningless gesture.    If a society is judged by [Keep reading]

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Dog tales: Lucky and Rusty

Rusty, St. Francis Day blessing, and Catholic fun

October 6, 2013 Bob Sullivan 3

The words “fun” and “Catholic” don’t seem like they go together, but sometimes they do. Like on St. Francis Day! St. Francis is known for the way he cared for animals, and at many parishes, St. Francis Day means the Blessing of the Animals.  Often, priests will greet animals and [Keep reading]

Money and Life

When Mariano cried, we all cried with him. Why that makes him the best ever

September 27, 2013 Bob Sullivan 2

When Mariano pitched his first game for the New York Yankees, in May 1995, I arrived in Seattle to start my internship at MSNBC.com. I ‘retired’ in August, my career there almost precisely parallel to his – at least in time. That’s why we love sports so much. Baseball seasons [Keep reading]

Money and Life

Exit Sandman: Mariano Rivera’s day, in pictures

September 23, 2013 Bob Sullivan 0

Mo day at Yankee Stadium. A little hero worships once in a while is ok….if you pick the right heroes.  I’ll have more thoughts  on Mariano Rivera later this week, but for now, if you wanted to be at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, but couldn’t, here’s a flavor of it [Keep reading]

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Dog tales: Lucky and Rusty

Puppypalooza and The Plateau Effect Effect too

September 11, 2013 Bob Sullivan 0

Rusty and I had just a fantastic time at Progressive Field this week. For Rusty, there was Puppypalooza, including a chance to walk across the field just minutes before a Royals-Indians game. They wouldn’t let him on the grass…at least this time.  But he did make plenty of friends.  The [Keep reading]

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BOB SULLIVAN is a veteran journalist and the author of four books, including the 2008 New York Times Best-Seller, Gotcha Capitalism, and the 2010 New York Times Best Seller, Stop Getting Ripped Off! His latest, The Plateau Effect, was published in 2013, and as a paperback, called Getting Unstuck in 2014. He has won the Society of Professional Journalists prestigious Public Service award, a Peabody award, and The Consumer Federation of America Betty Furness award, and been given Consumer Action’s Consumer Excellence Award.

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