Ok, everyone put on your imagination hats and bear with me for a moment. You'll see where this is going. Ok? Ok. Imagine you are in the middle of a job interview. You are sitting across from a well meaning HR representative and he or she is asking you questions that are only vaguely related to the job you are applying for. The typical situational questions that are used to determine your ability to plan and problem solve, to deal with others, handle a stressful situation etc. (One wonders though, if these questions are perhaps designed to simply weed out those who fail to prepare for the interview in the first place. But that's neither here nor there.) On the topic of planning and problem solving you will no doubt reply with an answer that highlights the fact that you must investigate as much information as possible and utilize as many resources as time permits before jumping to any hard and fast conclusion as to how you would approach said fictitious situation. The interviewer, in most cases, is not looking for the actual answer to the stated problem as much as they are interested in listening to your approach and methodology.

After a much parley and anticipation, the first Presidential Debate that almost didn't happen took place this past Friday night at the University of Mississippi. Moderator Jim Lehrer led the candidates through a series of lead questions that involved foreign policy, the economy, and national security. No haymakers were thrown; instead, the two candidates spent the first round dancing around the ring feeling each other out with a lot of 'he said/she said' nonsense.

Here we are, ladies and gentleman. The Major League Baseball season officially comes to an end this Sunday with many things still being undecided as teams fight for their playoff lives in the race to win the pennant. Below are my predictions, division by division, along with playoff predictions and regular season awards.