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Believe it or not, I’m not omniscient. \nCaptain Planet is the only omniscient being of whom I’m aware and, despite my strong attempt to encompass all of his traits, I am just not quite there. I’m close though, and hopefully “Mike’s Mic” can take me the rest of the way.\nSo, “Mike’s Mic” is taking a turn today, a hard right turn to new places. Hell, maybe even to new villains.\nToday, I ask you, my few readers, to help me answer the fundamental questions of life that have been bothering me recently. \nHere are the questions that I just don’t have a good answer for:\n-Why does every race on a circular track (Little 500, NASCAR, IndyCar) involve only left turns? Why not right turns?\n-Why is the NBA shot clock 24 seconds? Why not a round 25 seconds?\n-Why does the American League use designated hitters, while the National League doesn’t?\n-Why did hockey have a TV contract last year with the “Outdoor Life Network” when the sport is completely indoors?\n-Why isn’t there a 4-point line? Or a 5-point line?\n-Why does my friend’s mom have a mirror in her bathroom placed right above the toilet?\n-Is there an unwritten rule that requires retired players to coach, manage or commentate on their respective sports?\n-Why did the NBA switch the homecourt advantages to 2-3-2 in the finals series instead of the usual 2-2-1-1-1 that is used during the rest of the playoffs and in most other sports?\n-Why does the home team wear light colors in some sports and dark colors in others? Why don’t we have a universal rule, like the golden rule, for this?\n-Why is the basket 10 feet tall? Why don’t we increase the height to 12 feet and see what players really have some hops?\n-Where is Waldo?\n-How did someone come up with the entire concept of golf?\n-Why should I (and do I) pay $90 to watch an uninspired Pacers team play a depleted Celtics team?\n-Why won’t Barry Bonds just admit it?\n-Why aren’t the various charity works done by athletes ever really shown by the media?\n-Why don’t I have enough natural talent to play a professional sport?\nMaybe these questions don’t have answers, but if you can think of a really good answer for one of these questions, excluding the last one, let me know. I’d love to be enlightened by my highly knowledgeable readers.\nUntil then ...\nLet our powers combine. Earth! Fire! Wind! Water! Heart! Captain Planet!