Instant classic last night from the Palestra in Philadelphia, with the Quakers of Penn defeating the Wildcats of Villanova, 78-75. Notable? Yeah, the Wildcats hadn’t lost a Big 5 game in more than six years. Two national championships in that … Continue reading
You know what they say about poker… if you can’t spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, you’re the sucker. Same’s true in football. If you can’t beat the worst team in your division… well, you … Continue reading
From Wednesday’s Washington Post: “New York City’s Taxi and Limousine Service Commission voted Tuesday to set a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers, marking the first time a government in the United States has imposed wage rules on ride-hailing companies.” … Continue reading
Forget the Redskins. They’re toast. The entire DMV has already moved on. So let’s talk about Christmas. The most burning question on the Internet these days is What did Kevin MacAllister’s dad do for a living that would have him afford … Continue reading
Gotta love the parity of the NFL. The good teams aren’t so good and the bad teams aren’t so bad, right? Ditto divisions, and what’s arguably the league’s worst division (the NFC East) now has an interesting playoff race. The … Continue reading
Just need to make it through today. And then it’s here. December is upon us, following that cruel calendar trick that brought Thanksgiving to us way too early. Tomorrow begins for me, among other things, 25 days of watching Christmas-themed … Continue reading
Months ago I put a movie called Book Club in my Netflix queue. Released in May I had completely forgotten about it until it showed up at my house a few days ago. I figured if First Wives Club was funny … Continue reading
I finally got around to seeing the final season of House of Cards this weekend. This is the show that I used to watch an entire season the first weekend it dropped. It got weird the last few seasons. Weirder still … Continue reading
I’ve never been involved in a “Black Friday” sale. I can barely handle shopping on a Tuesday afternoon; I’m not doing it with a bunch of clowns in the middle of the night. My plan today? Newspaper, leftovers, sports, repeat. … Continue reading
I have never seen the Jim Carrey version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Won’t see the new version either, out in theatres now so I’ve heard. Don’t need to. I’ve seen the 1966 cartoon and nothing could possibly top that. … Continue reading