Those of you counting know this is blog post number 500 at this humble corner of the Internet. Five hundred. Still feels like Day One to me. Funny how our friends on the left have latched onto Donald Trump’s “Monday … Continue reading
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Even with Monday’s embarrassing overtime loss in Pittsburgh, the Washington Capitals still finished the day with the most points in the NHL (since tied yesterday by the upstart Blue Jackets). Yes, yes, we’ve seen this narrative before, but ya gotta … Continue reading
The great thing about sports is that you can watch half a dozen blowouts in a row, then immediately after be treated to a beautiful thriller. Or two. Count me in for two good ones next Sunday, though please don’t … Continue reading
The last weekend with you-know-who as president brings us football, of course. Sweet, sweet, NFL playoff football. Kudos, schedule makers, for saving the—dare I say?—marquee matchup of this weekend’s quarterfinals for last. Sunday evening we’ll be treated to arguably the NFL’s hottest … Continue reading
Last night’s come-from-behind victory for the Washington Wizards got them not only over .500 for the season with an important win against an Eastern conference rival, the late-game basket scored by point guard John Wall brought them and all Wizards … Continue reading
I’ve said it before… this is the football equivalent of March Madness. We didn’t exactly see any buzzer beaters in the weekend’s NFL matchups—more like some lopsided 16 vs. 1 games. Tonight, though, should be different, with a rematch of … Continue reading
Never have I heard such a drumbeat for a snow day without even a flake of snow on the ground. Or snow even in the forecast! Still, though, if you’re reading this and there’s eight feet of snow on the … Continue reading
A front-page article in my local paper (that would be The Washington Post) Sunday exclaimed that a once-doubting “scientist” now believed in global warming. A Festivus miracle: he has seen the light. I think one of the most useless phrases in 21st century … Continue reading
Nah, heck with that. This is the four-day bender New Year’s! Hangovers can wait.
Gotta love New Year’s Eve on a Saturday. New Year’s Eve on a Saturday means not only does New Year’s Eve play out over two full days, but New Year’s Day does as well, since New Year’s is on a … Continue reading