The Washington Capitals have reached the Eastern Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is cause for celebration around here, the town that hasn’t seen playoff success in any major sport since the last century. The Caps face off … Continue reading
A front-page story in the Business section of Sunday’s Washington Post (always my third-favorite section, by the way, after Sports and Travel), is headlined: “Now hiring for one day: Gig economy hits retail.” Amen. The thing that my industry has being doing … Continue reading
Ignore all other signs and predictions regarding the future of Planet Earth. This is it. We have been given the official signal. Spotted this weekend in Southern Virginia… McDonald’s. No cashier. Just a computer. I’d seen signs of this elsewhere. … Continue reading
The Nats, Nats, Nats, have won four games in a row, back to .500 after a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. (And how good did it feel Tuesday night when the Nats beat the Pirates and the Caps beat the … Continue reading
A brief article in Sunday’s Washington Post described the previous evening’s social event of the season, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Something like “Trump wasn’t there and nothing happened.” This is called filing your story before the event actually takes place. Or … Continue reading
Don’t look now but the New York Yankees are the hottest team in baseball. They do it with pitching, they do it with hitting, they do it with old guys (thanks, CC), they do it with young guys. They do … Continue reading
First, read previous blog post. Then, note score of Nationals game mere hours after post appeared. That would be 15-2 Nats. Fifteen! Shamed ’em into it. You’re welcome. … Continue reading
Would someone please inform the Nationals that this is now a city in which our teams win games in April? Thanks.
My, my, how fortunes can change… Was that the Caps and Wizards I saw this weekend, playing like winners well into April? Let this be a sign of things to come. Yes, this was a good weekend for D.C. sports. … Continue reading
Much as folks around here love the Caps, Nats, and Wizards, there are really only two seasons in the D.C. area: football season and waiting for football season. “Waiting” got a little more real yesterday with the release of the … Continue reading