A story last Sunday in my local paper (that would be The Washington Post) describes the milquetoast campaigns put forth by the two major-party candidates for governor of Virginia this year. No mud slinging, no name calling, no bizarre clips on … Continue reading
Last night PBS aired the first episode of Ken Burns’s new documentary: The Vietnam War. I’ve been looking forward to this series for several years. As I’ve said many times before, no Republican likes the films of Ken Burns more … Continue reading
Twice in the past week and a half my music has been featured on the Tony Kornheiser Show podcast, a feat for which I have received much adulation and praise. I’ve done many things in life, but really I am most proud of … Continue reading
Don’t look now, but even with the slight setback last night my hometown Washington Nationals are only four and a half games behind the reeling LA Dodgers for the best record in baseball… and homefield in the playoffs! The Nats … Continue reading
Football’s back, but I didn’t really have much to cheer about this weekend. The few glimmers of sunshine I allowed Notre Dame to fool me into thinking they could actually win Saturday night? Or the fleeting moments in which I … Continue reading
Oh NFL, sweet NFL. I forget how tired you make me each fall. You now own three schoolnights a week, you know. Well, it’s all worth it, I suppose, and somehow you never seem to disappoint. Kudos, again, to those … Continue reading
Monday night I watched one of CNN’s new original programs called The Reagan Show. Yup, CNN doing a special on Ronald Reagan. I wasn’t exactly expecting it to be complimentary, but jeez Louise, could they have tried to make Reagan look any … Continue reading
Happy most ironically named holiday, everyone! I have the day off today, as most people do. Of course many people do not, including my beloved New York Yankees, who have to turn around from a marathon win against the Boston … Continue reading
Thirty days hath September, Pennant races we remember, Some fondly, some… Not so well. So begins another September, and my favorite American League team and favorite National League team are in line for postseason berths. The Yankees could do themselves … Continue reading
For the past several days, of course, our news media has been saturated with coverage of Hurricane Harvey. Pretty steep price to keep Trump off the headlines, and I think we all look forward to the day when the man and … Continue reading