Last night I watched a one-hour special on TCM celebrating the 20th anniversary of the movie channel in general and the great Robert Osborne in particular. Hosted by Alex Trebek, the show featured a coterie of A-list actors and celebrity … Continue reading
Living where I do I make it a point to choke down The Washington Post every Sunday. Those of you so disposed would’ve found an amusing article yesterday in the magazine section. It was the “Date Lab” column, the weekly description of … Continue reading
It’s that time of year a man’s thoughts turn to golf, and the classy strains of “Augusta” touch his ears like rolling greens. Boy, do I love rooting for an underdog, and this year that’s Tiger Woods. Nine shots off … Continue reading
It’s true you never really stop being a teacher, even when you’re off duty. Hence my grade list from Monday night. NCAA Championship Game: A- (minus for ending with the Luther Vandross version of “One Shining Moment”) NCAA Championship Game … Continue reading
Opening Day. NCAA Championship. Better Caul Saul season finale. The conclusion of a Sinatra documentary I found surprisingly good last night. (As a Sinatra expert I assume nothing made for the masses will ever be that good for me, but the … Continue reading
Yup. April Fool’s. It’s hard to fool people in the Internet era, let’s face it. Just like it’ll be hard for the NCAA to admit it’s not rooting for a Kentucky-Duke final to occur Monday night. Well, screw may-the-best-man-win. I … Continue reading
I’ve come upon that feeling again, in which I just can’t bring myself to do anything for free anymore. Therefore, today’s post will be my last at mikeoconnelljr.com.
Don’t let the fact that three number one seeds ended up making the Final Four fool you. This has been an exciting tournament (did you see Kentucky vs. Notre Dame?) and will continue to be so in its final three games. … Continue reading
Me? Yeah, four for four last night. But who cares. We interrupt this tournament update to bring even more euphoria-inducing news. Craig T. Nelson. Hayden Fox. Revival. NBC. More… reasons… to… keep… on… living.
The question most asked of me as baseball season begins remains: How do you feel about the return of Alex Rodriguez? Answer: Is it possible to feel differently and indifferently at the same time? It’s true, I do feel differently about Alex Rodriguez … Continue reading