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    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Posted on December 21, 2017 by moc
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    A bad day at the movies is better than a good day at work. A good day at the movies is simply glorious. Thus was my feeling today at Alamo Drafthouse in Ashburn seeing Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I don’t … Continue reading →

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    Something to live for

    Posted on December 18, 2017 by moc
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    A daily habit of mine is reading the obituaries from my old hometown paper, the Press & Sun-Bulletin of Binghamton, New York. It’s the only piece I read from said paper, and the only real news I ever get from home. The … Continue reading →

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    This is why I like December

    Posted on December 15, 2017 by moc
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    The reason I like December so much is that for a few weeks everyone acts the way I act all the time. Constant stream of treats and treating yourself? Yup! Parties where we pretend to be classier than we are? … Continue reading →

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    This is why I moved!

    Posted on December 14, 2017 by moc
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    Waaaaay to early in the winter season to be having Binghamton weather in the DMV. I moved here to get away from this garbage. #smh … Continue reading →

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    Look out, Vermont!

    Posted on December 11, 2017 by moc
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    Winners of six in a row… the Bearcats (ROAR!) of Binghamton University. With its road win Saturday against Loyola (Maryland—my territory!) Binghamton is turning into a power of the America East. Look out, Vermont! … Continue reading →

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    Happiness is…

    Posted on December 8, 2017 by moc
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    It’s the holiday season, and life is good in the sports world. My sports world. After an embarrassing loss Monday night the Wizards have bounced back with two straight wins on their Western trip. They are in first place in … Continue reading →

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    Egg nog season is upon us

    Posted on December 6, 2017 by moc
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    Add egg nog to the list of products overrun by bizarre 21st-century variations. When I was a kid there was “egg nog.” Well, I suppose there were two kinds. You could make it or you could buy it. (But once … Continue reading →

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    A simple solution

    Posted on December 4, 2017 by moc
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    Forget the CFP. End all the debate and close the door on this season right now. Give the University of Central Florida football team the 2017 national title. That is all. … Continue reading →

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    Thanks for proving my point

    Posted on December 1, 2017 by moc
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    It seems not everyone was convinced by Wednesday’s post on this site and the accompanying research of R. Alexander Pyron, suggesting that, in layman’s terms, human beings are the species worth saving here on planet Earth. For not one day … Continue reading →

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    Shocking news in the Post

    Posted on November 29, 2017 by moc
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    The Outlook section of Sunday’s Washington Post (that’s my local paper) contained an article headlined “Species die. Get over it.” Don’t need much coffee after that. It was not April Fool’s Day. I hadn’t picked up The Washington Times by mistake. I was … Continue reading →

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