It’s in the news every so often: the possibility of the Washington Redskins football club moving to a new home when its lease expires at FedEx Field. It interests me because one of the locations discussed is my home county … Continue reading
There is a new road open to the public as of August 4 just a stone’s throw from where I live in Sterling, Virginia. The road leads to nearby Ashburn, home of “Redskin Park” (pardon the language), the Washington Redskins’ … Continue reading
The final member of our nonagenarian quartet joins the ranks tomorrow, assuming… you know. For the past six decades our government has been assuming and anticipating this person’s demise, though no one has ever clung to life as the man … Continue reading
I’ll call it surprising and somewhat bizarre, but Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is playing his final game in pinstripes this Friday night. Apparently it was not his decision. It’ll be to little fanfare (compared to that bestowed upon Derek Jeter … Continue reading
Well, the Olympics have sucked me in again. For all the Rio-bashing horror stories that existed pre-Games I’d say this Olympics has been pretty damn great thus far. I could do without all the environmentalist propaganda, but I’ll live. Of … Continue reading
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a campaign stop a few miles from my home the other day in Ashburn, Virginia. Perhaps you heard about it. No? Does this headline ring a bell? TRUMP EJECTS BABY FROM CAMPAIGN RALLY!!! Yeah, … Continue reading
Another legend and world icon turns 90 today. Frank Sinatra once called him “the best in the business” (that was 50 years ago), and he’s still performing today. He’s Tony Bennett, the man who has now spanned several generations, dominates … Continue reading
There were two articles of note yesterday in my local paper or record. (For the record that would be The Washington Post.) First, a front page story concerning the sports clothing giant Under Armour and its planned $5.5 billion development … Continue reading
Ten years ago I read about a county in Virginia that would celebrate, officially, a “Milton Friedman Day” every July 31 to honor the man and the economic freedom he championed. I’d never heard of Loudoun County at the time, … Continue reading
This past weekend two storied players of my youth were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza, as many have noted, began their careers at opposite ends of the spectrum—Griffey was the first overall … Continue reading