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    I’m getting my hopes up again as we speak

    Posted on September 21, 2015 by moc
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    Do I think a 24-10 victory over the Rams yesterday spells good things for the upcoming season? Hail yes! … Continue reading →

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    New candidate emerges on the political scene

    Posted on September 18, 2015 by moc
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    It’s obvious to me that Donald Trump is an unstoppable force driving toward the GOP nomination for president. The only person in the world right now more magnetic than Trump seems to be young Ahmed Mohamed, clock-making public hero from … Continue reading →

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    This is how we roll in D.C.

    Posted on September 16, 2015 by moc
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    Gotta love a night when your #1 draft pick pitcher goes eight innings with one hit and fourteen strikeouts and your #1 draft pick hitter goes 3-3 with two home runs and four RBIs. Hopes held high for fourth-round draft … Continue reading →

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    Fool me once…

    Posted on September 14, 2015 by moc
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    Well, they got me again. Yup, I’ll admit I was a little excited yesterday as my politically incorrect hometown football team jumped out to a 10-0 lead, actually led in the second half, and overall played better than I thought … Continue reading →

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    Football, sweet football

    Posted on September 11, 2015 by moc
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    Never thought I’d write that title, but there it is. Given the Yankees’ struggles this week and the Nats’ straight-up implosion I am ready for some football. And I mean actual football, for God’s sake, not courtroom drama, player suspensions, … Continue reading →

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    Disappointment comes in bunches

    Posted on September 9, 2015 by moc
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    There’s only one thing worse than seeing your team give up a ninth-inning homer to lose a game by a run. Seeing your other team blow a 7-1 lead to lose a very important game by a run. Thanks, Obama. … Continue reading →

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    Long weekend reading

    Posted on September 7, 2015 by moc
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    In the afterward to Andy Weir’s The Martian, Mr. Weir explains that his most favorite comment to hear about his smash hit is I don’t usually read science fiction, but… I fall into this camp, and I sure as hell … Continue reading →

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    Bring on the regular season

    Posted on September 4, 2015 by moc
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    Damn I really wanted to say that the Redskins had somehow gone 4-0 this preseason. Well, a point away will do, setting the stage for what will undoubtedly be another season of heartbreak. I can’t say much, really, having been … Continue reading →

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    Formal surrender celebrated today

    Posted on September 2, 2015 by moc
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    As promised, today this blog celebrates the anniversary of the “real” end of World War II. It was September 2, 1945, that representatives from the Empire of Japan formally surrendered to Allied commanders aboard the USS Missouri. (Yes, I realize … Continue reading →

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    First day of school

    Posted on August 31, 2015 by moc
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    ’Round these parts today is the first day of school. And for the first time in 16 years that actually means something to me. Dreading it just as much now as I did then. … Continue reading →

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