I finally got my hands (and mouth) on that new Ginger Ale Lemonade from Canada Dry. Big Lots, of all places. Verdict? It’s almost as good as either ginger ale or lemonade. … Continue reading
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One year ago I started a “quarantine goal” of reading–yes, reading–every single issue of Playboy magazine cover to cover. Issues started in December 1953. So far I’ve made it to August of 1961. Yeah, I’ve still got a ways to go. … Continue reading
Among other oddities regarding this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament there is this: three schools from upstate New York (real upstate New York) are dancin’ in 2021. The last time Syracuse, St. Bonaventure, and Colgate all made the Big Dance? … Continue reading
Last year I totally got cheated out of this thing we call “March Madness.” (Is that copyrighted? Can I say that?) Not this year, baby! Georgetown! Iona! Mount St. Mary’s! And those giant-killers from the America East Conference, the Hartford … Continue reading
There’s no official date that the COVID-19 Era began, but there is for me in a way. It was March 12, 2020, that I received a 5 a.m. phone call from our school district’s superintendent saying that schools would be … Continue reading
Experts say it’s now the Brooklyn Nets, not the Lakers, who are NBA frontrunners this shortened season. With the addition of Blake Griffin they’ve now got a team of all-stars, and are poised to overtake the Sixers atop the Eastern … Continue reading
I’ll admit it. I was wrong. (First time for everything.) Six months ago when everyone was sweating Ted Lasso I purposely didn’t watch it because, well, I thought it looked stupid. Actually, I still think it looks stupid, but in actually watching it? … Continue reading
I’ve been waiting for probably a year to see On the Rocks. Bill Murray and Rashida Jones, directed by Sofia Coppola… this is gonna be good, right? Can’t get it at any of my usual streaming locations. Makes me want to see … Continue reading
You know how for the past year we’ve all been terrified of approaching strangers? Can’t get within six feet of them let alone talk. (I know, it’s had its benefits, amirite?) The buffer’s slipping away. I’m walking into Walmart the … Continue reading
Hey, Google… what’s the score of the Nationals’ game? Currently the Nationals lead the… I know. I just like hearing it.