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    Several things this week worth your time. First…

    Posted on July 19, 2021 by moc
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    The original Space Jam, to me, was a movie that certainly did not need to be remade. Still, though, when I heard it was being remade with LeBron James I was intrigued. Knowing I could see it, basically for free, from … Continue reading →

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    There is nothing more American than this

    Posted on July 16, 2021 by moc
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    Yesterday at school my regular classroom was undergoing a scheduled deep-cleaning, so I was stationed temporarily in an alternate room. It had four walls and a floor and everything so I didn’t really mind the switch, but I found myself … Continue reading →

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    I root for Goliath so I can see a win

    Posted on July 14, 2021 by moc
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    With its bounce-back win last night over Argentina, the U.S. Men’s National basketball team avoided a three-game losing streak… something akin to missing three times in a row trying to brush your teeth. With losses to Nigeria and Australia this … Continue reading →

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    Nothing surprises me anymore

    Posted on July 12, 2021 by moc
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    Commenting on the vagaries of the game of baseball is a little bit like pointing out things like the sun’s rising or wind blowing from time to time. After more than 150 years of professional seasons in the books we’ve … Continue reading →

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    Champa Bay does it again

    Posted on July 9, 2021 by moc
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    Champa Bay. Damn, I wish I’d thought of that. But yeah, I’m totally stealing it. And add one more to the record books for said Bay with the NHL’s Lightning hoisting the Stanley Cup for the second time in two … Continue reading →

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    Some call it football

    Posted on July 7, 2021 by moc
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    Like going to church on Christmas and Easter (I hear some people do that), I follow soccer only during its big events. I get into the World Cup, of course, and the Olympics, and I generally take interest in the … Continue reading →

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    This I could get used to

    Posted on July 5, 2021 by moc
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    Love that weekend wraparound holiday. How do we feel about arranging all holidays on Sundays… and then celebrating them from Friday to Monday?

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    This event was a few years in the making

    Posted on July 2, 2021 by moc
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    In the 19th century and into the early part of the 20th century it was customary, on the Fourth of July, for a public official–a mayor, a judge, a justice of the peace–to recite the text of the Declaration of … Continue reading →

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    Kenny Garrett still brings it

    Posted on June 30, 2021 by moc
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    In the past week I’ve done two things that brought normalcy a little closer to reality. One: played a gig. Two, saw somebody else play a gig. Not too much to report about my own gig. Yup, still know how … Continue reading →

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    Too far?

    Posted on June 28, 2021 by moc
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    Latest manifestation of unusual food item… Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich-flavored Pringles. (Pause for effect.) Okay this is just too much. … Continue reading →

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