Just need to make it through today. And then it’s here. December is upon us, following that cruel calendar trick that brought Thanksgiving to us way too early. Tomorrow begins for me, among other things, 25 days of watching Christmas-themed … Continue reading
Months ago I put a movie called Book Club in my Netflix queue. Released in May I had completely forgotten about it until it showed up at my house a few days ago. I figured if First Wives Club was funny … Continue reading
I finally got around to seeing the final season of House of Cards this weekend. This is the show that I used to watch an entire season the first weekend it dropped. It got weird the last few seasons. Weirder still … Continue reading
I’ve never been involved in a “Black Friday” sale. I can barely handle shopping on a Tuesday afternoon; I’m not doing it with a bunch of clowns in the middle of the night. My plan today? Newspaper, leftovers, sports, repeat. … Continue reading
I have never seen the Jim Carrey version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Won’t see the new version either, out in theatres now so I’ve heard. Don’t need to. I’ve seen the 1966 cartoon and nothing could possibly top that. … Continue reading
While the rest of the country looks forward to Thanksgiving I am looking forward to Saturday evening, when the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame bring their act on the road to LA to face the USC Trojans. (A Hollywood ending … Continue reading
There are many reasons why I left Binghamton many years ago. Near the top of that list would be snow and ice in the middle of November. Not cool, Northern Virginia. Not cool. … Continue reading
Gary Giddins’ new biography of Bing Crosby, nearly two decades in the making (“part one” was released at the beginning of this century) should be the kind of book that’s right up my alley. It’s more than 700 pages long, … Continue reading
First-place team as a three-point underdog? That’s just insulting. Thirteen-point victory? That’s called redemption. … Continue reading
Notre Dame with a big game against Florida State tomorrow? This is 1993, right? … Continue reading