The last weekend with you-know-who as president brings us football, of course. Sweet, sweet, NFL playoff football. Kudos, schedule makers, for saving the—dare I say?—marquee matchup of this weekend’s quarterfinals for last. Sunday evening we’ll be treated to arguably the NFL’s hottest … Continue reading
Last night’s come-from-behind victory for the Washington Wizards got them not only over .500 for the season with an important win against an Eastern conference rival, the late-game basket scored by point guard John Wall brought them and all Wizards … Continue reading
I’ve said it before… this is the football equivalent of March Madness. We didn’t exactly see any buzzer beaters in the weekend’s NFL matchups—more like some lopsided 16 vs. 1 games. Tonight, though, should be different, with a rematch of … Continue reading
Never have I heard such a drumbeat for a snow day without even a flake of snow on the ground. Or snow even in the forecast! Still, though, if you’re reading this and there’s eight feet of snow on the … Continue reading
A front-page article in my local paper (that would be The Washington Post) Sunday exclaimed that a once-doubting “scientist” now believed in global warming. A Festivus miracle: he has seen the light. I think one of the most useless phrases in 21st century … Continue reading
Nah, heck with that. This is the four-day bender New Year’s! Hangovers can wait.
Gotta love New Year’s Eve on a Saturday. New Year’s Eve on a Saturday means not only does New Year’s Eve play out over two full days, but New Year’s Day does as well, since New Year’s is on a … Continue reading
This is 2016, and to say a band has an album “out,” or even to refer to their having an “album” is a little silly. That being said, the septuagenarian rockers known as The Rolling Stones have two albums “out” … Continue reading
Whether you call it a “real” holiday or not, the first Kwanzaa was celebrated 50 years ago this week. Apparently 1966 was a big year for holidays… Kwanzaa, the TV yule log, the Grinch. (Legend goes that Festivus started in … Continue reading
It was 50 years ago tomorrow that some genius at station WPIX had the brilliant idea to show, instead of regular programming on Christmas Eve, a continuous loop of a crackling fire accompanied by holiday music. This to accommodate apartment-dwelling … Continue reading