A page-one story in my local paper Sunday enlightened me to a growing movement of so-called musicians who, instead of shooting solely for music stardom, are going to college to pursue “real” jobs too. Wanna-be musicians with day jobs? Never … Continue reading
You’d think that 16 days off in a row from work would be enough, but no, it’s never quite enough, is it? It’s just never enough. … Continue reading
Happy 2016, my friends. Be it resolved, this year, not to make any resolutions, just to be good for goodness sake. And for Notre Dame to beat Ohio State this afternoon. My God that’s gonna be sweet. … Continue reading
The thing Tiger Woods has had going for him his whole life is that he is young. He was young when he played golf with Bob Hope on TV, he was young when he won the U.S. Amateur, he was … Continue reading
When you’re a year and a half old and Christmas rolls around, it’s pretty much Nirvana from the word go. Presents, food, everyone doting on you… this is what my son got to experience, and it was pretty fun for … Continue reading
Merry Christmas, everyone! Yes, we’ve made it to the most joyous day of the year. As we call it around here… Division-Clinching Title Saturday Eve!
There are three Christmas movies that stand out above all others and must be watched each year in the days leading up to the big day. They are: Home Alone (now 25 years old… wow), A Christmas Story, and It’s … Continue reading
Pretty much every commercial recording artist over the past 60 years or so has produced at least one album of Christmas music. Some are pretty good. Some are pretty terrible. But there are three that stand out for me above … Continue reading
Of the literally thousands of holiday-themed TV sit-com episodes produced through the years there are half a dozen that stand out for me above all others and must be watched every December. Otherwise Christmas doesn’t really come. Four of these … Continue reading
Kudos to the writers of Fargo’s Season Two finale which aired Monday on FX. It was the writing more than anything which had me hooked, and kept me from saying “great series, bad finale,” as I often do. No, Fargo … Continue reading