Last night I found myself with two fine offerings on the television screen, shows about which I had doubts a week or so ago. Turns out that Ken Burns’s The Vietnam War is fantastic, the first episode I reviewed last week … Continue reading
‘Round these parts tomorrow is something called the Dulles Plane Pull. It’s exactly what it sounds like: people at Dulles Airport trying to pull airplanes with ropes or rubber bands or some such thing. There’s also a 5K race in … Continue reading
A story last Sunday in my local paper (that would be The Washington Post) describes the milquetoast campaigns put forth by the two major-party candidates for governor of Virginia this year. No mud slinging, no name calling, no bizarre clips on … Continue reading
Last night PBS aired the first episode of Ken Burns’s new documentary: The Vietnam War. I’ve been looking forward to this series for several years. As I’ve said many times before, no Republican likes the films of Ken Burns more … Continue reading
Twice in the past week and a half my music has been featured on the Tony Kornheiser Show podcast, a feat for which I have received much adulation and praise. I’ve done many things in life, but really I am most proud of … Continue reading
Don’t look now, but even with the slight setback last night my hometown Washington Nationals are only four and a half games behind the reeling LA Dodgers for the best record in baseball… and homefield in the playoffs! The Nats … Continue reading
Football’s back, but I didn’t really have much to cheer about this weekend. The few glimmers of sunshine I allowed Notre Dame to fool me into thinking they could actually win Saturday night? Or the fleeting moments in which I … Continue reading
Oh NFL, sweet NFL. I forget how tired you make me each fall. You now own three schoolnights a week, you know. Well, it’s all worth it, I suppose, and somehow you never seem to disappoint. Kudos, again, to those … Continue reading
Monday night I watched one of CNN’s new original programs called The Reagan Show. Yup, CNN doing a special on Ronald Reagan. I wasn’t exactly expecting it to be complimentary, but jeez Louise, could they have tried to make Reagan look any … Continue reading
Happy most ironically named holiday, everyone! I have the day off today, as most people do. Of course many people do not, including my beloved New York Yankees, who have to turn around from a marathon win against the Boston … Continue reading