Well, at least I got to see my favorite Redskins quarterback in action yesterday. Though the circumstances and result of RG3’s return weren’t exactly as I would have hoped, I suppose it could be worse… we could have Johnny Manziel. … Continue reading
A certain hero of mine turns 99 today, and although Frank Sinatra hasn’t sung a note in nearly two decades, his voice remains as constant in the rhythm of American life as it did for his 60 years in … Continue reading
Every December I make it a point to watch all of the “classic” Christmas specials, either live on TV, on one of my DVDs, or, most likely, an old VHS tape I made copied for myself in 1997. This year … Continue reading
Well, this was inevitable. The system that was going to solve all end-of-year controversy in college football ended up doing nothing but stirring up more controversy and inflaming tempers and egos all over the country. Let me be the first … Continue reading
Twenty years ago this weekend I was involved in something called “Drug Quiz Show,” a Jeopardy!-like event for middle school students to display their knowledge of various illegal substances. I’ve thought about that experience a lot, actually, one because one … Continue reading
I take it back. The biggest story from Monday was not World AIDS Day or Ferguson or Colt McCoy but Cyber Monday. Monday, apparently, was something called Cyber Monday, during which we are supposed to make purchases, I guess, somehow, … Continue reading
Today, of course, is World AIDS Day. Anybody still celebrate AIDS Day anymore? Begun in 1988, AIDS Day celebrates AIDS, the world’s first political disease. Now lost in a sea of other diseases and crises, I think AIDS and World … Continue reading
It is here. The most anticipated holiday and hotly debated political topic of the year: Black Friday. Mark my words, before the decade is out we’ll be calling Thanksgiving “Black Friday Eve.” Black Friday is the day on which no … Continue reading
Having done this blog now for more than a year I realize I’m in a position simply to repeat posts in a never-ending 365-day cycle. For example, on November 25th I’m always going to mention Joe DiMaggio’s birthday, and on … Continue reading
Hardly in need of another tribute, one of the most feted men of the Twentieth Century turns 100 tomorrow. Sure, he’s been gone for nearly two decades, but Joe DiMaggio’s place as an American icon stands as strong today as … Continue reading