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Every so often I come across a book that’s 10, 20, or 67 years old that somehow I’ve never read. Invariably it’ll be great, and I’ll want to tell people about it. But I’ll look like an idiot because everyone … Continue reading
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Those of you outside the state of Virginia may not be familiar with Sugar Shack Donuts. (Yeah, you hear that name and you like it already.) Probably a little more fancy than you’re thinking, and a little more expensive, but … Continue reading
Okay, scrap the thing you’d written, because this night changed in a hurry. Four outs from elimination, my hometown Washington Nationals, a team known for its postseason futility, puts up three runs in the bottom of the eighth (against Josh … Continue reading
The final day of the regular season in Major League Baseball is always an interesting one. There are a couple or at most a few teams jockeying for playoff position, while the rest of the games… mean jack. Or do … Continue reading
As a social scientist I am often asked whether there is anything in the American Constitution I would change. Yes. There is one. A grammatical error in the first sentence has bothered me for 230 years. In order to form … Continue reading
It’s three months until Christmas Day, officially, but if you’ve been to Costco, Big Lots, or really any big retailer recently you know that the Christmas season is well upon us. Cue up the yule log and Charlie Brown because … Continue reading
Those who science tell us that today is the first day of Fall. Yes, Fall is on, so break out the sweaters and the yard waste bags and cue up the Charlie Brown Halloween special. Most of all think football, … Continue reading
Let the record show I have never appeared in blackface. Or brownface. Or greenface or purple, or any color but for the pasty white hue in which I was born. Wait–is “sunburn” a color? No? I guess it’s been just … Continue reading
From the Twitter, apropos of nothing… The phrase should be: “Eat your cake and still have it.” That would be a lot less confusing.
Oh, man. When your fourth starter throws a three-hit ball over seven innings you start to have dreams. Yeah, that was Anibal Sanchez on the mound for the Nats yesterday, blanking the first-place Braves as my hometown team moved to 16 … Continue reading