The greatest thing since sliced bread… is when they put a piece of fried chicken between them. In case you’ve been in a cave on Mars the past few days, Popeyes restaurant has a new chicken sandwich. Yes, a chicken … Continue reading
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When you put up a touchdown and two field goals in the first three innings the rest of the game becomes a lot easier. Such was the lesson for my hometown Washington Nationals yesterday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers. The … Continue reading
My sources tell me that this weekend is the 50th anniversary of the Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, New York, colloquially known as “Woodstock.” I was born a little too late. Would I have liked to have gone to Woodstock? … Continue reading
Oh, middle of August… you used to give me just a hint of back-to-school sales as summer was still in full swing. Nowadays it’s quite different. On the upside the back-to-school sales are out. Downside(?) is… they’ve been replaced by … Continue reading
Last Friday I attended the inaugural match at Segra Field, home of the Loudoun United. That would be the Loudoun United Football Club of the “USL Championship.” (That’s a soccer league, by the way.) The affiliate club of the D.C. … Continue reading
Two days ago I was in Waldorf, Maryland, to see Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Long Island Ducks. The Ducks and the Crabs play in the “Atlantic League of Professional Baseball,” an independent baseball league sort of affiliated … Continue reading
This morning I’m headed to Waldorf, Maryland, to see the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Long Island Ducks. This would be a contest of the independent “Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.” Yeah, it’s that whole phrase, though perhaps … Continue reading
Waking up a little later than usual this morning I thinks to myself, would it not make sense to replace all current Monday holidays with simply the days after the Yankees play the Red Sox on Sunday nights? I know … Continue reading
Spotted yesterday at my local grocery: Halloween candy. This has gone too far. At least let it be August. Oh wait, it is. Okay, yeah, bring on the Halloween candy. … Continue reading
Herbie Hancock is a standing ovation performer. He walks on stage, you give him a standing ovation. That’s the kind of recognition you earn from 60 years in the music business. “Legend,” “icon,” “luminary,” etc. There’s a status reserved for … Continue reading