One of the few bright spots of 2020 living is that people have a lot of time at home to do silly things like put up Christmas decorations at their homes. Actually, some of my neighbors have really gone nuts. … Continue reading
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Still haven’t hit the ground yet from celebrating Monday afternoon’s victory. That would be my hometown pro football team’s win over the previously-unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers. It’s three W’s in a row for the burgundy and gold, also known as “Football … Continue reading
Tell the ’72 Dolphins to get the champagne on ice. Their distinction will be intact after tonight. This afternoon, actually, after the team without a nickname beats the team without a loss. It’s on.
I asked my students today to give me a number as far as how old they thought “old” was. There answers did not impress me.
When it was 65 degrees over the weekend I was a little confused, but now I can definitely say Christmas is here. The tree is up, the lights are out, and the yule log is lit. Well, on TV anyway. … Continue reading
No doubt the best part of my Thanksgiving weekend was spending time with my family and being thankful for, you know… The new reboot version of Saved by the Bell! Oh damn this show is good, surprisingly good, and kudos to … Continue reading
One of the beautiful things about living in the mid-Atlantic is that we really do have four distinct seasons, each of which is complete with the stereotypical trappings of winter, summer, spring, and fall. This week I’ve noticed another phenomenon: … Continue reading
Continuing our birthdays of old-time baseball players series… Yankee legend Joe DiMaggio was born on this day in 1914. He played from 1936-1951, and “God” doesn’t even begin to describe what Joe was for another half century after he retired. … Continue reading
Heard this one on Saturday but still can’t get over it. (In the parlance of our times, “I was today years old when…) This past Saturday would have been baseball legend Stan Musial’s 100th birthday. He was born in the … Continue reading
The best Tweet I’ve seen on any topic in recent weeks went something like this… The year 2020 has been God awful and nothing that happens now could change tha– And then there was a picture of the new hot … Continue reading