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It took a week and a half and about 50-some games but the NCAA Tournament found its mojo this weekend, producing the magic to which we’ve become accustomed each March. Let me for a moment brag and report that my … Continue reading
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There was a time, in my youth, in which I’d have appreciated basketball games beginning at nearly 11:00 and ending long after midnight. Actually, I still do appreciate such. Just… not… the next… morning. Guh.
A page-one story in Sunday’s Washington Post describes Virginia as a “purple state.” I live here… it’s about as purple as the Jolly Green Giant. The way I’d describe Virginia is a red state with an embarrassing blotch of dark … Continue reading
If I’m ever so fortunate to have a front-page story about my death in The Washington Post, please do not let the headline read: “Exuding the dangerous appeal of rock music.” Huh? How about “Rock God passes to other side … Continue reading
If an NCAA Tournament falls in the forest without any buzzer beaters does it still make a sound?
First snowstorm of the year on March 14? Thanks for proving me right, Mother Nature. About a year and a half ago I posted on this site my theory that a year is not 365 days but more like 367 … Continue reading
Brackets are out, snow is in the forecast… yes, March is really here. And was that me watching the end of the Rockets-Cavs game last night? Scoreboard watching? Don’t look now but my hometown Wizards are but two games out … Continue reading
Both of my local pro teams are on western road trips these days, making for late nights of TV watching and consequently grumpy mornings. Tough break? No. I considerate it good practice for several weekends of late night college basketball … Continue reading
The modern world has so few truly classy people left among its ranks, and Monday it lost one of the classiest: Robert Osborne. Himself an actor and then author, Osborne will be remembered best for his role as presenter on … Continue reading
There was a much bigger splash last winter when Playboy announced it would no longer show nude pictorials in its magazine than when it reversed that decision last month. Hefner’s had marriages that lasted longer than this. With its March/April … Continue reading