Already lost by now in the sea of constant news re: President Trump is his assertion this week that the mainstream media has forgotten and/or underreported terrorism in the past three years, ostensibly covering for the man who used to … Continue reading
Seriously? That was like if at 3 a.m. this past November 9 it somehow magically came true that Hillary won the election in overtime after Trump blew a 25-point third-quarter lead. Guess I’d rather have the Patriots win it … Continue reading
A groundhog in Pennsylvania tells me there will be six more weeks of winter. More? How about a start to winter? Ain’t really winter until they cancel school at least once, Phil. … Continue reading
April 2, 1990: the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels defeated the Blue Devils of Duke 103-73 in the most lopsided championship game in NCAA Tournament history. That was the first title game I watched with both anticipation and interest. I taped it … Continue reading
With all that is going on in the world these days it is nice to know we have sports, sweet sports, to divert our minds from the calamities upon us. Then I open yesterday’s Washington Post and flip immediately to … Continue reading
Last week I said that our local sports teams were “finding their groove,” and I’m happy to announce that not only has this trend not been jinxed, in fact it has accelerated. Heading into the all-star break the Capitals of … Continue reading
Hey, Dad. Me again. I keep thinking of things I want to mention to you, things that you missed in the last 10 years. Remember the book I was working on back in ’06? In fact it was about to … Continue reading
Dear Dad, It’s been 10 years since we last got to talk. There hasn’t been a day since that I haven’t thought of you, and I find myself speaking of you often even to those you never got to … Continue reading
Those of you counting know this is blog post number 500 at this humble corner of the Internet. Five hundred. Still feels like Day One to me. Funny how our friends on the left have latched onto Donald Trump’s “Monday … Continue reading
Even with Monday’s embarrassing overtime loss in Pittsburgh, the Washington Capitals still finished the day with the most points in the NHL (since tied yesterday by the upstart Blue Jackets). Yes, yes, we’ve seen this narrative before, but ya gotta … Continue reading