One of the world’s most well-known religious leaders died Wednesday at the age of 99. Calling Billy Graham a “preacher” hardly does his stature justice, the man who took his message to nearly 200 countries around the world and to … Continue reading
Wednesdays I usually like to write about politics. Here’s an oldie but a goody. There’s a weekly paper in my community called the Loudoun Times-Mirror, usually good for a laugh or two. This past week there was a piece about tax … Continue reading
If you watch sports long enough (I’m talking decades here) you’ll see that young’uns eventually become old-timers and heroes invariably become villains. Both of those phenomena occurred for Shaun White this past week. An “old man” in the snowboarding world … Continue reading
Gong Hey Fat Choy, friends! From the school of we celebrate everything comes this week’s third (or fourth) holiday… Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year was one of my favorite holidays growing up because, well, we made a big deal out … Continue reading
A page-one story in Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post describes the dealings of several new-ish members of Virginia’s House of Delegates. (Trivia bonus: it’s the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World.) The piece highlights some of the … Continue reading
Olympics? Yes, but that’s not all. This is a three-celebration week, remember. Tuesday? Mardi Gras. Wednesday? Valentine’s Day. (Oh, the delicious–sorry–irony in Valentine’s Day falling on Ash Wednesday.) Friday? Chinese New Year. As the kids would say, this week is … Continue reading
It’s that time again. Every so often I have the joy in being swept up in something I really have no business caring about. Can I name five people competing in this year’s Winter Olympics? Nope. Not today. Will I … Continue reading
In certain circles I am known as the Wikipedia apologist. Actually every circle, it’s just that some are more Wikipedia-averse than others. I think Wikipedia is the greatest website on the Internet, has been for years, and is only getting … Continue reading
If you’d told me yesterday afternoon that the New England Patriots would score 33 points against the vaunted Philadelphia Eagles defense and that Tom Brady (greatest quarterback of all time, by the way) would end Super Bowl LII with over … Continue reading
One of my favorite actors died this week at the age of 93. Louis Zorich was never the most famous actor in New York or Hollywood, but he was certainly recognizable. Why? He was the grandpa. On every show you’ve … Continue reading