There’s a great unintended (I think) two-liner on the front page of yesterday’s Washington Post. The headline on the above-the-fold story reads: “No racial bias in opioid deaths.” Subhead: “Toll among minorities rising.” Reminds me of an old joke… An … Continue reading
So Birthday 35 was a good one and Year 36 is off to a great start. On Wednesday I referred to something very good as “Sinatra good.” Let me restate that. Golden State Warriors good. … Continue reading
This is the birthday post. Today I turn 35 years old. Ervin Drake wrote in song many years ago that when he was 35 it was a very good year. Sinatra was pretty convincing with these words as well. (Though in … Continue reading
Here’s the conversation, I imagine, between NBA brass and the Golden State Warriors after Friday night’s Game One win over Cleveland… Okay, guys, we’ve got a Sunday night game up next. East coast people go to bed about 10:00 on a … Continue reading
Well, if I ever needed an official reason why Kevin Durant chose to go to Golden State last offseason instead of coming home to play for the Washington Wizards I can look to last night’s Game One victory over the … Continue reading
Tiger Woods, Bryce Harper, the Golden State Warriors. Frank Underwood. It’s amazing to realize how much time I spend thinking about these people I don’t even really know. They take up a lot of my time, though, and much conversation … Continue reading
Today marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of our 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Kennedy, of course, died in 1963 at the age of 46, though he’s never left the American consciousness in the half century since his tragic … Continue reading
Oh, playoff hockey, you keep me up far too late. And now I must suffer through a Stanley Cup Final of probably my two least favorite teams. Great. Well, nobody talks about hockey in this town anymore anyway. Then there … Continue reading
Order has been restored to the NBA playoffs, as the Cleveland Cavaliers now seem poised to take their rightful place in the Finals against the Golden State Warriors. And I especially like how the universe (or perhaps the NBA) arranges … Continue reading
Okay, what TV executive got to the Cavaliers last night and told them to lay off? Am I to believe that the same team that put a historic beatdown on the Celtics in Boston Friday night couldn’t handle them at … Continue reading