Allow me to add a word to the story everyone in America has been talking about the past week: the passing of basketball coaching legend Dean Smith. You know you’re somebody when the President himself offers his condolences upon your … Continue reading
Watching the Grammys on TV last night I found myself asking one question more than any other. Who the hell is that? Seriously. Thank God the Grammy folks put a few old timers in the mix so I’d at least … Continue reading
We can’t seem to stop hearing about the Super Bowl. The game, the ending, the seemingly bonehead idea to pass instead of run, Deflate-gate, Marshawn Lynch, Left Shark, and tearjerker commercials. But there’s one thing one which I must comment: … Continue reading
Over shadowed by vaccinations, deflated footballs, and out-of-step dancing sharks this week was the passing of one of America’s great and greatly maligned artists: Rod McKuen. McKeun died this past Thursday at the age of 81. I was first introduced … Continue reading
Well, the game has been played and the Patriots won fair and square. At least we don’t have to hear about Deflate-gate any more. Are you kidding me? It took less time for that line of questioning to come out … Continue reading
When I was a kid it was all about the game. But between Deflate-gate, media flaps, and the rest of the baggage that accompanies America’s most popular professional sport, I’m ready for some football. What surprises me most, listening to … Continue reading
I’m pretty sure I’m the only commentator left in America who has not weighed in on “Deflate-gate.” Let me amend that. By now we have all heard the story—under-inflated footballs used in the AFC Championship Game seemingly with the knowledge … Continue reading
You’ve got to love a day in which two of the four major professional sports have their all-star games, one of which ended 17-12 (hint: it wasn’t football). Earlier in the day basketball coaching god Mike Krzyzewski won his 1000th … Continue reading
Saturday, January 24, 2015. 9:30 a.m. Wake-up 10 a.m. Family storytime at public library 12 p.m. Kentucky vs. South Carolina 2:30 p.m. Georgetown vs. Marquette 5 p.m. Watch The Interview. Toast America. 7:30 p.m. NHL skills contest 10 p.m. Go outside … Continue reading
Like the weatherman who tells you what you can plainly see is happening outside, President Obama’s State of the Union speech last night didn’t really tell me anything I didn’t already know. He’s a good-looking ideologue who speaks in pleasant-sounding … Continue reading