You can blame me for placing a jinx on the Orange of Syracuse this week, who lost their first game of the season Wednesday. A few weeks ago I ascribed their winning season to weakened competition from their new conference, … Continue reading
Last night I had a dream. It was the year 2084. And I was still playing gigs at nursing homes. As I proceeded through my usual set of Sinatra, etc. the residents kept shouting out for Katy Perry and Hannah … Continue reading
In the past week I have seen three political/historical movies of varying levels of “enjoyability.” Most interesting was how they did not at all match my expectations. I first viewed George Clooney’s new World War II vehicle, The Monuments Men. I … Continue reading
I’ve poked fun at global warming before but this one brings ridiculousness to an all-time high. Crikey!
For the past 15 years I’ve been studying and teaching political science, history, and economics, and until last week I had never heard the term “job lock.” I have heard nothing else in the time since. Not sure who dreamed … Continue reading
Over the weekend I had at Dunkin’ Donuts something called a cookie dough donut. Why it took the world’s doughnut makers however many hundreds of years to come up with such a thing is beyond me, but I say it … Continue reading
Of all the disturbing things going on in the world this week I found one item more disturbing than the others. Author extraordinaire J.K. Rowling has piped up yet again, backtracking a bit on her otherwise classic Harry Potter series. … Continue reading
My beloved Syracuse Orange (in my day they were the Orangemen) this season have produced great victory after great victory, resulting in, thus far, an undefeated season and an inside track to a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Must … Continue reading
What a bust. Last night’s “game” from MetLife Stadium was an ugly affair, quite literally from the first snap of the ball. It was not altogether too different from the first Super Bowl I watched in 1990, when the Denver … Continue reading
Last night’s season finale of White Collar represented everything holy and unholy about serial television. Don’t get me wrong, this season has been great, and the final unfolding of the “Rebecca” story arc did not disappoint (Fort Totten!). When I looked … Continue reading