I told my students every day for the past two months the Golden State Warriors would take the NBA Championship. And one day into summer vacation they did. Shoot. Good thing I gave them this blog as their summer reading. … Continue reading
It was mildly annoying waiting two and a half weeks before I had a night free to see Top Gun: Maverick. Then again, I’ve been waiting for 36 years, so what’s another two weeks? (Pause for effect.) And for the second … Continue reading
Proof again that life keeps giving us things to enjoy (things to buy, really, but damn some of them are delicious), I did partake of the new Wendy’s strawberry Frosty this weekend. Why it took them 53 years I couldn’t tell … Continue reading
Hold page one… this is news. In the 21st century’s ongoing race to provide unusual snack items there is now this. Wendy’s. Strawberry. Frosty. Whoa. Took Wendy’s 37 years to figure out vanilla, now only another 16 to discover this … Continue reading
You may have heard a rumor that yesterday I turned 40 years old. Eh… perhaps. For further details, head here. … Continue reading
The scales of justice and common sense have turned, and my faith in the Cosmos has been restored. The Golden State Warriors have tied the series in the NBA Finals with a trouncing of the Boston Celtics Sunday night in … Continue reading
Hope you didn’t go to bed early last night. Those of you who went to sleep after three quarters of Game One of the NBA Finals woke up to quite the surprise this morning. Spoiler alert: the team that was … Continue reading
Game One of the Western Conference Finals of the NHL Playoffs: Colorado 8, Edmonton 6. The game was in Colorado. Possibly at Coors Field. … Continue reading
One of the greatest records in sports started inauspiciously on this day 40 years ago. The Baltimore Orioles were shut out that afternoon at home, collecting exactly one hit in the contest. Their third baseman was 0 for 2 with … Continue reading
After the Miami Heat went up two games to none over the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals last week I assumed the League would have Miami tank one or more to bring in some revenue. More games = … Continue reading