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    Goodbye, Parks and Rec

    Posted on February 27, 2015 by moc
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    Wednesday night I watched the final episode of Parks and Recreation on “tape delay.” Did the fact that I watched it on my tablet, 24 hours after everyone else saw it on TV, take away from the experience a bit? Perhaps, but … Continue reading →

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    Fifty years ago this week

    Posted on February 25, 2015 by moc
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    Fifty years ago this week our nation lost one of the great leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was felled by a hail of assassins’ bullets on February 21, 1965, by former associates from the Nation of Islam. Though … Continue reading →

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    Watching movies like a kid

    Posted on February 23, 2015 by moc
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    One of the great things about being an adult is periodically getting to recreate your childhood. Case in point: last night’s Oscars. This is the part in most Oscar recaps for kvetching about who won and who lost. Being familiar … Continue reading →

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    Winter weather continues apace

    Posted on February 20, 2015 by moc
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    I step outside today and am reminded of exactly why I left upstate New York several years ago. Thanks, Obama. … Continue reading →

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    SI’s swimsuits don’t cover much

    Posted on February 18, 2015 by moc
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    If there’s one thing that can get us through a harsh winter it’s Sports Illustrated‘s annual swimsuit edition. Kudos for still being able to get away with that in 2015. I’ve seen quite a number of articles and much Internet buzz … Continue reading →

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    Presidents’ Day

    Posted on February 16, 2015 by moc
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    If you ask me, Presidents’ Day is a stupid holiday. Or is it President’s Day? Look around and you’ll see we can’t even agree on how to spell it, let alone agree on exactly who we’re supposed to be celebrating. … Continue reading →

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    Jerry Tarkanian, 1930-2015

    Posted on February 13, 2015 by moc
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    About an hour after I put up Wednesday’s post about Dean Smith I heard the news that Jerry Tarkanian had died, one of a small number of coaches one could mention in the same breath as Dean Smith. Well, now … Continue reading →

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    Dean Smith, 1931-2015

    Posted on February 11, 2015 by moc
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    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 →

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    And the Grammy goes to…

    Posted on February 9, 2015 by moc
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    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 →

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    A final word on the Patriots’ “dynasty”

    Posted on February 6, 2015 by moc
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    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 →

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