My hometown of Binghamton, New York, is somehow the new Mecca of all political campaigning, with recent appearances by Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz, Sean Hannity, and the Campaigner himself, Bill Clinton. My question is, where did these people think they … Continue reading
Then, realize the first leg of the Spring 2016 Trifecta has already occurred. Things to add: Kobe scoring 60 (in typical Kobe fashion) in his final game. Classic. Bryce Harper’s 100th career home run… a grand slam, no doubt. And, … Continue reading
Obviously I have nothing invested in the Warriors’ winning their record-setting 73rd game of the season tonight, but for whatever reason gosh darn I hope they do. The novelty of such a thing, perhaps. And if any group of guys … Continue reading
This weekend I visited my hometown of Binghamton, New York. And yeah, it snowed the whole weekend. Most people, I suppose, have love-hate relationships with their hometowns and I have a particularly strong one. I can handle it, though, for … Continue reading
One of my all-time greatest idols turns 90 years old tomorrow, still going strong after 63 years at the same job. Hugh Hefner, Editor-in-Chief of Playboy magazine and hero to men everywhere, will celebrate birthday 90 tomorrow I’m sure in … Continue reading
Residents: We are not amused. What a great headline. Seriously. You may recall a couple months ago I told you about Loudoun County’s “Nighttime Economy Ad Hoc Committee.” That’s an ad hoc committee of the Loudoun Economic Development Advisory Commission. … Continue reading
I like how Opening Day is now spread over two full days, especially given the marquee matchups to which we were treated yesterday afternoon and evening. (And how about Marlins Man showing up in KC? Awesome.) Today, of course, is … Continue reading
Due to circumstances I cannot explain, this will be the final post ever at mikeo… who am I kidding? I can’t even type it with a straight face. No April Fool’s jokes here: too many awesome things happening in the … Continue reading
Not caring about sports yesterday I started leafing through the other sections of the newspaper. There I found this week’s sign that the Apocalypse is upon us… Man sues Sweetgreen over salad-ordering app. Yup. Lawsuit in the works because a … Continue reading
Saturday evening I was counting the money in my head. No, in my hand. It was there in my hand. Virginia, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Oklahoma. I was imagining how I’d use that office pool money. Something silly? Something … Continue reading