Rule number one if you want to win a football game: overtime or no, don’t give up 50 points. Thank you, University of Texas, for ruining an otherwise enjoyable weekend. The only thing that can salvage such a display is … Continue reading
Much has been made over San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s decision not to stand for pregame performances of our national anthem. Sit, stand, do cartwheels; it’s really not my place to tell someone what to do so long as … Continue reading
Today is the final day of August, though as long as you don’t own a thermometer summer ended some time ago. It’s hard to still think it’s “summer” when you’re a full week into the school year, regardless of whether … Continue reading
The new darlings of the sports world are a group of 11 and 12-year-olds from Endwell, New York. They play baseball. And they are the new Little League World Series champions. Endwell is but a pop fly from where I … Continue reading
An article in last Sunday’s Washington Post describes the horrors that would be inflicted upon the art world were Donald Trump to become president. Yup, this was a news story. Theoretical imaginations of life under an authoritarian dictator. Good Lord. … Continue reading
Can you believe it? Back to school today? August 24? Well, I did get 10 days off in a row last January for a snowstorm. Anyway, I’m happy that for the first time in 17 years I know where I’m … Continue reading
It’s always a bit of a letdown when the Olympics are over, no? What to do each night now that I no longer have the go-to thing to watch? Baseball? Beltway series this week? I think this’ll do.
Sunday is my sixth wedding anniversary. Six isn’t exactly a milestone but a day to celebrate nonetheless. Heck, when you’re as lucky as I am, you celebrate every day. Here’s to Mrs. O’Connell and the boy (our boy) who makes … Continue reading
It’s in the news every so often: the possibility of the Washington Redskins football club moving to a new home when its lease expires at FedEx Field. It interests me because one of the locations discussed is my home county … Continue reading
There is a new road open to the public as of August 4 just a stone’s throw from where I live in Sterling, Virginia. The road leads to nearby Ashburn, home of “Redskin Park” (pardon the language), the Washington Redskins’ … Continue reading