The last weekend with you-know-who as president brings us football, of course. Sweet, sweet, NFL playoff football. Kudos, schedule makers, for saving the—dare I say?—marquee matchup of this weekend’s quarterfinals for last. Sunday evening we’ll be treated to arguably the NFL’s hottest … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2017
Last night’s come-from-behind victory for the Washington Wizards got them not only over .500 for the season with an important win against an Eastern conference rival, the late-game basket scored by point guard John Wall brought them and all Wizards … Continue reading
I’ve said it before… this is the football equivalent of March Madness. We didn’t exactly see any buzzer beaters in the weekend’s NFL matchups—more like some lopsided 16 vs. 1 games. Tonight, though, should be different, with a rematch of … Continue reading
Never have I heard such a drumbeat for a snow day without even a flake of snow on the ground. Or snow even in the forecast! Still, though, if you’re reading this and there’s eight feet of snow on the … Continue reading
A front-page article in my local paper (that would be The Washington Post) Sunday exclaimed that a once-doubting “scientist” now believed in global warming. A Festivus miracle: he has seen the light. I think one of the most useless phrases in 21st century … Continue reading
Nah, heck with that. This is the four-day bender New Year’s! Hangovers can wait.