Dare I call this the most important D.C. sporting contest this century? Caps-Lightning Game Seven tonight from Tampa Bay. This is big. Either way there’s going to be a lot of people around here calling in to work tomorrow morning. … Continue reading
It is often said that the baseball season is “too long.” One hundred sixty-two games is too long a grind for fan and player alike. You know what really takes forever? Hockey and basketball playoffs, which I believe started around … Continue reading
Yammy. As in… this sweet potato tastes a little yammy.
The cover of Sunday’s Washington Post Magazine proclaims that “D.C. is now a cool city.” It’s an interesting read, if not a decade too late. Working for the federal government became “cool” about 10 years ago, not so much for the … Continue reading
Three major American events occurred 20 years ago today. All three were highly anticipated, though in very different ways. The most welcomed of these three was a fond farewell to the sitcom that dominated television ratings in the ’90s and … Continue reading
The Washington Capitals have reached the Eastern Conference Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is cause for celebration around here, the town that hasn’t seen playoff success in any major sport since the last century. The Caps face off … Continue reading
A front-page story in the Business section of Sunday’s Washington Post (always my third-favorite section, by the way, after Sports and Travel), is headlined: “Now hiring for one day: Gig economy hits retail.” Amen. The thing that my industry has being doing … Continue reading
Ignore all other signs and predictions regarding the future of Planet Earth. This is it. We have been given the official signal. Spotted this weekend in Southern Virginia… McDonald’s. No cashier. Just a computer. I’d seen signs of this elsewhere. … Continue reading
The Nats, Nats, Nats, have won four games in a row, back to .500 after a sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates. (And how good did it feel Tuesday night when the Nats beat the Pirates and the Caps beat the … Continue reading
A brief article in Sunday’s Washington Post described the previous evening’s social event of the season, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Something like “Trump wasn’t there and nothing happened.” This is called filing your story before the event actually takes place. Or … Continue reading