The Washington Capitals and the Houston Rockets each discovered the same lesson Monday night… their opponents are really good. I never doubted Golden State would come back to win its Game Seven; they’re just too good to lose. Vegas, though? … Continue reading
I usually think October is the best part of the sports year. Football’s in full gear, winter sports are starting up, and of course there is the World Series. There are other spots on the calendar when fate smiles upon … Continue reading
Many, many happy people going around Northern Virginia today. People who could care less about hockey 99% of the time are rocking the red and putting up #ALLCAPS messages on Twitter. The last time a sport engulfed a town like … Continue reading
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