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Leaving today on a little vacation to a place where the Internet is spotty at best. Expect no posts until July 3, during which time you might peruse our archives. Quick reminder, on July 4 I will be presenting my … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2018
One of the benefits of having an unusual work schedule is that one might find himself free at 2:00 in the afternoon on a Monday to watch a futbol match from several time zones away. I’m still reeling from England’s … Continue reading
Gotta hand it to the folks at Fox. The two biggest sporting events on Earth yesterday and they had ’em both. World Cup soccer and the U.S Open (that would be golf) and both of them were exciting to the … Continue reading
Sunday, of course, is Father’s Day. That admittedly silly holiday that falls so close to my birthday it feels to me like a seamless 10-day celebration of self. No complaints. Every day I become more and more aware of the … Continue reading
‘Round these parts today is the last day of school before summer vacation. Summer vacation. Ha! What a silly, 20th-century notion. Summer camp starts tomorrow, and as I’ve noted before, what with cellphones, travel sports teams, and organized “play dates,” there’s … Continue reading
Still riding high off the Capitals’ Stanley Cup-winning victory last Thursday I give, as a gift to anyone who cares, the 319th episode of Politics After Dark. Why do I announce this one? It’s the first in nearly seven years. For … Continue reading
Forty-four years in the making. And now it is here. The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup champions. It’s Mardi Gras, the Fourth of July, and New Year’s Eve all rolled into one in D.C. right now and I’m happy to … Continue reading
Hard to think about baseball during times like these, what with NBA and NHL finals in play, but the following piece has been due for some time. I’ve said before, on this blog and elsewhere, that Ken Griffey Jr. is … Continue reading
Remember those old PGA Tour commercials? “These guys are good.” That’s the Golden State Warriors. These guys are good. And they’re halfway home to a championship. The Washington Capitals? My hometown team? They’re pretty good too. And also halfway home … Continue reading
Two for two. I’m calling my predictions two for two. Yeah, it took a miracle save for the Caps and a bizarre play for the Warriors, but those two teams prevailed, no? Because no one watched TV on Friday nights … Continue reading