I had high hopes for Harry Connick Jr.’s new album, True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter. After all, not many singers around today (read: people who are still alive) know who Cole Porter is, or can give his songbook the … Continue reading
Many times I have lamented the fact that Veterans Day no longer gets the respect it deserves. After all, it used to be a holiday, right? As in… no school. What happened? (Think about it–Columbus Day is way more controversial … Continue reading
I’ve written about this many times, and for years it has been getting not only worse but more obvious: the Blue electoral tsunami rising through Northern Virginia, the kind of crest that tips an entire state. Yes, I live in … Continue reading
I’m still basking in the glow of my hometown baseball team’s victory in the World Series. My hometown hockey team (that would be the Capitals) has the best record in the NHL. And I can say with some degree of … Continue reading
That clinking sound you heard last night was members of the ’72 Dolphins making toasts following the Baltimore Ravens’ victory over a previously-undefeated New England Patriots. (And the snickering sound you heard was, well, me snickering.) Yes, I realize the … Continue reading
I started following baseball in 1989. Seven years later my “hometown” team, the New York Yankees, won its first World Series in 18 years. It was one of the more glorious moments of my 14-year-old life. In December of 2011 … Continue reading
It was 45 years ago today, October 30, 1974. Undefeated world heavyweight champion, George Foreman, fought former champion Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight crown in Kinshasa, Zaire. Colloquially it is known as the Rumble in the Jungle. Tonight the Houston … Continue reading
My grandfather used to say that rooting for these three things helped him get through the Depression: Notre Dame football; Joe Louis; and the New York Yankees. Where’s Joe Louis when you need him? … Continue reading
O… M… G. Two wins on the road? This is like a dream, no? My hometown Nats are two wins from a World Series title, two wins that can be secured at home over the next three evenings. Did I … Continue reading
That’s how it’s done. It’s called stealing one on the road. Just the way we drew it up. (I saw we not because I’m in uniform or anything but because I feel as though I speak for the DMV.) So this … Continue reading