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Nestle Toll House is now selling cookie dough one is supposed to consume raw. I’ve been doing it on the sly since 1982, but I do appreciate the green light on this. Not to mention the immediacy. No time to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Pardon my not posting on Monday. I was away at a secret beach location with spotty Internet access. Luckily I didn’t miss much. Seems the biggest news story while I was gone was Cam Newton’s attempt to bribe a fellow … Continue reading
Soda, pretzels, and beer, anyone? This is it. This is summer. And don’t look now, but the surging Nationals have pulled within three games of the slumping Phillies for second place in the NL East. The Nats ended up taking … Continue reading
Monday’s post got me thinking, again, about baseball in the late ’80s and early ’90s, when I first fell in love with the game. (Actually I spend most of my waking hours thinking about baseball from when I was a … Continue reading
In April my “local” paper did me the favor of putting together my summer reading list, a dozen or so 2019 releases featured in a baseball-themed book review section. I knew the book I looked forward to reading most was … Continue reading
Good job on your championship predictions, Mike… oh for two. More or less embarrassing than having our “national” basketball league’s champion be from outside the country? Payback, I guess, for our taking all those Stanley Cups the past few decades. … Continue reading
Times have been rare that I’ve root, root, rooted for a Boston-area sports team, but I think tonight is one of those times. Much as I hate the thought of a Boston triple of professional sports trophies, I can’t help … Continue reading
Yesterday at Wawa I tried a delicious new concoction called Strawberry Dr Pepper, one of several new flavor choices on the Dr Pepper line. Gotta hand it to the folks of this world, still making new and unusual things to … Continue reading
It’s here. Break out the Great Bluedini and the Costco sheet cake. It’s time to celebrate. As an added bonus, head here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S2onBjfKKA. The first episode of Politics After Dark since June 7, 2018. You’re welcome. … Continue reading
Remember that Werther’s Original commercial from about 30 years ago? Old man remembers getting a Wether’s Original from his grandfather when he was a kid… flash forward a few decades… now I’m the grandpa… Well, this is kind of like … Continue reading