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    Happy Friday Before Labor Day!

    Posted on August 30, 2019 by moc
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    ‘Round these parts we have a silly, made-up holiday called “the Friday before Labor Day.” (I do realize that all holidays are made up, but come on, this one was made up like a month ago!) Three-day weekend just isn’t enough … Continue reading →

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    You’re welcome, Popeyes

    Posted on August 28, 2019 by moc
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    Everywhere I look I see news reports of Popeyes around the country running out of that new chicken sandwich of theirs. You know that knew chicken sandwich… the one you heard about on this very blog last week? You’re welcome, … Continue reading →

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    Good? Yes. Impossible? No.

    Posted on August 26, 2019 by moc
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    Let it be known that I make it a point to try every new food item that comes down the pike. Hence Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich and many other much more questionable decisions over the years. Somehow, though, the Impossible … Continue reading →

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    Sometimes you CAN believe the Internet

    Posted on August 23, 2019 by moc
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    Popeyes’ new chicken sandwich? One word… yes. Believe the hype, Internet and otherwise, and from all media, traditional and “social.” This is the real deal. The only trouble is (or perhaps this is part of a devious plan), my local … Continue reading →

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    Popeyes has broken the Internet

    Posted on August 21, 2019 by moc
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    The greatest thing since sliced bread… is when they put a piece of fried chicken between them. In case you’ve been in a cave on Mars the past few days, Popeyes restaurant has a new chicken sandwich. Yes, a chicken … Continue reading →

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    Playoffs actually looking realistic now

    Posted on August 19, 2019 by moc
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    When you put up a touchdown and two field goals in the first three innings the rest of the game becomes a lot easier. Such was the lesson for my hometown Washington Nationals yesterday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers. The … Continue reading →

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    I shoulda been older

    Posted on August 16, 2019 by moc
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    My sources tell me that this weekend is  the 50th anniversary of the Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, New York, colloquially known as “Woodstock.” I was born a little too late. Would I have liked to have gone to Woodstock? … Continue reading →

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    What season is it really?

    Posted on August 14, 2019 by moc
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    Oh, middle of August… you used to give me just a hint of back-to-school sales as summer was still in full swing. Nowadays it’s quite different. On the upside the back-to-school sales are out. Downside(?) is… they’ve been replaced by … Continue reading →

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    Report from the “road”: Soccer in Leesburg

    Posted on August 13, 2019 by moc
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    Last Friday I attended the inaugural match at Segra Field, home of the Loudoun United. That would be the Loudoun United Football Club of the “USL Championship.” (That’s a soccer league, by the way.) The affiliate club of the D.C. … Continue reading →

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    Report from the road: Atlantic League “baseball”

    Posted on August 9, 2019 by moc
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    Two days ago I was in Waldorf, Maryland, to see Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Long Island Ducks. The Ducks and the Crabs play in the “Atlantic League of Professional Baseball,” an independent baseball league sort of affiliated … Continue reading →

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