This is the last post for the month of April, the most bizarre month, probably, all of us have ever experienced. (Or didn’t experience… what did I really do this month?) My friends and family members assure me the month … Continue reading
Thank God for 30-year-old sports highlights to watch on Sunday nights, even those interspersed with 21st-century melodrama. The Last Dance gives 30-somethings (and up) a chance to relive their youth and actually see some competition that’s not a prerecorded singing contest. Too … Continue reading
In the land where every day is exactly the same, is Friday still awesome? Oh, heck yeah. It’s kind of beyond all reason and explanation. It just is. … Continue reading
They say any port in a storm, but sometimes the port ends up being really awesome. In the sportsless world known as April 2020 there is The Last Dance, a 10-part documentary chronicling the Michael Jordan era Chicago Bulls. The sports franchise of … Continue reading
Weekends are still pretty fun, right? Even when you can’t go anywhere? I think the biggest thing I miss, of course, is sports. I finally have the time to watch all the sports I want… where are they? Someday they’ll … Continue reading
This is blog post number 1,000 at mikeoconnelljr.com. I’d always planned a bigger celebration than this. Well, nobody feels too much like celebrating these days. Party’s on hold, I guess, like many things in the world now. Some day. Some … Continue reading
Social distancing? Actually I’ve been practicing social distancing for years. It’s been easy, to be honest, as other people have been kind enough to distance themselves socially from me as well. We were way ahead of the curve on this … Continue reading
Family gathering for a breakfast of French toast: yes. Church: no. This was my kind of Easter. … Continue reading
I’m in the fortunate position of watching this war from a sort of Hemingway-in-Spain perspective. As long as I don’t look at the chaos outside I’ve got a pretty sweet view of it all. I’m not writing a book about … Continue reading
There are many opinion pieces out there saying we “need” sports right now. I disagree. I think sports are great entertainment, yes, and I’ve been disappointed I haven’t been able to follow them the last few weeks. But need? Like … Continue reading