The folks at Jeopardy! have got to be pleased with themselves. Ratings this week for the “Greatest of All Time” tournament are through the roof, reaching territories not usually reserved for early-evening gameshows.
Of course one of the great things about watching Jeopardy! is that you get foolish ideas like hey, I could do this!
And then you find yourself signing up to take their online test… yet again.
Now if you’ll forgive me I’ve got to get back to studying.
They say in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
In the land where it never snows, a few flakes get you two days off in a row.
I’ll take it.
When he suited up for the Atlanta Hawks Saturday night Vince Carter became the first NBA player to appear in four different decades. Carter was the fifth overall selection in the 1998 draft, starting for the Toronto Raptors that fall. Twenty-two years later he’s still playing, coming off the bench now but providing valuable minutes and fan interest for the otherwise lowly Hawks.
In other news, somewhat related, I suited up in my fourth decade as well, playing gigs Friday and Saturday nights, my first such appearances in the 2020s. I turned pro about the same time Vince Carter did, and I too now share the stage with players who weren’t even born when I began my career. Their loss.
Vince says the 2019-2020 NBA season will be his last, meaning four decades will be it.
Let the record show I plan to light it up in a few more.
Somewhere right now Yogi Berra is jumping into Don Larsen’s arms.
The calendar may say 2020, but for those two it’ll always be October 8, 1956.
After spending a few days in Tucson, Arizona, I’m back home in Northern Virginia. Made it just in time to celebrate the new year and all that jazz.
Actually I’m just glad to be back where it’s warm!
I’m now in the habit of saying “Happy Holidays,” and not just Merry Christmas.
It’s not that I’m trying to be politically correct. I really do like New Year’s more than Christmas, and there are just so many other holidays to choose from these days.
Festivus, Kwaanza, college football bowl games…
Tell me this whole month isn’t awesome.
Dear Santa,
I’m good.
Seriously.
No, I mean like, I’ve already got everything I need.
Thanks.
Merry Christmas!
I take it back… the Redskins are the worst team in the NFC East, going into overtime to prove such yesterday afternoon.
On the plus side (get it?), they lost only six points in the plus/minus saga unfolding between them and the lowly Bengals of Cincinnati. Said Bengals, who also lost yesterday in overtime (by a mere three points), are now negative 151 on the season, where my hometown ‘Skins…
are only -138!
A close 51 on my list of 50 things to do before Christmas (see Dec. 2) would be “those green and brown cookies from the huge Costco trays of deliciousness.” I’ve never actually bought one of those trays… just been lucky enough to be at a few parties where the hosts knew something about Christmas cookies.
If you’ve ever had one, you’ve had this experience.
Hmm, these look pretty average. I’ll try one to verify that assessment. Okay… chewy… nice… oh… oh… oh my God… I’ve got to sit down… there’s fudgy chocoloatey deliciousness in the middle.
Yeah, and that never gets old.
Fast-forward to 2019.
Costco’s giant holiday tray of cookies? They’ve swapped out two of the delicious ones… including the green and brown ones! Agh! Christmas is ruined!
Ruined!
Well, no. But still.
Seriously, Costco. I can’t even.