A Great Day
Yesterday may have seemed like any other day to most people, but trust me when i say that it was one of the greatest days of the year. NCAA08, the newest version of EA Sports’ college football franchise hit stores. […]
Fireworks Wimp
Most times, I pride myself in standing up for everything that defines America. This time of year, however, I have to go against so many of my countrymen on one thing. I hate fireworks.
R.E.M. Never Ceases to Amaze Me
The boys from Athens are working on their new album. They recorded up in Vancouver for a month or so, but last week held five nights of “working rehearsals” in Dublin. These shows were not shows as Michael Stipe pointed […]
God Bless America
From the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam So I was wrong and Kobayashi did compete. He was unreal until he hurled with about 30 seconds left. I’ve never been prouder to be an American than […]
I Think Ginger Lynn Had the Same Problem
When Joey Chestnut wins the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest next week, some will say it’s a hollow victory. Kobayashi has pulled out of the competition due to a jaw injury. Last year, he downed almost 54 dogs in 12 […]
I Want to Party With You, Cowboy … Safely, Of Course
Nobody likes a party pooper when you’re having a few drinks. That’s why no one ever calls Boston City Councilman Stephen J. Murphy when it’s time for Happy Hour. Murphy has introduced legislation to make Boston bars serve cocktails sealed […]
So, So Wrong
Some Web site did a list. Imagine the originality, huh? Anyway, the list recounts their choices for the Top 30 Villains in Sports Movies. A noble cause, I must say, but their choices are so misguided. Where do I start? […]
Welcome Back, Kinda
One of my favorite TV shows, “Scrubs,” made a bold choice last season and killed off a major character, Nurse Laverne Roberts. Well, news has come out that she might be back next season … kind of. Aloma Wright, the […]
Stay Within Yourself
As I flipped through a newspaper at work the other day, a story caught my eye. Apparently, a group of people got together and swam across the Chesapeake Bay. “Don’t they know there’s a perfectly good bridge right there,” I […]
Bad Odds
Two bad bits of gambling news this week. First off, two West Virginia counties went to the polls to decide whether table games could join slot machines at race tracks there. One measure passed, one failed. Naturally, the one that […]