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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 said to a co-worker.
Now I know this is an annual event which raises money for charity, but I just don’t understand why someone would look at a body of water like the Chesapeake, then look at the bridge and still come to the conclusion that swimming is a good option.
My boss told me that the people – some of whom have actually taken on this task 20 times – do it for the challenge. That’s what I figured, but I told her that I thought conquering challenges like that was way overrated.
I’m not saying that I have no ambition. I do. I just think people should spend their time doing ambitious things that don’t seem so crazy.
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…
Now This Is Music!
My friend Dave hit me up with this. Go to www.popculturemadness.com and find the year when you turned 18, then check out the songs that were the top hits. I…
Everybody Into the Pool
Now that school is out, my wife has a dilemma on her hands. She needs to keep an almost 7-year-old occupied all day. We have a few things planned to take care of that. We’ll go to Hersheypark one day. Bridget will go to day camp for one week. And we have our annual family beach trip.
But she’ll also hopefully start to enjoy something which kept me out of trouble and saved my mother’s sanity for many years.
The swimming pool.