Mourning In America?

Mourning In America?

America has spoken.  And they’ve made their choices in a free and fair democratic election, with no bombs actually going off. And if my social media feeds are any indication, as a country we’ve apparently committed hari-kari. Well, as someone who has often been put in the uncomfortable position of conveying results of far less … Read more

What Idiot Invited This Jackwad To The Party?

What Idiot Invited This Jackwad To The Party?

My roommate was literally over the moon about the spectacle that occupied Madison Square Garden on a rare day when the Knicks, Rangers or a concert wasn’t booked, one he claims he watched from end to end yesterday.  He couldn’t stop raving about the energy, the love and the size of the crowd–perhaps because it … Read more

For The Last Time, It’s NOT A Binary Choice!!

For The Last Time, It’s NOT A Binary Choice!!

One of the reasons I pay a disproportionate amount of attention to sports and escapist entertainment is that there’s only so much bandwidth even I have for the urgency, determination, desperation and incendiary rhetoric that an election cycle tends to produce.  And even though I don’t live in a swing state, I still get more … Read more

What Happened At The LOS Angeles TIMES May Or May Not Have Been Right.  But It Should Have Been Expected.

What Happened At The LOS Angeles TIMES May Or May Not Have Been Right. But It Should Have Been Expected.

There’s a lot of outrage being leveled at what I have frequently referenced as the Left Angeles TIMES lately, and for a change it has nothing to do with the otherwise omnipresent issue that seems to obsess the gang of remotely based “experts” routinely devoting thousands of words to the latest “alarming” wastewater trends. Here’s … Read more

It’s Time To Vault These Polls

It’s Time To Vault These Polls

My roommate is a particularly giddy mood these days, as he continues to become more convinced that his choice is all but assured his second presidential term.  Much as that fact may be daunting to many of you, I can’t say he’s wrong.  Thanks to his virtually nonstop blaring of FOX News and FOX Business … Read more

Volley Of The Stupid?

Volley Of The Stupid?

NOTE:  This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.thedoubleovertime.com.  Please visit it regularly for opinions on sports of all sorts.  When ESPN recently had a few stray weeknights where they were scrambling to find live content to fill prime time hours they turned to women’s college volleyball for a short-lived schedule of matches … Read more

Imagine If She Could Play A Musical Instrument

Imagine If She Could Play A Musical Instrument

As if in direct response to the nonstop taunts from the likes of FOX NEWS that have provided a daily updating of how many public appearances she has made in contrast to her opponent since she was anointed as the Democrats’ savior, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are seizing upon a down week for the … Read more