Am I A Minority?

Am I A Minority?

It’s a simple, and, on the surface, a fairly ludicrous question. I can look at statistics, and in the mirror, and I can make the following empirical observations, p — I’m white.  In 2021, 59% of U.S. citizens are . (Statista) — I identify as heterosexual.  In 2021, 93% of U.S. citizens identify as white.  … Read more

Does The Crime Fit The Punishment?

Does The Crime Fit The Punishment?

The Boston Celtics are beginning the defense of their surprising run to the NBA Eastern Conference championship with a new, interim head coach.  As any basketball fan knows, the rookie head coach that led them to that runm Ime Udoka, has been given a one-year suspension, the result of an external legal firm’s investigation into … Read more

An Amazonian Performance Across The Board

An Amazonian Performance Across The Board

So a mere few hours before its second NFL Thursday night game, Amazon Prime Video finally announced the official tallies of viewership for their first a week earlier.  Not exactly an overnight rating, for a number of both legitimate and red tape reasons, but in many ways worth the wait.   Sports and business media, not … Read more

F-ck.  He Is Gone.

F-ck. He Is Gone.

Vin Scully was such a master of the spoken word, the one time I heard him say “f-ck”, even that word sounded eloquent. Once upon a time, I had a big enough job at a company that actually owned the Los Angeles Dodgers to warrant VIP treatment.  One of the only true perks I tried … Read more

Beating The Trade Deadline

Beating The Trade Deadline

In the baseball world, this weekend is a signpost in the marathon of a season where teams jockeying for the playoffs are seeking to upgrade their rosters with trades. So far, the highest-profile names that could potentially be moved, star Washington outfielder Juan Soto and two-way phenomenon Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, remain with their … Read more

Mr. McMahon Leaves The Ring

Mr. McMahon Leaves The Ring

An awful lot of my friends and colleagues know far, far more about the specifics of the world of professional wrestling than I do.  With passions and opinions usually reserved for family or politics, they can debate the legitimacy and premeditation of any Wrestlemania from the last several decades, which talents were destined for their … Read more

No-No Nonet

No-No Nonet

I’m passionate about many things, but few more so than the New York Mets.  We’re about the same age, we both call Flushing our hometown, we’ve spent many afternoons and evenings together both in person and via TV and radio (and now, of course, streaming media) and while we’ve had some success, we’ve had far … Read more