It was a most atyipically celebratory day on college campuses nationwide yesterday. Let’s face it, with graduation month all but over on most of them, how crowded with actual students do you suppose they were on a Friday afternoon in June? Let alone the special ones who were actually impacted by the news that THE … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, DoubleOvertime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional coverage of and opinion pieces on technology. When the New York Knicks’ modestly inspiring run at NBA championship glory ended last night for the 52nd consecutive year, they became the latest … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional articles and opinion pieces on technology. Of all of the hoopla and star power that was unleased during the old school Upfronts earlier this month few were as inspiring and … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional articles on technology. On the same day when the rundown of news stories with ethical implications already included the gifting of a $400 million plane from a country that reportedly … Read more
I’ve made a career out of studying and knowing as much as possible about folks from generations other than mine, and I wouldn’t be alive without the connections to folks significantly younger than me. Plus, much like my dad was, I’m blessed with a somewhat youthful-looking face that now that’s it’s unencumbered by greying hair … Read more
It’s a good day to be a fan of Cleveland sports teams, and it’s not simply because their conference champion basketball team, the Cavaliers, absolutely destroyed the Miami Heat in South Florida by the almost embarassing score of 124-87, giving them a virtually insurmountable 3-0 lead in their first round best-of-seven NBA playoff series. That … Read more
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for musings on sports, technology, and business. I’ve never had any illusions that I could have ever had enough athletic prowess to justify my presence on a field, rink or pitch. And I’m far too old and inept to harbor … Read more
If I’m to believe the myriad of folks on my social media feeds, I’d be concerned that anyone still sporting Los Angeles Dodgers gear might now be as much of a target for ridicule–or worse–as anyone driving a Tesla. The Dodgers just happened to have their annual road trip to Washington this week and, like … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, TheDoubleOvertime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on technology. Degenerate gamblers and lucky office workers (assuming you’re actually one of those unfortunates who are grudgingly trucking into one these days) can rejoice. It’s officially March Madness season, … Read more
There’s an awful lot of basketball on screens these days, and it’s not just because we’re about to enter March Madness. Even streaming platforms where such rights aren’t ubiquitous are devoting some quality time and algorithm build to it, not that that’s news unto itself. After all, in consecutive years we’ve had the Roman Candles … Read more