Not-so-new Olympic sport: Ranting about broadcasting Watching NBC last night, a few things are now clear: There were only two events happening in Greece yesterday, girls gymnastics and swimming. The only people competing were Americans, Australians, and some former gymnastic dynasties. Nobody else matters, and we at NBC are doing you a favor by even […]
My son is just about to drive me nuts obsessing over things. We’re way beyond “20 questions” into more like encyclopedia territory. Three things, usually, in rotation: Spiders Snakes Sharks Spiders? We talk about which ones are poisonous, what they do, where they live. “And if they wanted to, they could bite your head off!” […]
Okay, calling it a “vacation” is definitely overkill. Due to circumstances, some beyond our control, our vacation comes down to this: A long weekend next week. (my wife teaches so has worked damn near every day this summer. She gives finals on Wednesday next week. So we were gonna go Wednesday and come back Sunday, […]