Well, I was feeling nostalgic and dug through my dusty VHS collection of NBA games. Since the tapes will eventually disintegrate, and there are no plans to convert all of them to DVD or digital… this write-up is the next best thing. The Seattle SuperSonics (64–18 during the regular season) hosted the Chicago Bulls…
Eli Manning, Properly Rated and Calibrated
Why do we act as if Eli Manning has been getting away with something? For some reason, sports media are smug when discussing the New York Giant quarterback. They want to point out that Manning’s play has declined, and was never that great in the first place. Pricking Eli Manning’s good-not-great QB career is not…
UnOfficial Endorsements: Bring back the Washington Bullets
Three reasons to switch the “Washington Wizards” back to the “Washington Bullets”: The switch was based on a false piety in the first place. Reportedly, team owner Abe Pollin was convicted to change the mascot back when a friend was shot and murdered, after pondering the issue for a few years prior. This switch was not…
‘Za, ‘Zza, Pizza — Language Arts
Saw this restaurant sign the other night… the ‘Pizza Den’ neon was perfectly set up. Did you ever in your life call it ‘za before? Because I didn’t. And, also: Are two z’s better than one? Guess not. It’s still a sad thing to say… That term “za” was used at least as far back as…
Roanoke, Virginia — Taubman Museum 2017
When we arrived at the Taubman Museum of Art, I nearly walked right in front of a woman in bridal dress, standing on the stairs leading to the second floor. She just smiled sweetly. I looked back down and saw the two photographers waiting patiently, cameras at their chins. Â There was supposedly a nice…
Surviving the Fatherland by Annette Oppenlander — book promo