Second Loves
I watched a few minutes of the ESPN 30 for 30 episode “Requiem For A Conference,” about the classic Big East conference, Sunday evening. Then, Tuesday, I watched the last ten minutes or so of the West Virginia – Georgetown NIT game. Georgetown played the game at their practice gym, thanks to the circus being booked into the normal home…
Dancing
Well, here we go. The best and worst time of the year for everyone who is A) a huge college basketball fan and B) lives and dies with a particular program. Best, because you never forget those comeback wins, those times your team knocked off a higher seed, and those deep tournament runs. Worst, well, because you never forget being…
Say It Ain’t So Jojo
March gloom came early to KU fans last night, as the news broke that Joel Embiid will not be available to play until, likely, the second weekend of the NCAA tournament after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his back. Devastating news for a team that needed him on the court and at full-speed in order to have a…
Entertainment Titans
I had planned on getting this post out Friday. But, as some of you may have noticed, there were some issues with the site in the morning and I spent a fair chunk of time trying to get it working again. That also allowed me to finish another long article to throw in here. So, here they are: some showbiz…
Season Ending Post
With the major conferences wrapping up regular season play over the weekend and preparing for their tournaments later this week, it’s the perfect time to address some outstanding college hoops issues. All Conference Teams/POY Choices The arguing about these things tends to be a little silly, but it’s generally the good, clean fun kind of silly. Things do get amplified…
More Tooth Fairy Troubles
A good subtitle for this might be, “The Jig Is Up.” We’ve had two Tooth Fairy visits in the past week. And they revealed something important: M.’s got it figured out. It began last week, when L. lost tooth #2. I couldn’t remember what the going rate was for that tooth. She got $5 for her first tooth, but was…
Kid Notes
At some point last fall, S. let the girls put some games on her iPhone, and they each get turns playing them each day. As you would expect, that has lead to a conflict or two. Last night, we were talking about how the girls would, one day, have their own phones. We explained that it wouldn’t happen until they…
February Books
The Passage – Justin Cronin I resisted this book for some time. I would read a blurb about it, or see a positive review, and move it back up my To Read list. Then, I’d read a synopsis, see it had a vampire component to its plot, and decide to pass. What pushed me over the edge? I came across…
What I’m Watching
I thought it had been longer, but it was March 5, 2013 when I last shared the list of shows I’ve been watching. With the fantastic return of “The Americans” last night, it seems like the perfect time to offer up my current list. Last season’s rank in parenthesis. “The Americans” (4) A year ago it was too new to…
Some TV Notes
The Americans returns tonight! The Americans returns tonight! With another potentially big winter storm in the forecast, this is just the news I needed to get out of bed in the morning. The AV Club says season two starts off quite well. Here’s a good look at where the series is as the new year kicks off with some interesting…