Wimbledon 2015 finished today. It was an excellent fortnight. Here are some thoughts I had about the tournament. Serena Williams is amazing. Her match against Heather Watson was riveting. And while the result of the final was never really in doubt, the fact that her nerves were apparent somehow made her more likable. Federer is…
I am still in my re-watch in anticipation of the new Star Wars movie. Instead of sticking to Episodes I-VII, I decided to re-watch Rogue One before Episode IV. I saw it last December when it was in theaters and hadn’t thought about it much since. My opinion of it hasn’t changed. The movie lands…
As everyone with an internet connection already knows, LeBron James opted out of his contract with Cleveland and accepted a four year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. I believe that this move was a mistake. Of course I mean this in the only way a sports fan who has never met the Jameses can…
Someone brought a tray of Italian cookies to work today. It’s the holiday season and there’s been different kinds of food in the breakroom all week. It’s been kind of nice. Today it was Italian cookies. I didn’t have any. It wasn’t that I wasn’t quick enough. There were plenty there when I walked into…
April 15, 1947 was the day Jackie Robinson played his first Major League Baseball game. For the past ten or so years, Major League Baseball has celebrated the date as Jackie Robinson Day. It’s a nice day for baseball. There are ceremonies before all the games. All the players wear Jackie Robinson’s number, 42, as…
Now that I’ve had a chance to digest the results of the 2024 election, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts about it. I want to avoid just saying it was a disaster (although it was) and I want to avoid just saying we’re screwed (although we are). I hope my thoughts are more…
Tennis is one of my favorite sports. It is also as international as a sport can get. Unfortunately, that means that most of the big tournaments are not played on the east coast of the United States, so it is hard for me to watch. I can usually watch part of the weekend matches, but…
Of all the grown-up things I have to do, I think my least favorite is taking down the Christmas tree in the beginning of January. There are two main reasons for this. The first is obvious, it is the absolute, no kidding, real end of the holiday season. The second is the stress. I know…
In the news surrounding Freddie Gray’s murder and the ensuing outcry in Baltimore, one thing has shocked me. It’s really sad that only one thing has shocked me. It ought to shock me that the police would arrest someone without cause and then kill that person while transporting him to jail. It ought to shock…
Superbowl L happened tonight. It was one of the worst football games I’ve ever watched, so I’d rather not talk about the game. But, I do want to talk about the logo. It had a big five-zero in it. Every other Superbowl that I remember has used Roman numerals. This one used Arabic numerals. If…
