Earlier today I blogged about the mindless drivel that 1050 ESPN Radio listeners are forced to endure while being subjected to the brutal ear rot that is Ruocco and Lundberg. Several readers seemed to agree, including the excellent Rob Adams, a man with 100 times more talent than either of
… it’s a truly great feeling. From today’s Globe & Mail holiday book guide: 6. The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality Jeff Pearlman has come up with a pretty good formula for writing about contemporary sports legends who would prefer not to
This, from CNN.com … While making s’mores at one point during Sunday’s episode [of her dumb-ass reality show], the former Alaska governor proclaims the marshmallow and chocolate treat is “in honor of Michelle Obama, who said the other day we should not have dessert.” It’s not the first time Palin
So I’ve pretty much been living in Book Hell for the past couple of weeks. My deadline is Jan. 3, and it’s been 15-, 16-, 17-hour days. Stuck in my basement office. All alone. Lonely. Hungry. Frustrating. Sorting through piles upon piles of papers for tiny facts that would seem
My friend Mike Lewis just called me with very exciting news—he was cleaning up his pad when he stumbled upon an old boombox. And inside was a casette—Debbie Gibson’s “Out of the Blue.” I started making fun of Mike in my head, rushed to YouTube to play a Gibson song
For years and years I shaved with an electric, until it was brought to my attention that electric shavers stink. So now I go blade. Which is terrific. Until my neck gets all sliced up. How in the world does one avoid this?
I don’t spend much time listening to sports radio. First off, I’m not in the car all that often. Second, when I am in the car it’s usually with my kids. Third, well, I’m just not into it. No disrespect—there are some excellent hosts out there, especially on my local
For those of you who missed this gem of a story, last week the Phoenix Coyotes were scheduled to play the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Shortly before gametime Ilya Bryzgalov, the team’s starting goalie, came down with the flu. Lacking the time to call up a reserve from the