An Awards Shows Six-Pack of Thoughts

I used to be a big fan of awards shows.  That was back when I lived in NYC and my sister, Pam, would host parties to watch them.  She always had WAAAAAAAY too much food for the 20-30 people that attended, including steakhouse-sized shrimp as an appetizer, pizza for dinner and her famous chocolate chip [...]

Comments OffFiled under: MainPosted on February 28th, 2011

Short Term Gain, Long Term Pain

The NBA had a blizzard of trades this week, with many of the title contenders adding players they hope put them in position to dethrone the two-time defending champion Lakers.  It promises to be one of the most exciting playoffs in years.  In the short term, this is great for the NBA. The problem is, [...]

Comments OffFiled under: MainPosted on February 25th, 2011

A Super Super Bowl Six-Pack of Thoughts

I apologize.  In the two weeks leading up to Super Bowl XLV, I griped about the lack of talk.  The lack of hype.  The lack of predictions.  Turns out, Super Bowl Sunday didn’t need anything extra to be big.  Just the day itself.  From the game to the national anthem to the commercials, there was plenty going [...]

Comments OffFiled under: MainPosted on February 7th, 2011

Mum’s The Word

I know, I know, I’m just a bitter Jets fan.  And I actually expect Super Bowl XLV to be a great game.  But it’s been 10 days since the conference championships and I’m bored. There’s been no trash talk. There’s been no taunting or touting. There’s been no controversy (unless you count the flap over [...]

Comments OffFiled under: MainPosted on February 2nd, 2011