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Sunday smorgasbord: One of the great joys of the Olympic Games — well, at least for some of us — was knowing the events that occur every four years. Not so anymore. Slopestyle? Obviously, an event designed to attract an X Games demographic. Whatever that demographic might be. Younger, hipper? Whatever. In that an American […]
The great thing about sleeping through part of the televised opening ceremonies of the 2014 winter Olympic Games was knowing they would be replayed. So, of course, some of us who dozed off during the festivities from Sochi, Russia, did tune in for the rebroadcast. And, of course, some of us (OK, namely your humble […]
OK, so being ill and staying up late to watch the visiting Chicago Bulls lose to the Golden State Warriors 102-87 on Thursday night might not have been the best idea. All right, so it wasn’t even a good idea. Not only because the Bulls lost, but also because your humble correspondent fell asleep after […]
It’s no fun to feel under the weather. Especially when the weather is what it is around here. Snow. Cold temperatures. In other words: winter. Only worse than usual. So feeling worse than usual feels natural. Kind of. Whatever it is, it isn’t a whole lot of fun. A lot of sleep perhaps. After a […]
Midwek musings: So the Chicago Bulls defeated the host Phoenix Suns 101-92 on Tuesday. The Bulls beat a team that had a 16-7 home record. So they can beat good teams. A night after losing to one of the worst teams in the league, the Sacramento Kings. What can we glean from all this? Not […]
Random thoughts (or as close to them as we come around here) while wondering whether the Winter Olympics someday will consider adding a new sport — clearing the driveway of snow and ice — because I spent much of Monday working on my technique in that particular endeavor: * Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer complained […]
Monday meanderings: OK, so the highlight of Super Bowl XLVIII was Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing at halftime. Or Queen Latifah singing “America the Beautiful” or Renee Fleming singing the national anthem. Unless you were a Seattle Seahawks fan. In which case the 43-8 victory against the Denver Broncos just might […]
Super Sunday smorgasbord (bowl optional): The best thing about Super Bowl Sunday will be whatever diversions it can create so that some of us will take a break from shoveling snow. That said (or in this case, written), having a driveway cleared of snow to provide self-esteem does seem somewhat similar to having self-esteem based […]
The Chicago Cubs reportedly have agreed to a one-year contract with right-handed pitcher Jason Hammel. He likely will be the No. 4 or No. 5 starter in the team’s rotation. The top three starting spots likely will go to Travis Wood, Jeff Samardzija and Edwin Jackson. Just thinking about a five-man rotation like that should […]
There is something to be said for basically sleeping the day away. Strictly for therapeutic/preventive purposes regarding illnesses. Which was the justification that I used to try to ward off some malady that is attempting to take over the respiratory system. So what did I miss by spending the majority of the day in dreamland? […]