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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Waiting to Exhale

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Made wary and weary by thirty years of playoff frustration, most Washington Capital fans I know spent Wednesday waiting to exhale.  Would ...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

If not now, when?

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I have been ruminating for days on a Caps/Pens blog post.  With so much history, much of it lopsided, there are not many fresh angles to t...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Wednesday Mailbag

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On the morning of Caps/Leafs Game Four, my inbox is jammed with letters from readers asking about (surprise!) Game 4.  Let's dive in a...
Thursday, April 13, 2017

Beginning of the Beginning, or Beginning of the End?

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And so it begins.  Like Opening Day and pollen-induced sneezing attacks, Spring brings with it another NHL postseason.  Writing about the ...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

It's Almost 'O'pening Day

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Since 2012, the Orioles have confounded baseball pundits and number-crunching SABREmetricians.  From upside down run differentials to prep...
Wednesday, March 08, 2017

Hey, You Kids Get Off My Rink!

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NHL general managers convened in Boca Raton this week in their annual bid to screw up the coolest game on Earth.  They brainstorm and work...
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Tuesday, March 07, 2017

Disney Is So Gay!

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Grace recently did me a great service, reminding me, in the way that sometimes only our kids can, of what is important.  Taking advantag...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

The Things We Choose To Care About

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From the moment the doctor analyzing the sonogram told Amanda and me to "start saving for the wedding", I wondered if I could be, ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

The Future's So Bright...I Gotta Gouge Out My Eyeballs

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We here at Hailey Industries have been keeping a secret: we have a time machine.  Now, don't get too excited.  Like the battle station...
Wednesday, January 04, 2017

If Parents Wrote Honest Thank You Notes

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As the ornaments are stowed away and final bits of tissue paper swept from under the tree, I have reflected on the generosity bestowed up...
Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Why Not?

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One week. It is closing time, and America, in all her beer goggled glory is taking somebody home. Unfortunately, this one night stand last...
Saturday, October 08, 2016

I'm Too Sexy For This Oval Office.

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At first, I thought there was no way Donald Trump would make it to March, let alone November. Next, I thought he, like every politician, w...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

The Last Charge of the Orange Brigade

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A week ago, coming off a series victory in Boston, the Orioles opened an eleven game homestand only one game behind the Sox in the race fo...
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Dance Party

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I recently stumbled upon a  2014 Washington Post article detailing how Hillary Clinton has not driven a car since 1996.   It seems unlike...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

I'm Not Amused

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Remember, America, you have another choice this November.  I'm your man.  And I'm my own man.  There's no body double here.  I...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016

America v. The Black Quarterback

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I LOVE AMERICA!  THERE IS NO PLACE I WOULD RATHER LIVE!  I AM GRATEFUL TO OUR VETERANS!  I STAND, WITH HAND OVER HEART, DURING THE NATIONA...
Sunday, August 21, 2016

Supplies!

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The looming specter has arrived.  It's Decision Time.  Choices we make in the coming days will provoke arguments and turn family membe...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Wasted

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You know what really gets me fired up?  When I'm told my vote will be wasted if I cast it for Candidate X or Y.  I am happy to debate,...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Girl Power

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Recently, after watching a bunch of Comic-Con movie trailers, my wife, Amanda, confided she might be turning into a nerd. This news was ba...
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