March Madness

March Madness

It all started yesterday.  The Sunday I’d been waiting for.  The night we discovered what the future will hold. Selection Sunday.  March Madness begins. It might sound ridiculous, but I can’t talk about the tourney without mentioning Holy Week.  Every three years or...
Linsanity: Because We Need a New Obsession

Linsanity: Because We Need a New Obsession

Everyone loves a good confession, right? Here’s mine for today: I hate going to the gym. So much so that I usually go immediately upon waking, preferring to be half asleep and therefore too fogged to realize what I’m doing. My loathing is mostly unspecific, and while...
Humanity & Sacrifice: Giving Up ESPN for Lent

Humanity & Sacrifice: Giving Up ESPN for Lent

This has gone too far.  I have decided to take serious action. The other day it finally dawned on me that I’ve been going to ESPN.com for the sole reason of checking the most updated player efficiency ratings (PER) to see whether LeBron James’s numbers have slipped...