May 10, 2017Answering Musician Wanted Ads on Craigslist Are Always an AdventureSo I play drums. I don’t play as much I used to, but if asked, I would still call myself a drummer. Recently I decided that playing drums again, playing in a band again, could be kind of fun. You know, summer is coming up and who wouldn’t want to…Music9 min read
May 4, 2017How Seth Meyers Ended Up Being Our New Jon StewartWhen Jon Stewart left The Daily Show in August of 2015 there was no question who would literally take over for him. It’d be Trevor Noah of course. But there was a question as to who would take over for Stewart in a broader sense; who would be looked upon…Politics9 min read
Apr 27, 2017How Will ‘The Americans’ End?I wrote this a few weeks ago, but after this week’s episode I felt I could possibly revise it and add “They move to a third world country and become doctors.” We’re three episodes into the fifth season of The Americans and so far there have been nefarious, grain-ruining bugs…Television4 min read
Apr 25, 2017Words Are HardThe idea of wanting the President of the United States to be someone you’d want to have a beer with has never made much sense to me. I want to have a beer with my friends or someone who likes the Red Sox or if it’s a stranger, someone who…2016 Election10 min read
Apr 17, 2017The Real Reason Why ‘S-Town’ Is So PopularFirst, let me set the scene for you. I was leaving work. It was Wednesday, it was really nice out. I could drive home with the windows open; for a little while at least. As I walked to my car I opened the Podcasts app on my phone. I needed…Podcast7 min read
Mar 28, 2017What Was America’s Best Year?Depending on who you ask, 2016 was either one of the worst years ever or one of the best years that they can remember. This view is largely shaped by the passing of numerous iconic and beloved celebrities, miraculous victories in sports and/or a bitter and polarizing presidential election that…History21 min read
Mar 15, 2017Million Dollar Lobster Heist + TV = GeniusTwitter has always kind of a been a toxic minefield of sorts, it’s just that in the past year or so, the field has gotten increasingly more dangerous as the mines keep piling up. You then might ask, who is stacking mines on top of mines? Twitter of course. …Canada6 min read
Nov 17, 2016The HBO Fantasy LeagueHere is an almost statement of fact: a lot of people play fantasy football, or at the very least, some form of fantasy sports. I’m sure someone out there is even playing fantasy golf. Has to be. Here is another almost statement of fact: a lot of people watch and…Game Of Thrones5 min read
Mar 31, 2016Lessons I Learned After One Year of FatherhoodAs hard as it is to believe and as cliched as it is to say, I can’t believe I have been a father for almost a year now. …Dads10 min read
Mar 16, 2016The Winner of 2016 (so far) TournamentBecause they are fun to do, I wanted to do some kind of bracket in March. I am resigned to the fact that I hit pay dirt when I did my Greatest HBO Character of All Time Tourney and since then, have routinely dismissed the idea of doing a bracket…20164 min read
