The Salmon Whisperer
“The way to a man’s heart is through his fly.” I read that on a…
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America Wins by Losing at The World Cup: We Haven’t Given Up Our Budweiser, But Now, Hopefully, The USA Is “weiser”.
Could the USA’s loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 of the 2014 World…
Here’s to “The Working Hours”—It’s a Short Story
Any short story that has bars, drinking and Powers (Irish whiskey) is worth reading. In…
“A Drinking Club with a Motorcycle Problem”—The Boozefighers.
It’s 1946. The war is over. Many returning veterans are adrift, missing the adventures in…
The Mother of All Hangovers
Yesterday’s St. Patrick’s Day pints and parades, full of joy and laughter, will soon be…
Joseph Heller’s Catch-22
I used to hang out some in Guaymas, Mexico during the early 1970s. There was…
Root Cause of Scottish Whisky Smuggling
It was the wretched English who started it. It was they who wantonly provoked the…
Valentine’s Day: 14 Different Views of Love
Geoffrey Chaucer started it all back in 1382: he was the first to associate Valentine’s…
Looking Up… Grand Central Terminal
I first passed under Grand Central Terminal’s Sky Ceiling in 1985 as a young actress…
Waiter! There’s Peat in My Whisky
Peat is decomposed vegetation that is thousands of years old. It is mostly found in…
As Ralph Steadman’s Sees The Whisky Regions of Scottland
Islay Islay malts are known particularly for their peatiness, and a strong salt-sprayed , aye,…
Joe Flacco… Working Man’s Quarterback With A CEO Salary
In the watch-closely duel between Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos) and Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens) for…
Remembering Monsieur Chene
For many years, my favorite neighbor was a debonair, white-haired old Frenchman named Armand Chene.…
Das Bad: Passat TV Ad
Volkswagen’s Passat TV ad showing a father and son badly tossing a ball around on…
Don’t Know Much About Biology…
If we are lucky, we all have had a favorite teacher or two, someone who…
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia
This space is reserved primarily for those who, in our judgment, abuse their public trust…
Let’s Get Rude
When did it become impolite in 21st century America to point out when someone is…
2009 Super Bowl XLIII: Arizona vs. Pittsburgh
During World War II, the National Football League struggled to keep its head above water…
Romain Gary’s The Roots of Heaven
French author and diplomat Romain Gary wroteThe Roots of Heaven (Les Racines du Ciel) long…
Why Baseball Is Sooooo American
Baseball reminds us of who we are and how we do things in America. Consider…
Climbing Walls
I confess that, when I signed up for the Warrior Dash obstacle course race, it…
Ralph Steadman: Peat and The Turf Cutters
Cutting peat is perhaps one of the less common pursuits of ordinary folks and, I…
The Hat Trick and The Hat Trick Quiz
Editor’s Note: If you are brave, skip to the end of the post and take…
Eye On The Prize…Althea Gibson
Five years before the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his legendary “I Have a Dream”…
Balls
This post comes via our good friend Ted McLaughlin, one of the best progressive political…
The Steinbrenners
In a town were sports talk is as competitive as pro sports and media firestorms…
The California Dreamboat… Robert Redford
When I was a kid, I fell in love with The Way We Were’s blond…
Why Man Creates
If it was good enough for the 1968 premier of CBS’ 60 Minutes, it is…
My Dad
The big gentle man is my father. The photograph was taken in 1948 when I…
Amsterdam, by Ian McEwan, Master of the Craft
Running the timeline of storytelling, it’s fair to say that American fiction writing owes much…