Observations

That three week SMC break seemed like forever, didn’t it? To me it did, anyway. And thank you to everyone who said they missed their Sunday Morning Coffee with their...

This is long overdue, and I’d hate to let another year go by, but I owe everyone reading this a huge thank you. So thank you for letting Sunday Morning...

A very Merry Christmas and happy eighth, and final, day of Chanukah. Falling from the tree this morning is a stocking full of good-for-nothing tidbits, crashing to the ground and...

Today’s the last day of Thanksgiving leftovers, so in that spirit let’s scramble with our own scraps: Now that another election cycle is over, have you ever wondered why Election...

So, this is the Sunday where traditionally the SMC is about Tuesday. This year Tuesday is November 22. In 1963, November 22 was a Friday. It was probably the most...

Ramblin, scramblin’ and changin’ our clocks: From the seventh of April when they beat the Angels 3-1, until the fifth of November when they beat the Phillies 4-1, the Houston...

I’ve been remiss in not wishing our fellow Jewish readers a Shana Tova, a happy, healthy and sweet New Year, 5783. Truth is I’ve been distracted by a piece of...

We haven’t scrambled in a while so let’s give it a go: Talk about some bad college football investments last weekend. Texas A&M paid Appalachian State $1.5 million to come...

We were overwhelmed last week with comments about Sunday Morning Coffee and our ode to Ibis. Thank you one and all. Your sentiments were so meaningful to Andi and me, and...

How can a loss hurt so much? I was never a pet guy. I documented as much in this space many times. Save for Sammy, my parakeet, when I was...

Back in 1984 as a brash, thirty-two-year-old, I was in my second year as general manager of a floundering greyhound racing track in Tucson, Arizona. Casting directors don’t normally place...

The serious golfer will tell you there are two ultimates in the sport. The not-so-serious types would admit the same. There’s the ultimate score and the ultimate shot. Everyone who...