The recent benching of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, player #10, takes me back to 1988. That year, Washington benched another quarterback #10, Jay Schroeder, ultimately trading him to the Los Angeles Raiders (now Oakland). For that season, I was so mad about the trade that I turned my back on Washington and pulled…
For the first time ever, the Washington Redskins are here in Richmond for training camp. On Saturday, my wife surprised me with new Redskins gear and a trip out to see their morning walk-through session. We had a wonderful time, so I thought I would share a few of the 250 photos we took that…
I hope the fine folks enjoying the Super Bowl watch party at Graceland yesterday were able to make this out. While watching the game on FOX-TV, I could faintly hear music they picked up from the stadium loudspeakers near the end of the first half. That is nothing unusual, except this time it was a…
“The thing I keep up with most is professional football. I know all the players. I know all their numbers, who they play for. I’ve had people quiz me on it, just in games when we got nothing to do. And that’s a big thing with me right now. I watch all the games that…
I must admit, I missed the Star Trek promo that apparently aired during the Super Bowl yesterday. I watched the entire game, but usually did not pay much attention to the commercials. At $3,000,000 a pop, I am sure that is not what Paramount or any of the other sponsors want to hear. I can…
“Winning isn’t everything, but losing isn’t anything.” –Charlie Brown (Peanuts) It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to check in on this blog. As I suspected, school has been monopolizing most of what used to be my free time. I have also been on a bit of a DVD-watching binge lately. I finally saw a…
