That old gang of mine is disappearing at an ever-increasing rate. Case in point was last Thursday’s retirement Roast and Toast to Ty Cobb. The event marked the end of Ty’s tenure as Director of Northern Nevada Network. That position kept a long career in both military and public service. Ty is best known for the time he spent as Special Aid to President Ronald Reagan. … [Read more...]
Washington at Work
Last week was a typical example of how Washington works these days. A victim of the long knives was Trump’s pick for the position of head of the Veterans Administration. According to whistle-blowers, the President’s personal physician was accused of passing out dope, which garnered him the nick-name of “Candy Man”, drinking while on duty and smashing up a government vehicle. … [Read more...]
Comey Clap Trap
The bombshell book that ex-FBI Chief James Comey is promoting in a series of TV interviews has turned out to be quite a dud. Some of the riveting revelations that Comey promised turn out to be the size of Trump’s hands, the length of his tie and the color of his skin. One of Washington DC’s favorite terms is “Nothing Burger” and it seems most appropriate in the case of Comey’s … [Read more...]
Who Do You Believe?
Last week, following this writing the bombshell news was that former FBI Director James Comey’s book would be coming out on Friday. That was to be followed up by an exclusive TV interview on Sunday. No matter what is covered in the Comey book or at his TV appearance, it seemed sure that it would run counter to a comment made on television by his former boss, AG Loretta … [Read more...]
Chaos vs. ‘Cool’
During President Obama’s eight years in office, his colleagues and the adoring Press Corps often labelled him as “cool”. Now, during the Trump presidency, the mainstream media’s favorite phrase in describing the Trump White House is “chaotic”. In actuality, the man at the center of this supposed chaos has accomplished more for the country in a little over a year than the … [Read more...]
Round Ball Recollections
With university basketball season coming to a close on Monday of this week and the upcoming NBA playoffs coming up on the horizon, many old round ball memories come to mind. I recall a famous basketball game of decades ago. It was in the late ‘40s during a Reno City League contest. In those days of yore, the Nevada State Journal’s Sports Page devoted a lot of ink to goings … [Read more...]
Muss vs. the Nun
Motivation, just as it is in other real life experiences, is of paramount importance in sports endeavors. Whether that motivation comes from an emotional coach or a placid disciple of God makes little difference. This was amply apparent in Nevada’s last basketball game in the Sweet 16. The Pack’s one point loss to Loyola seemed more influenced by a Higher Power than what … [Read more...]
Big News Events
A week ago Sunday was a cornucopia for sports fans as three major events took place at the same time. The three events were: The Warriors Basketball game, Roger Federer competing in tennis and Tiger Woods playing his best golf in years. It would have been nice to have had a trio of television sets, but the channel-changer did yeoman service. The most nail-biting of the … [Read more...]