Each year I submit a Pro Bowl ballot. Each year I put a solid amount of time into it. Each year I forget I did it and therefore can’t compare the folks I selected to the folks who actually make the team. This year will be different. Below, I present to you my picks. Highly

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In it, goes my respect for LeBron James, goes Cleveland tumbling down a spiral towards “shit-town,” goes any class the NBA still had. In case you’ve been living in a hole for the past few months, LeBron James, a basketball player of Michael Jordan caliber, became a free agent. He grew up in NE Ohio,

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Looking for thoughts on this… It’s a somewhat touchy subject. There are many homeless in the Arlington area. I recognize most of them in the Ballston area and a few recognize me back (I bike everywhere… they seem to notice that). I remember reading or hearing that the most special thing to a homeless person

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And still am. Good song, by the way. Perhaps not the most fitting song title to choose for this blog? Meh. After 25 years in the same house in Herndon, my parents finally moved last week. It has been a long, laborious process, which was not helped by a number of surgeries and a small

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I’m not going to beat around the bush; with two jobs, I make a pretty good living. However, I drive an uncomfortable 1993 Honda Civic base model, which lacks all the things you likely like about your car. When it comes to salary to car value ratio, I’d think I rank up there pretty high,

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No, I didn’t buy one. One day, I promise… Anyway, throughout my entire life I’ve heard “Porsche” pronounced two different ways: “porsh” and “por-shuh.” Last week, I decided to figure out who was correct. Turns out, I’ve [and 90% of America] been saying it wrong. The answer can be found on About.com. Next time you

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