January typically is the time for New Year’s Resolutions. No, not for me … I don’t have a lot of success with them. But I have loads of talent in giving […]
Look out for the ducks
Gambling, football embrace
Modern day sports, as you may know, is as much about money as it is about effort, tradition, on-field heroics and sideline clipboard brilliance. Foremost among American sports is football, but it […]
The Year of the Drag Queen
From a weird news standpoint, the apex of 2023 for our West Orange County area has to be the Huntington Beach City Council creating an uproar about a library book called “The […]
Holiday wish list for sports
In the old, bourbon-besotted days of yore, sports columnists facing a Christmas holiday and bereft of anything remarkable to write, turned to a creaky tradition: a mock “wish list” for athletic celebrities […]
Retorts: All hail to black gold!
I get a smile out of a lot of things that many people find appalling. And over the last year I’ve received a few giggles from local politics. The final chortle of […]
A cease-fire in the heart
I’m not always sure that having a good memory is a good thing. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Stanton City Council, the chamber was packed – and overflowed – in reaction to […]
It’s in the rules, Patrick
Next time, maybe Patrick “State Farm” Mahomes needs to bundle some humility with perspective. As the whole football-watching world knows, the Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback flew into a rage at the […]
When did you get picked?
Think back, all you one-time boys and girls. Remember when you were barely tall enough to get on the really good rides at Disneyland. In P.E. class or in the neighborhood park […]
Our veteran outplayed theirs
Our big headline at the top of the front page of our sports section on Saturday really made for some nervous moments. “Who Will Stop The Rams Now,” seemed a little premature […]
Don’t forget the cowboy, OC
The creation of an Orange County Hall of Fame has been announced and the initial 10 selected by the Board of Supervisors. Before I get into why it’s such a lame list, […]
