I’ve been on a run of Whose Line Is It Anyway? watching lately. It’s the show where everything’s made up, and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the points are like the complaints I’ve heard from the occasional actor about how the show
We’re about an eighth of the way through the NBA season and there’s an interesting trend that’s popped up. No, it’s not that the Lakers seem incapable of putting good performances together. And it’s not that the Nets are an absolute mess, hiring a
The Halloween season means an opportunity for kids to tear up the neighborhood in search of candy. When I was growing up, we knew which houses had all the good stuff. One home on the corner would dish out king-sized Reese’s Peanut
We’re a week away from Halloween, which means I attended my first Halloween party of the year last weekend. I’m usually not one to go wild with a costume. It never turns out as good as I picture it, and it can
I’m a big fan of overreactions that don’t hurt anyone. Stumble a bit while walking? Yell at a tree for a minute. Spill a bit of coffee on your shirt? Throw your entire outfit in the trash. Miss a basketball shot? Punt
The comedian Hannibal Buress has a standup bit where he talks about the segment “Bold Predictions,” where a bunch of guys just make up stuff and aren’t accountable for anything they say. It’s one of my favorite comedy bits ever, so naturally, there’s
The NBA regular season officially tips off next week. But all we’ve been hearing about this month is Draymond Green punching his teammate Jordan Poole in practice. I didn’t want to talk about it, but I watched nearly a full quarter of
This past weekend, I was in Los Angeles to celebrate my friend Kevin’s wedding. Kevin and I were college roommates. We’ve played numerous basketball games together, but he would be disappointed by my effort on Friday. That’s the day my sister took us
I’ve recently caught up on some episodes of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and the episode with Aubrey Plaza featured a wild basketball story. To summarize, Aubrey played in a basketball league with several other actresses and writers, but because there were so
During the end of the first half of our basketball game last week, there was an unusual chain of events. A player on the opposing team called a timeout. He took about three steps before doing so (also known as a travel),