Black (but not gold) Sunday

Today’s wipeout of an AFC Championship game left me about as disheartened as one can get. The annual refrain of most sports fans (“Wait’ll next year!”) is not much of a consolation prize when the Steelers are likely to lose Plexico Burress,...

Wastin’ away again in Margaritaville

Joe and Carol slyly themed it a “Margarita Party,” but this fooled no one and the gathered crowd—Matt, Ginger, Laura, Erin, Jonah, me, Dennis, Maria, Susan, Linda, Dave (Morrison), Eileen, and Robyn— showered them with birthday cards and wishes anyway....