If you're a self-styled headbanger - and chances are, if you're reading this, you are not, but fuck you, whatever, it's my blog - there are numerous styles which might float your boat, so to speak. Death metal, power metal, grindcore, hardcore, thrash, NWOBM, biker music, glam metal...the list is pretty freaking huge ( Read more... )

After early June's French Open, all the chatter was about how Rafael Nadal may have unseated Roger Federer as the greatest of all time (never mind that others, such as Sampras, have a legitimate claim to that throne ( Read more... )

Jason Collins made the news - and history - when he became the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport. This was wonderful news, and certainly a harbinger of things to come ( Read more... )

The city of Miami has a (deserved) reputation as a fair-weather sports town. Sure, we have celebrities courtside at Heat games, and the Williams' sisters are part-owners of the Marlins franchise. However, when Jack Nicholson sits courtside at a Lakers game, there's also a raving mad community behind him; no such rabid Heat community exists. ( Read more... )

First, some disclosure: most people are aware that I am a moral and fiscal conservative who has a serious disconnect with the GOP. I am a registered Independent, and am certain to stay that way for the foreseeable future ( Read more... )

Last night my friend Ryan played host for our second beer tasting event. We about two more people than last time, but it was still a relatively small, sociable event ( Read more... )

We decided not to name my son after me; it was a personal decision, obviously. Ian could have been Roger Andrew Hart III, but I'm not a big fan of my own name (I love Andrew, hate Roger, although it is fairly rare). I came up with Ian (although it was a 100% mutual decision), and I decided not to go with my own name (that was my prerogative, ( Read more... )

The Doors. Guns N' Roses. Megadeth. Van Halen. Led Zeppelin ( Read more... )

There's been a big back-and-forth between Elon Musk (Tesla Motors) and John Broder (New York Times) regarding a failed test drive of the Model S along the East coast supercharger network (less of a network, more of a couple superchargers, really ( Read more... )

Taking a break for the weekend due to WINTER STORM NEMO! OK, now that the panic is over, let's talk about taxes ( Read more... )