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Grab Bag: Warriors outlast the Rockets in 7 and advance to play Minnesota. Curry injured. Giants have a solid week. 2025 Met Gala Superfine Dandyism on the red carpet.
Well, this was a week...and Sunday, May the 4th was with me, sports-wise! The world is on Pope watch, and the US President wants to...
May 96 min read
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Grab Bag: April ends with "You" final season, Warriors in a slugfest with the Rockets, Giants holding steady, Big 49er re-signing, Alcaraz injury forces him to cancel home tourney.
Well, that was a wild week in the sports-ball department, with the Draft, NBA playoffs, and Giants surviving pretty well on a long road...
May 28 min read
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Grab Bag: NFL Draft time! Warriors bruising playoffs, Giants hold steady, and a slew of TV stuff, including my surprise fave new show of this season! And movies!
Good day, gentle readers! As baseball season is ramping up, the NBA is now into the playoffs, and the television season is winding down...
Apr 257 min read
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Grab Bag: Black Mirror review, Giants stay hot on the road, Dubs battle in the play-in, Rory gets his Green Jacket. An Elmo diss track! and the Fish Doorbell returns!
What an interesting week! Highs and lows in the sports world. Golf : An absolutely wonderful moment of pure joy when Northern Ireland...
Apr 185 min read
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Grab Bag: Play Ball! MLB Opening Days, Warriors struggle on the road, and shake-up at F1 Red Bull!
F1: I know I have a separate F1 Zoom Zoom column, but right after I posted the China GP recap, huge breaking news came out of F1, and...
Mar 284 min read
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Grab Bag Quickies: March Madness upsets have begun, Warriors home cookin', Odds and ends.
Good Day, gentle readers! This Grab Bag is gonna be a quickie-basically to catch ya up on what you might have missed! March Madness: I...
Mar 213 min read
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Bloody Free Agent Monday for San Francisco 49ers, Dubs keep rolling, and weird news returns! Plus, Lost in Space review!
Well, the NFL's free agency window opened on Monday, and for the San Francisco 49ers, it was a brutal day, with up to 11 players leaving...
Mar 144 min read
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Grab Bag: Butler serves Warriors well, Gone Deebo Gone, Gravity defying dunks, and two of the most visually beautiful movies I have seen!
Howdy all! It's been a bit since I last posted a Grab Bag, and a few things have occurred, none of the political stuff you will read...
Mar 66 min read
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First Grab Bag of 2025: Round up of 49ers, NFL, Warriors, Giants, College football updates, plus cyborg cockroaches??? Oh, and there is a doughnut crisis happening! Happy New Year!
We're back! After some much-needed time off, and to prepare myself for the gathering of evil to pledge allegiance to kiss the "precious"...
Jan 166 min read
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College Football Rivalry Week! Ugly ending to Michigan-Ohio State game, SMU Mustangs trample Cal Bears, 49er woes continue, Dubs losing streak reaches five. Agatha All Along and Penguin reviews!
What a strange week- that's all I have to say. Made for an interesting Grag Bag though! College Football Rivalry Week is in full effect!...
Dec 6, 20246 min read
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Holiday Grab Bag: A Forever Giants retires, Niners no Purdy, no Bosa, no win. The Axe stays in Berkeley, College football comes down to the wire with more upsets, and a Dancing with the Stars clip!
Welcome all! Due to the holiday, this is a shortened Grab Bag. If you are familiar with my writing, it's a bit obvious! :) Lets dive in...
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies: 49ers blow another 4th quarter lead, Cal gets squeezed by Syracuse, Twisters and Deadpool/Wolverine reviews and a HELL NO story...plus random eye candy!
Breaking : San Francisco Giants assistant coach Alyssa Nakken, who made history as the first woman on a major league baseball coaching...
Nov 22, 20248 min read
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Grab Bag: Niners win ugly, Klay returns to Bay Area, as Warriors are winning well; odd stuff and leftover H'Ween Eye candy! Oh, Cal wins its first ACC game, an excellent yet tragic miniseries review!
Thought I would start with something different but stay true to the sporty locker room! Both the 49ers and Cal Bears were off for one...
Nov 15, 20248 min read
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Grab Bag: Wild SNF Niners/Cowboys game, Kittle Eye Candy, Cal Bears win a blowout, Warriors start well, flop at home opener. Horny dolphins attack virgin swimmers! Whale orgies! Nicole Scherzinger!
Welcome back! The leaves are turning and the temperatures are dropping, which can only mean one thing: NBA season is upon us! Also, a...
Nov 1, 20246 min read
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Grab Bag: Another agonizing close loss for Cal, Upsets in college football produce a new #1, 49er turnovers lead to ugly loss, WNBA champs break drought, Golden State Warriors season gets underway.
Why hello there- a good day to you, gentle reader! It was NOT a good week for your writer, as you will read below- note the brevity of...
Oct 25, 20245 min read
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Grab Bag Returns! We have SF Giants analysis, 49ers updates, I have a rant, a rave on TV shows, and also the largest chicken wing theft ever! Breaking: Curry update= $$$$ !
Why hello there-it's been a minute (actually about three weeks plus!), but reached into the my blog closet, and dusted off this ole Grab...
Aug 29, 20247 min read
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Summer Olympics 2024 Final Notebook: Very fast finals in track, USA/France face-off in b-ball finals, Algeria female boxer gets justice, Big USA track error, clean red sweep in diving, and Elmo!
We have reached the end of these 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris! We made it! So much to cover, and no way I could cover them all, so just...
Aug 13, 20248 min read
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Summer Olympics 2024 Notebook: Part Seven: Covid causes major upset, Curry leads USA to finals, Delayed medals awarded, 400M herstory, Steeplechase surprise! Group Eye Candy!
We are nearing the end of what so far has been a fantastic Summer Olympics! But first, some leftover business from the 2022 WINTER...
Aug 9, 20244 min read
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Grab Bag is back! Old news, fresh news, SF Giants mid season editorial, Warriors changes, Olympics tease, Gerbils (?!), and Robot suicide! and Soccer??
Howdy! After some red tape issues with this site, it's now time to play some catch-up, some fresh news and opinions, and odd (very odd)...
Jul 19, 20246 min read
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Grab Bag Goodies: Giants bats wake up, Preakness race, PGA Championship, Curry Eye Candy, Hangry Survivor, Puppy pic drop!
SF Giants: The Colorado Rockies came to town on a seven game win streak, and with rookie starter Mason Black giving up three runs in the...
May 23, 20245 min read
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