Recent content by Encyclopedia Brown

I have never been a huge fan of "Twilight Zone", but have been seeing a lot of mentions of an episode he was in at an early stage in his career. They say it is one of the best in the entire series. I think I will check it out.

He had such a great feel for all aspects of moviemaking that I don't believe he ever had a genuine flop or "phone it in" type of performance. All of his films had a purpose. A few years ago I saw "Legal Eagles" on late night HBO--not one of his classics--and even though comedy was not his strong...

Jake Moody, welcome to Chicago. It seems Ben Johnson was not pleased about the lack of a touchback late in the 4th quarter. The Bears lost 7 seconds, plus the two-minute warning with the Vikings taking the kick out past the 20 yard line.

Alice, Tommy and Vera, too.

A lot of Vikings fans have made the trip into Chicago. I saw a Jim Kleinsasser and Todd Steussie jersey.

I am at the game. Tremendous energy 90 minutes before kickoff. I am about to get a Mike Ditka Italian beef and a beverage and dig in.

Leonard and Kevin Love are two players that when spoken about by other players are always mentioned with a lot of admiration and respect.

On the thirty-year anniversary of Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gehrig's record, the Dodgers had the Orioles no-hit with one out in the bottom of the 9th, and then the Orioles got four straight baserunners to walk it off for the win.

The minimalist approach YouTube took with last night's KC/SD game was excellent. I can appreciate the Amazon approach, but sometimes the screen feels cluttered with all the stats and information tidbits. YouTube had the basic info at the bottom and the rest of the screen was filled with the...

Dave Toub--the KC special teams coordinator--is a trending topic on Twitter.

Wow, Butker.

He replaced Bill Kenney.

I think the advertising account was held by a blackout drunk Roger Sterling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExSlyoVTX3I

When I was a kid there was an urban legend that Necco wafers would work at toll booths in place of coins. I tried to get my mom to prove or disprove the legend, but she always refused.

Signed by the Cubs, and pinch-hit in today's game. They expedited the signing by today's date to keep him eligible for the post-season.