1. Mariner fans enjoy the fast start because this does not bode well.
2. My parents were well-to-do. When my dad unexpectedly died, my mom was lost in grief and overwhelmed with many new financial responsibilities. Some widows are providing others with much needed roadmaps.
Unanswered question of the month. Did Beyonce lip sync her National Anthem performance?
Sports loose-end of the month. The likelihood that the Sacramento Kings will move 619 miles north before the start of next season.
Bush league sports move of the month. Azarenka’s “injury” timeout against Sloane Stephens in their Australian Open semifinal match.
Worst losses of the month. Gold—Seahawks 28-Falcons 30. Silver—Butler 64-GonZAGa 63.
Gracious loser of the month. Sloane Stephens.
Best basketball quote of the month. “If you have to bounce the ball three times and flip it and twist your arm before a free-throw, it probably means you can’t shoot ’em. Wynton Marsalis’ youth basketball coach.
Anti-swoosh event of the month. The European Tour’s Abu Dhabi golf tournament where Swoosh Senior (Tiger Woods) and Swoosh Junior (Rory Mcllroy) missed the cut.
Multibillionaire quote of the month. “I like today what I liked fifty years ago. . . I was happy when I was in my twenties, and I don’t see a reason to change things.” Warren Buffet
Television shows of the month. Gold, Portlandia Season 3. Silver, Downton Abbey Season 3. Bronze, 30 Rock.
Movie of the month. Tie. Silver Lining Playbook and Zero Dark Thirty.
Word of the month. Tradecraft.
EXPLICIT cold ass honkey music vid of the year month. Thriftshop by Maclemore & Ryan Lewis.
Insight of the month. Michael Apted, documentary filmmaker on 56 Up. “That was a very important lesson I learned throughout the decades on the film, that I can’t project my version of happiness or success or ambition onto other people.”