Sean's Ramblings

During a recent conversation, I noticed that I vented about three different topics consecutively. In a moment of self-awareness, I think I a...

I'm back from Florida (more on that later) but wanted to share this receipt from the Sbarro at Jacksonville International Airport. Ye...

I know that I haven't posted much here lately, so I thought I would share this: How do we live in a world where MC Hammer's U Can...

Years ago, Nicholas of PSAMP had a series about unlicensed Pittsburgh sports merchandise. While he no longer writes much on his blog (thoug...

We've had some fun with Fall Out Boy over the years , but the band continues to produce hits and stay relevant. Their latest song is tit...

The golf and sports world is focused on St. Andrews, Scotland today for The Open just like it was 15 years ago during the Summer of Sean (as...

Before I begin, I want to assure you that there are no spoilers in this post. Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my fav...

When I went to my doctor for a routine physical about a decade ago, my doctor noticed that I had high cholesterol. He suggested that I start...

Perhaps you heard that singer Ariana Grande is in the news. From AFP via Yahoo news : A video at a California doughnut shop showed Grande ...

Yes, it's the Summer of Sean. Oh, I don't mean the summer of 2015. This summer has consisted of my 4 year old getting his tonsils ou...

Meow Mix isn't saying anything, but I can see what's happening. They are discontinuing the wet cat food that Ziggy eats. I used to p...

It seems like less than three weeks ago when I did a recap of the Pittsburgh Pirates draft, but I'm back with thoughts about this weeke...

Bill Simmons, formerly of ESPN and Grantland, used to run entertaining mailbag columns. Since Simmons is no longer at ESPN, I thought I woul...

One of my dreams/bucket list items is to attend a no-hitter in person. In July 2001 , I saw Todd Ritchie (yes, Todd Ritchie) go 8 1/3 inning...

Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, turned 39 in March and is likely close to retirement. It's quite possible that this ...

On Friday evening, the United States faced Sweden in the Women's World Cup in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. During the second half, Fox Sp...

Welcome to my 4th annual (if you ignore the fact that I didn't do one of these last year) recap of the Pittsburgh Pirates draft. Please ...

After working or volunteering at Celebrate Fairfax for nearly the entire festival for more than a decade, it seems odd only being there for ...

I did a little spring cleaning recently and managed to compile a complete bag full of clothes to donate. I also found dozens of clothes, par...

There hasn't been a Trivia Tuesday here in a while, and this one is unique. Your challenge is to answer these very random questions. 1...