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Ed Puskas

Father's Day is a tough one

June 21, 2009

It's weird, the things you remember about certain moments in time. Just about anyone who was old enough to remember Nov. 22, 1963 can tell you where they were and what they were doing when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I’m not usually one of those people, although I do remember being at Mike Miller’s house on an August day in 1977, when his sister Diana came outside and told us Elvis Presley was dead. “Yeah, right,” several of us responded, almost in unison. As it turned out, of course, it was no joke. Aside from the day The King died, there is only one other day I remember so clearly. It was the last time my dad called me. I was mowing the lawn. “I think I need to go to the doctor,” he said. Again, no joke. Frank Puskas didn’t go to a doctor or hospital unless it was a matter of life and death. A few minutes later, I got to his house and my worst fear was realized. That was exactly what it was. My dad was pale and clearly in pain.

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PETA fishing for publicity

June 14, 2009

PETA is an organization that has outlived its usefulness.

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No illusion; Magic just better

May 31, 2009

So it turned out, after all, the Cavaliers’ victory in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals was just a delay of the inevitable.

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Cleveland finally catches a break

May 24, 2009

THERE is a list I keep in my head. It’s an accounting of where I was for each of Cleveland’s sports debacles.

Red Right 88, The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, Jose Mesa, the 1999 ALDS, the 2007 ALCS.

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Who really is coaching at JFK?

May 10, 2009

So is John F.

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A little bit of everything

May 3, 2009

Random thoughts, while wondering why any of my Facebook friends would actually care to know my five favorite television shows as a kid:

? Would the ESPN talking heads be salivating over the alleged greatness of a first-round NBA playoff...

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