Gheorghe: The Blog

State and local governments face massive budget shortfalls related to the multi-varied impacts of the shutdown of economies across the count...

We've been way out in front of the slow-motion crumbling of the edifice of collegiate athletics since at least last Thursday. Today, we ...

New Isbell record, predictably excellent. This song captures a whole lot about the time we live in and how we might respond. Two for the...

The nesting instinct is strong in me as we head towards the end of the third month of pandemic-related self-isolation. I've cleaned out ...

After letting my facial hair go unchecked for almost three months, I decided enough was enough. I was settled in at Hilton Head and didn...

While mainstream sports media outlets discuss the return of major college football , Major League Baseball players debate the conditions und...

I have thoughts about the following, a typically thoughtful offering from our colleague in name but not yet in technical fact (come on alrea...

TR and Whitney have shown us little glimpses of their personal Corona habits (and we're thankful that it's only been little glimpses...

After posting his killer Bonnie Tyler pie chart yesterday, Teejay got curious about a GTB staple, the amorphous Filler   tag. I know when ...

I don't quite know when we first used the "Filler" tag, and I'm definitely too fucking lazy to remotely try to look it up,...

Graphic design is my passion pic.twitter.com/xLhXZHbNRY — Tony Orlando and Red Dawn (@gheorghetheblog) May 13, 2020

This quarantine has made for a smaller life for me and the fam. We wake up, pray for sun and then muddle around the house amid dirty dishes,...

My hair, as you will see momentarily, was as long as it's been in my adult lifetime when I woke up the morning. You saw evidence last we...

When I moved my grandmother into a nursing home in January 2019 I knew it would be the last time I moved her, so I wasn't surprised when...

I really needed to get on the GTB post count board. Though I had nothing to do with it, I'm full of pride right now.  Enjoy. Happy S...

A funny and poignant reminiscence from our man in the OBX, with a very timely reminder at the end. The kicker, in the parlance of the ink-st...

What with the mixed up, muddled up, shook up world in which we're living, and the abbreviated / tossed-on-its-ear school year, it's ...

The second in what I hope is a long series of self-deprecating posts comes to you courtesy of my children, who profess to love me. I don...

Good morning, gheorghies. How about some new music for you to get your Saturday rolling? First couple of tracks from the upcoming Les Cool...

I often grow beards during Winter/Spring months. I am also usually employed during Winter/Spring months, which means I make an effort to kee...